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country; Miss W. It idler, “The Fungus present in Lunularici cru- 
ciata ,” describing the occurrence, distribution, and behaviour of a 
fungus Phoma) often present in the thallus of this Liverwort; 
Dr. A. S. Horne and Dr. W. Drown dealt with a number of strains or 
species of Fnsarium , the former from the systematic side, the latter 
from a physiological angle; and Mr. J. Ramsbottom on “ Berkeley 
and Broome,” traced the manner in which these mycologists began 
the study of fungi and entered into collaboration. 
The Annals of Botany for January contains papers on “ The 
Distribution of Plants,” by Mr. H. N. Ridley; “ The Squamuke 
Intravaginales of the Helobiecef by Dr. Agnes Arber; “The Con¬ 
duction of Geotropic Excitation in Roots,” by R. Snow; “ Reac¬ 
tion to Gravity in Fronds of Asplenium bulbiferum” by F. M. 
O. Waight; “Direct Nuclear Divisions in the Vegetative Myce¬ 
lium of Saproleyniaf by F. E. V. Smith ; “ The Effect on cer¬ 
tain Plants of altering the Daily Period of Light,” by J. Adams; 
“ Growth of Fungi on Culture Media,” by W. Brown ; “ The Attach¬ 
ments of Porphyra umbilicalisf by V. M. Grubb (1 pi.) ; “ Bimorpho- 
coccus Fritschii , sp. n.,” by W. B. Crow; “ Teratological Phenomena 
in Inflorescences of Fayas sylvaticaf by L. W. Cole ; “ Reproduction 
of Bhodymenia palmataf by V. M. Grubb; “ Disease of Cocoa and 
Coffee Fruits caused by Tr achy splicer a (gen. nov.) fructiyenaf by 
R. J. Tabor and R. H. Bunting. 
In certain lichens belonging to widely different groups, there are 
developed on the surface or edges of the thallus, small outgrowths 
termed isidia, of fairly constant specific form. They are of service 
to the plant in increasing the assimilating surface, and being easily 
rubbed off they aid in propagation. Linbrola has already published 
careful studies of a northern lichen, Peltigera lepidophora, which bears 
isidia-like scales on the surface, and now (Ann. Soc. Zool. Bot. 
Fenn. i. pp. 05-90) writes on the isidia of P . preotextata. These 
are densely massed along the margins of the thalline lobes, and they 
also occur on the edges of wounds. The author considers the latter 
a unique position ; he finds that they have no relation to the forma¬ 
tion of soredia, nor are they induced by changes of environment. As 
the isidia are constant on the plant, he prefers to give it specific rank ; 
Nylander had classified it as a variety of P. rufescens. —A. L. S. 
The Journal of Indian Botany , hitherto issued as a private 
venture, now appears as the official organ of the Indian Botanical 
Society. The numbers issued in December last contain papers on 
“ The Ecology of Plant Commimities in the Savannah Formation ” 
(with two plates), by D. H. Dastur and W. T. Saxton ; “Observa¬ 
tions on the Anchoring Pads of Qymnopetalum cochinchinensef by 
P. M. Debbarman (1 pi.) ; “The Indian Ophioglossums ” (O. Aitchi- 
sonii, sp. n. : 1 pi.), by W. T. Saxton, who also writes on “Autono¬ 
mous Movements in Eleiotis Sororia ” ; on “ The Life History of 
Aneura indicaf by Shiv Ram and Shiva Kant Pande: the editor, 
Mr. P. F. Fyson, gives a list of the Indian species of Eriocaulon in 
the principal Indian herbaria; and there is a note on foreign plants 
that have recently established themselves about Lahore. 
