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Academy is not as well known in the country as it should be, 
and of course it is important that when and where it is known, 
nothing should detract from the respect with which its acts 
should be regarded. No organization allied to the Govern- 
ment can expect to escape the pressure of interests involved, 
but it is an omen of evil when the interests of persons over- 
ride the interests of science and of the Academy. The major- 
ity of the Academy has not in this instance the excuse of 
ignorance, and one is lead to fear that not a few of their num- 
ber deliberately approve of methods that bring science into dis- 
repute, and justify reflections on that country and on that 
society where they are not only tolerated, but rewarded. 
The American Society of Psychical Research has made an 
appeal for money with which to carry on its work. We hope 
that this appeal will meet with a prompt and abundant re- 
sponse. The society has done a great deal of excellent work, 
and the field before it is an immense one. The subject of its 
researches is of the greatest interest, both scientific and popu- 
lar, and its importance cannot be overrated. The manner in 
which its work has been done is worthy of the highest praise, 
and the country cannot afford to let it languish for want of the 
necessary assistance. When we consider the comparatively 
small outlay necessary to the production of its results, we 
think the endowment of the society one of the most worthy 
objects that can attract the attention of the liberal. 
RECENT LITERATURE. 
Plowrigiit's Uredine^ and Ustilagine^e.' — Students 
of the fungi may well rejoice that at last we have a book in the 
English language which discusses with some fulness the 
structure, biology and classification of the Rusts and Smuts. 
M monograph of the British Uredineiv and Ustilaginf^t, with an account of their 
thetl^p^^1mt?aUult'^rrbtcta°rkrn 
Illustrated with woodcuts and eight plates. London. Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 
1 Paternoster Square. 1889. 8vo. x., 348 pp. 
