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logical Proceedings. The new series will consist largely of papers 
representing the results of completed work, and notices of preliminary 
investigations will be added as an Appendix. The first number of 
the new series (August) contains papers “ On the Invasion of Woody 
Tissues by Wound Parasites,” by P. T. Brooks, and “On the Struc¬ 
ture of a Middle Cambrian Alga from British Columbia (Marpolia 
spissa Walcott),” by J. Walton. 
An account of the addition of Carex microglochin Wahl, to the 
British Flora, with a full description of the plant, is given by 
Dr. Druce in a privately circulated “ interim report ” of the Botanical 
Society and Exchange Club. The discovery was made by Lady Davy 
and Miss Gertrude Bacon on Meall Garbh, Perthshire, in July 
last. 
The Bulletin cle la Societe Botanique de France (lxx. 5, 6 ; 
Aug. 2) contains: “ Developpement de lembryon chez le Myoso tis 
liispida by 11. Soneges ; “ Sur les chimeres du Cytisus Ad ami ,” 
by L. Blaringhem; “ Quelques Carex nouveaux de Madagascar,” by 
H. Chermezon ; “ Sepiacees [Rosa] a pedicelles glanduleux,” by L. 
Mugnier; “Au sujet d’un ‘Faux-Cacao,’” by G. Noachovitch; 
“ Euphorbiacees nouvelles ” and “ Le genre Cleistanthus ( Para - 
cleisthus, n. gen.),” by F. Gainepain ; “ Cephalanthera X Schulzei ” 
and “ Le genre Iseilema ,” by A. Camus; “Contribution a l’etude 
du genre Bremna by P. Dop ; Precisions sur la Viola nana DC.,” 
by E. L. Gerbault; “ Bifora radians, etude anatomique,” by P. 
Guerin; “ Neuropogon melaxanthusf by J. Maheu and A. Gillet; 
“ Kerstinyiella Tisserantii , sp. n., ” by F. Pellegrini “ Polytomie, 
polystelie, et acceleration vasculaires dans les racines traumatisees,” 
by A. Dauphine. 
The Annals of Botany dated July (xxxvii. no. 1-47) contains 
a continuation of Prof. Bower’s “ Studies on the Phylogeny of the 
Filicales ” ; “A New Method of investigating Fossil Plant Incrusta¬ 
tions or Impressions” (1 pi.), by John Walton; “Morphology and 
Physiology of Fidamiaf by A. S. Horne and H. S. Williamson ; 
“ The Origin of ‘ Golden ’ Oak ” ( Fidamia ), by Helen S. Williamson 
(1 pi.) ; “ The Replacement of the Terminal Bud in the Coco-nut 
Palm,” by T. Petch and C. H. Gadd; “A Reversionary Character in 
Matthiola incanaf by Edith R. Saunders ; “ The Fungus present in 
Bellia epiphyllaf by W. F. F. Ridler; “The Reaction of Proto¬ 
plasm to some Reagents,” by W. Seifriz ; “ Diurnal Variations in the 
Total Nitrogen Content of Foliage Leaves,” by A. C. Chibnall; 
“ Growth in Culture of Verticilliurn albo-atrumf by H. Chaud- 
liuri. 
The Few Bulletin (No. 9) contains a revision of “The Genus 
Fanicum of the Flora Australiensisf by Miss D. K. Hughes, with 
descriptions of new species; Mr. L. A. M. Riley continues his 
“ Contributions to the Flora of Sinaloa ” ( Leguminosce ) ; Mr. Sprague 
has “Notes on Reliocarpus ” (with two new species); and Mr. L. 
A. Boodle writes on “The Bacterial Nodules of the RubiaceceA 
