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THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
In The Flower-Lover’’ s Guide to the Gardens of Hampton Co aft 
Falace (Bell, 2s.) Mr. Ernest Law, tlie historian of the Palace, gives 
“ an outline of their origin and history, a description of the lay-out, a 
full account of the bedding, and a list of all the plants in them.” 
The list is astonishingly full, the contents of each bed and the names 
of each variety of rose, azalea, and the like being given ; unless, 
which appears unlikely, the permanence of each arrangement is main¬ 
tained for successive years, the practical utility of this seems 
doubtful. The little book is attractively illustrated with views and 
useful plans. 
In Torreya (Sept. Oct.) H. W. Pretz gives details of the spread 
in the Philadelphia region of Sonclius uliginosus , which first made 
its appearance there in 1917 and is becoming a serious hindrance to 
agriculture: A. A. Hansen writes on the invasion of field crops by a 
woodland plant, Bhacelia Furshii, which in Indiana is developing 
into a serious pest in small grains and clover. 
In the Annals of Botany (xxxvii. no. 148 : October) Dr. Buggies 
Gates continues his researches in (Enothera ; H. S. Holden and 
Dorothy Benson write on “ The Seedling Structure of Acer Bseudo - 
platanus ”; Lady Isabel Browne discusses “ Anomalous Traces in 
the Cone of Fquisetum maximum ; F. E. Fritsch and F. M. Haines 
continue their investigations on “ The Moisture-relations of Terres¬ 
trial Algae.” 
At the meeting of the British Mycological Society at University 
College on Nov. 17, Mr. A. A. Pearson gave an account of the 
fungus foray of the French Mycological Society at Paris; Mr. W. J. 
Dowson described a new disease of Sweet Pea caused by a Bamularia- 
like mould forming white blotches on the leaves ; Mr. J. Jackson 
Clarke discussed chromidia, dealing principally with Synchytriuni 
and drawing comparisons with observations he had made in JAolluscum 
contagium , cancer and other obscure diseases; Mr. Paulson recorded 
his field observations on the Mycorrhiza of trees, particularly of the 
Birch; Professor E. C. Stakman gave a talk on the work being done 
in the United States on the Black Bust of wheat, which causes 
tremendous havoc; Dr. A. S. Horne described a new species of 
Fidamia . and contrasted its physiological characters with those 
of F. acremonioidos ; and Miss B. Bracher gave an account of her 
work on the morphology of Bhytisma .—J. B. 
Corrections. The author’s proof of Mr. Lacaita’s paper on 
Onosmas (pji. 280-83) unfortunately did not reach us until the 
number had gone to press: the following corrections are therefore 
necessary : p. 280, 1. 17 from top, for “ tigou ” read “ lies on ” ; 1. 11 
from bottom, after “mihi” add “inter”; p. 281, 1. 9 from top, for 
“ recurved ” read “ less curved ” ; 1.19, for “No. 2” read “ amhigens ”: 
p. 282, 1. 14 from top, for “there can be no doubt” read “it is 
probable ” ; 1. 2 from top, for “ Br.” read “ K.” ; 1. 4 from bottom, for 
“revises” read “revives”: p. 283, 1. 3 from top, for “there” read 
“ three.” 
