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ARTICLES IN JOURNALS; 123
Wilson's style will seriously hinder the reader frohi getting hold of
his practical investigations ; and his imperfect knowledge of the
Grasses often affects his conclusions. Take, for instance, his views
about Eye-grass. The conflict of testimonies about this grass,
he says, is caused by its not being suited to our climate. Its natural
locality is the North of Italy, and we try to naturalise it beyond its
proper range. Pacey's Rye-grass he considers to be a hybrid
between Rye-grass and Meadow Fescue. Mr. Wilson is somewhat
careless with his names. A botanist is prejudiced by finding at the
outset that he introduces a novel spelling of " Graminueae," and
that he converts Sowerby into "Dr. Sowbery" or " Sowberry."
Nevertheless a careful student, who can give the time to it, may
find many useful suggestions in the pages of Mr. Wilson's volume.
Articles in Journals.
Bot. Centralhlatt. (No. 9).—J. Roll, ' Ueber die VeranderHchkeit
der Stengelblatter bei den Torfmossen' (concld.). — (Nos. 10, 11).
P. Kunth, ' Ein Streit Kieler Botaniker zu Aufang des vorigen
Jahrhunderts.' — (No. 10). B. Blocki, Bosa ciJiato-sepala, sp. n.
(Nos. 12, 13). M. Willkomm, ' Vegetationsverhaltnisse von Traz os
Montes.'
Bot. Gazette (Feb.). — J. D. Smith, ' Undescribed plants from
Guatemala' [Oxalis dimidiata, Styrax ijuatemalemis, Camjmnma
picturata (fig.); Tradescantia subscaposa, Nephrodiiuii diialc (fig.).
J. M. Coulter & W. H. Evans, ' Revision of N. American Cornacece
{Comus Greenei, C. Bailciji, spp. nn.). — F. Renauld & J. Cardot,
' '
New Mosses of N. America (3 plates).—W. G. Farlow, ' Poisonous
action of Clathrm columnatus.' — C. B. Atwell, ' Chlorophyll in the
embryo.'
Bot. Zeitung (Nos. 9, 10).—J. Behrens, ' Zur Kenntniss einiger
Wachsthums- und Gestaltungsvorgange in der vegetabilischen
Zelle.' — H. Hoffmann, ' Ueber phtenologische Accommodation.'
(Nos. 9-11). B. Stauge, 'Ueber chemotactische Reizbewegungen.'
—(No. 12). H. Solms-Laubach, 'Die Sprossfolge der Staugeviu
imd der iibrigen Cycadeen.'
Bull. Sac. Bot. France (xxxvi. : Actes du Congres, 1889
March 1). — J. Vesque, ' De
dans la classification des vegetaux.' — P. Vuillemin, ' La
I'emploi des caracteres anatomiquea
micro-
graphie et la botanique descriptive.' — L. Guignard, ' Phcnomcnes
morphologiques de la fecondation ' (4 plates). — E. Bornet & C.
Flahault, ' iSur quelques plantes vivant dans le test calcaii'e des
mollusqucs ' (6 plates).
Bidl. Torroj Bot. Cliih (March). — N. L. Britton, Rusby's
S. American Plants (new species of Tibouddna, Axinica, Meriania,
Lcandru, Miconia).—L. H. Bailey, ' Carices of Keweenaw Peninsula.'
— E. J. Hill, ' PiniiH J',anh:si(in