94 BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ETC. described Plants from Western Mexico.'— J. D. Smith, 'Undescribed Plants from Guatemala' (1 pi.). ^- W. G. Farlow, 'Mimicry of Fungi in insects.' — W. W. Ashe, Rhus caroliniana, sp.n. (1 pi.). Bot. Zeitung (Dec. 16). — K. Wagner, ' Die Morphologie des Limnanthemum vymphaoides.' — (16 Jan.). C. Correns, *Zur Physi- ologie der Ran ken.' Bull. Torreii Bot. Cluh (Dec. 30).— C. H. Peck, 'New Fungi.'— A. Schneider, * Phylogenetic Adaptations in Lichens.' — A. M. Vail, ' Gnlnctia in N. America.' — G. V. Nash, 'American Grasses.' — C. L. Pollard, * Some Southern Cassias.' — T. H. Kearney, ' Cala- wngrostis scopulorum Jones.' Gardeners^ Chronicle (Jan. 4). — Asplenium Perkinsi Jenm., A. WiUdenovii Jenm., spp. nn. — (Jan. 11). C. T. Druery, 'British Fern Varieties' (Jan. 25). — 'A Welsh Scolopendrium' {S. vulgare var. Bavlesii: fig. 16). — R. A. Rolfe, 'Natural Hybrid Orchids.' IHah Naturalist (March). — E. J. McWeeney, 'Fungi from Brackenstown, Co. Dublin.' Journal de Botanique (Jan. 1). — G. Camus, * OpJirys litigiosa G. Cam.' — (Jan. 1, 16). — . Hue, 'Lichens d'Aix-les-Bains.' — E. Roze, ' La transmission des formes ancestrales dans les vegetaux.' — (Jan. 16). J. Daveau, 'Dichogamie proterandre chez le Kentia Behnoriana.' Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. (Jan. 15). — S. Sommier, 'Risultati botanici di un viaggio all* Ob inferiore.' — F. Tassi, ' Micologia della provincia senese.' — A. Pizzigoni, ' Cancrena secca ed umida delle patate.' — C. Grilli, ' Lichenes in regione picena lecti.' — G. del Guercio, ' Di un alterazione della corteccia della Querce.' — P. Bacca,rini & G. Scalia, 'Appunti per la conoscenza di due acaro- cecidii.' — A. Borzi, 'Apparechi idrofari di alcune xerofile.' — C. Mliller, 'Bryologia provinciae Schen-si sinensis.' — A. Lenticchia, ' Contribuzioni alia Flora della Svizzera italiana.' Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschrifi (Jan.). — A. Makowsky, ' Eine neue Chmopodium (C. carinatum Br.) der Flora Mahrens.' — P. Ascherson, ' Equisetum heleocJiaris, maximum, & Athyrium alpestre. — E. Sagorski, ' Ein neuer E'?(/>/^ras^a-Bastard.' — E. v. Halacsy, ' Zur Flora von Griechenlande ' fcont.). — W. Schmidle, ' Beitrage zur alpinen Algenflora.' — J. Freyn, ' Plantae Karoanse Dahuricas' (cont.). Trans. Linn. Soc. (2nd ser. Botany, iv : Dec. — S. le M. Moore, 'Phanerogamic Botany of Matto Grosso Expedition, 1891-2' (19 plates).— (Botany, V, pt. 2 : Oct.). W. & G. S. West, 'Fresh- water AlgaB of Madagascar ' (4 plates). BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, dc. We trust that the Chinese Flora is not in danger of coming under the spell which has for so many years enchained the African Floras; but it may be well to call attention to its "arrested development." Two parts yearly (save in one instance) were issued
