628 General Notes. [June, 
munity of descent—is the object which we set before ourselves 
in the present paper.” - . 
The book may profitably be read by all classes of intelligent 
people, not excepting the scientific botanists, who at least may 
learn from it how to write science insimple English for non- 
technical readers. 
Norra American Funor.—Mr. Ellis delivered the 12th and 
13th centuries of his now well known North American Fungito his 
subscribers about the middle of April. We have repeatedly com- 
mended the successive centuries as they have appeared, and need 
only say that there is no sign of a falling off in their value. A 
notable feature of these centuries is the collection of Slime 
Moulds (Myxomycetes) which will be welcomed by many sti- 
dents. 
Tue Frora or Burrato.—The Buffalo Society of aire 
Sciences has done a good work in issuing a catalogue of 
native and naturalized plants of the city and its vicinity, par 
by David F. Day. It enumerates and gives localities for up 
of 2739 species and varieties, all of which have been stom 
within a radius of fifty miles. These are distributed a ae 
phanerogams 1217; vascular cryptogams 53; mosses 105; 
worts 24; lichens 204; fungi 869; algæ 207. 
: to 
EnsıLace Movutp.— Attention has been called, in niy 
the various moulds found on Ensilage. Ina late num t 
; im describes a form 
Gardeners’ Chronicle, Greenwood Pim de sh mycologists. x 
allied species. The great heat, in connection W1 
moisture of such a mass of decaying veg 
modified the growth, as will readily be un 
have attempted various cultures of moulds. py Mr. Pim is well 
However this may be, a suggestion made by i er unlikely, 
worth the attention of our collectors. See 
ngi, the conditions 
which the fodder has been placed, being so entirely | 
usual c pungi 
u 
A Parasitic Cur-Funcus.—The habit of is ee of thea 5 | 
of the genus Peziza is such, that we mess we may ore | 
assuming the rôle of parasites. However, oo y Chronicle, 
recent note by W. G. Smith, in the Gar a a posumi ont 
abundant growth of the mycelium of i toes. The 
heavily manured land became injurious to Pol 
