190 General Notes. [February, 
fungus grows. This curious species was discovered by Mr. Isaac 
C. Martindale, while ona visit to Newfield, Sept. 23d, 1883—/ 
B. Ellis, Newfield, N. F., and Dr. Geo. Martin. 
LABORATORY HELPS.— About two years ago the German edition 
of Poulson’s little manual, Botanisché Mikrschemie, made its appear- 
ance in this country, and was at once placed upon the list of 
necessaries in the botanical laboratory. Protessor Trelease has — 
this country. It appears under the title of Botanical 
chemistry, and is published by the well-known Boston house 
Cassino & Co. The scope of the work may be understood iro 
the principal topics noted in the table of contents, V12: a 
chemical reagents and their application ; mounting media @ 
cements; vegetable substances and the means of recognizing 
them. It is in substance just the book that every laboratory © 
dent has been wanting to have at hand for a long time. 
regret that the publishers did not print it upon thinner ppc wil 
it is it will be necessary to break the binding before the boo os 
remain open upon the laboratory table. It should have ? 
printed upon thin paper, with narrow margin and a flexible who 
ing, and we hope that the author, and the many students 
will use the work, will make so strong a demand up ition it 
lishers as to compel them to speedily bring out a new edit 
the more desirable form. m 
A New Epition or Cooxe’s Hanp-Book OF 1 oe 
first installment of the new edition of this valuable work, i 
first edition which was published in 1871, has long mee that § 
to all students of the fungi, and while it contains much 
antiquated, it still is the only general work a 
Hymenomycetes of the new edition will appear as an °FE tion 
Grevillea, so paged as to be bound separately upon 5 oe ie 
Botanica, Nores.—Grevillea for December cone 
structive paper on alkaloids and other substances that ae 
extracted from Fungi, prepared by C. G. Stewart of St- extra? 
Hospital Chemical Laboratory. .We hope to preset nats 
from this paper at an early day for readers of the ! come 
Another species of Podophyllum (the genus r ne Fou 
may apple) has just been described by Dr. Hance, 1" ntains 
of Botany. Yt was discovered in the Lo-fau-shau MO% ii 
the province of Canton, China. It has four to five ee 
purple isostemonous flowers, and has been named : P pelia 
This makes four species of the genus now known, VI? `- egion; 
ofeastern North America; P. emodi of the Himalayan arn ae 
pletanthum of Formosa, and P. versipelle of south pet” 
—It is with great pleasure that we read the anno" 
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