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ANNALS OF BOTANY EDITED BY ISAAC BAYLEY BALFOUR, M.A, M.D, F.R.S. FELLOW OF MAGDALEN COLLEGE, AND SHERARDIAN PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD SYDNEY HOWARD VINES, D.Sc. F.RS. FELLOW OF CHRIST'S COLLEGE, AND READER IN BOTANY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND WILLIAM GILSON FARLOW, M.D. PROFESSOR OF CRYPTOGAMIC BOTANY IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U.5.A. ASSISTED BY OTHER BOTANISTS VOLUME I | With eighteen Plates, in part coloured, and six Woodcuts ZBondon HENRY FROWDE, AMEN CORNER, ELC. OXFORD: CLARENDON PRESS DEPOSITORY, 116 HIGH STREET 1887-1888 lt ~<a hfs * a 7 “) ao STAR SMIVER GV: Orford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY A, IPG SS Orford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY CONTENTS. No. L MARSHALL WARD, H., and DUNLOP, JoHN.—On some points in the Histology ‘and Physiology of the Fruits and Seeds of Rhamnus. (With Plates I & IJ) . GARDINER, W., and ITo, TOKUTARO.—On the structure of the mu- cilage ‘secreting cells of Blechnum occidentale, L., and Os- munda regalis, L. (With Plates III & IV) . CALVERT, AGNES, and BOODLE, L. A.—On laticiferous tissue in the pith of Manihot Glaziovii, and on the presence of Nuclei in this Tissue. (With Plate V) . GREGG, W. H.—Anomalous thickening in the roots of Cycas See- manni, Al. Braun. (With Plate VJ) . . . . NOTES. OLIVER, F. W.—Phenomenon analogous to leaf-fall . , VAIZEY, j: REYNOLDsS.—The transpiration of the Sporophore of the Musci . BLAKE, J. H.—The prickle- -pores of Victoria regia . CAL VERT, AGNES.—The laticiferous tissue in the stem of Hevea brasiliensis . . BAYLEY BALFourR, ISAAC.—‘ Sporophore’ and ‘ Sporophyte’ REVIEW. Lectures on the Physiology of Plants, by Jalins v. Sachs. Translated by H. Marshall Ward RECORD OF CURRENT LITERATURE . No. II. Hooker, Sir J. D.—On Hydrothrix, a new genus of Pontederia- ceae. (With Plate VII). OLIVER, F. W.—On the obliteration of the Sieve-tubes in La- minariae. (With Plates VIII & IX) . . TREUB, MELCHIOR.—Some words on the life-history of Lycopods . Bower, F. O. On the modes of climbing 3 in the genus Calamus. (With wood- cuts 1-3) On the limits of the use of the terms Phyllome and Caulome. A suggestion . VAIZEY, J. REYNOLDS.—On the absorption, of water, and its relation to the constitution of the cell-wall in Mosses . Morris, D.—On the use of certain plants as Alexipharmics or Snake-bite antidotes. . . ROBINSON, BENJAMIN L.—Notes on the genus Taphrina . . NOTES. VINES, S. H.—Apospory in Characeae SCHONLAND, SELMAR. Method for preserving the colours of Flowers in dried specimens The apical meristem in the roots of Pontederiaceae. (With v wood- cuts 4 and §) . . . . . . PAGE 27 55 63 71 73 74 75 ( 81 i-xli 89 95 119 125 133 147 ¥83 163 177 178 179 1V Contents. NOTES (continued). Bower, F. O.—Preliminary note on the formation of Gemmae on PAGF. Trichomanes alatum . . 183 BALFour, Isaac BAYLEY.—‘ Coco-nnt,’ not ‘ Cocoa-nut * 184 NOTICES OF BOOKS. Die morphologische und chemische Zusammenselsung des Proteplasmas, von Dr. Frank Schwarz 187 Monographiae Phanerogamerum, Prodromi nunc continuatio, nunc revisio editoribus et pro parte auctoribus Alph. et Cas. de Can- dolle. Vol. V, Pars Il; Ampeltdeae, auctore I. E. Planchon 195 BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS RECEIVED . . 201 Nos. Il & IV. WoopwortTh, W. M‘MICHAEL.—The apical cell of Fucus. (With Plate X) 203 Jounson, T.—The procarpium and fruit in Gracilaria confervoides, Grev. (With Plate XI) 213 GREEN, J. R.—On the germination of the tuber of the Jerusalem Arti- choke (Helianthus tuberosus) . 223 OLIVER, F. W.—On the sensitive labelluam of Masdevallia muscoss, Rchb. f. (With Plate XII). . 237 BATESON, ANNA.—The effect of cross-fertilization on inconspicuous flowers, 255 SANFORD, ELMER. —Microscopical anatomy of the common Cedar- Apple (Gymnosporangium Macropus). (With Plate XIII) . 263 Bower, F. }.—On some normal and abnormal developments of the oophyte in Trichomanes. (With Plates XIV,XV, XVI) . 269 Scott, D. H.—On the floating-roots of Sesbania aculeata, Pers. (With Plate XVII) 307 WILLIAMSON, W.C,—On some anomalous cells developed within the interior of the vascular and cellular tissues of the fossil plants of the coal measures. (With Plate XVIII) 315 MARSHALL-WARD, H.—Some recent publications bearing on the question of the sources of nitrogen in plants . . 325 NOTES. CLARKE, C. B.—On Acalypha indica, Linn, (With woodcnt 6) 359 THISELTON-DYER, W. T.—Calcareous deposit in Hieronyma alchor- neoides, Allem. 361 GARDINER, W.—On the power of contractility exhibited by the pro- toplasm of cestain plant-cells 363 BALFour, Isaac BAYLEY.—The replum in Cruciferae 367 NOTICES OF BOOKS AND PAPERS. Ceber die C ultur flechtenbildender Ascomyceten ohne Algen, von Alfred oeller 3 Ueber die Abhangighett der Assimilation griiner Zellen von thver 9 Sauerstoffathmung, und den Ort, wo der im Assimsilationsacte or Phlansenselle gebildete Sauersioff entsteht, von N. Pring- m. . 371 Das phlansenphysiologische ‘Praktikum, von W. Detmer 375 Einleitung in die Paldophytologie, von H. Grafen zu Solms-Laubach 376 BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS RECEIVED . . . 379 NECROLOGY FOR 1887 . . 381 RECORD OF CURRENT LITERATURE . . xlili-cx INDEX. PAGE A. ORIGINAL PAPERS AND NOTES. BALFour, ISAAC BAYLEY. ‘ Sporophore ’ and “Sporophyte’ . . . . . . . 97 Coco-nut,’ not ‘ Cocoa-nut’ . . . . . . . 84 The replum in Cruciferae. . 367 BATESON, ANNA.—The effect of cross-fertilization on inconspicuous flowers . . . . . . 255 BLAKE, J. H.—The prickle-pores of Victoria regia . . . - 74 BoopL.e, L. A.— See CALVERT, A. . . . . . . . 55 Bower, F. O. On the modes of climbing in the genus Calamus. (With Wood- cuts I-3) 12 On the limits of the use of the terms Phy Nome and Caulome. A suggestion . 133 Preliminary note on the formation of Gemmae on Trichomanes alatum . . 183 On some normal and abnormal developments of the oophyte in Trichomanes. (With Plates XIV, XV, XVI) . . . 269 CALVERT, AGNES.—The laticiferous tissue in the stem of Hevea brasiliensis . . . 75 CALVERT, AGNES, and BooDLe, L. A—On laticiferous tisene in the pith of Manihot Glaziovii and on the Presence of Nuclei in this tissue, (With Plate V) . - 85 CLARKE, C. B.—On Acalypha indica, Linn. " (With woodcut 6). . - 359 DUNLOP, JOHN.— See MARSHALL-WARD__.. I GARDINER, W.—On the power of contractility exhibited by the proto plasm of certain plant-cells . 36a GARDINER, W., and ITO, TOKUTARO. —On the structure of the mucilage-secreting cells of Blechnum occidentale, L., and Osmunda regalis, L. (With Plates III, IV) . . 27 GREEN, J. R.— On the germination of the tuber of the Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) . 323 GREGG, W. H.—Anomalots thickening in the roots of Cyeas See- manni, Al. Braun. (With Plate VI). 63 Hart, J. H.—See THISELTON-DYER HooKER, Sir J. D.—On Hydrothrix, a new y genus of Pontederiaceae. (With Plate VID . . . . 89 ITo, TOKUTARO.—See GARDINER, Ww. 27 JOHNSON, T.—The procarpium and fruit in Gracilaria confervoides, Grev. (With Plate XI). . 213 MARSHALL-WARD, H.—Some recent publications bearing on the question of the sources of nitrogen in plants . . . 325 vi Index. ; PAGE MARSHALL- WARD, H., and DUNLOP, JOHN.—On some points in the Histology and Physiology of the Fruits and Seeds of Rham- nus. (With Plates I. and II) : I Morris, D.—On the use of certain in plants as s Alexipharmics or Snake- bite antidotes . 153 OLIVER, F. W. Phenomenon analogous to leaf-fall . . v1 On the obliteration of the sieve-tubes in Laminariese. (with Plates VIII and IX). . 95 On the sensitive labellum of Masdevallia muscoss Rehb. f. (With Plate XII). . 237 ROBINSON, BENJAMIN L.—Notes on the genus Taphrina . . - 163 SANFORD, ELMER.—Microscopical anatomy of the common Cedar- Apple (Gymnosporangium Macropus). (With Plate XIII) . . 263 SCHONLAND, SELMAR. Method for preserving the colours of flowers in dried specimens . 178 The apical meristem in the roots of Pontederiaceae. (With Wood- cuts 4 and 5). . 179 Scott, D. H.—On the floating-roots of Sesbania aculeata, Pers. (With Plate XVII) . . ’ 307 THISELTON-DYER, W. T.—Calcareous deposit in Hieronyma alchor- neoides, Allem. . - 361 TREUB, MELCHIOR.—Some words on the life-history of Lycopods - 119 VAIZEY, J. REYNOLDS, The transpiration of the Sporophore of the Musci . . 73 On the absorption of water, and its relation to the constitution of the cell-walls in Mosses . . . - 147 VINES, S. H.—Apospory in Characeae. . . . - 197 WILLIAMSON, W. C.—On some anomalous cells ‘develo within the interior of the vascular and cellular tissues of the fossil plants of the coal measures. (With Plate XVIII) . . 315 WoopworTH, W. MMICHAEL.—The © apical o cell of Fucus. (With Plate X) . . » 203 B. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. @. PLATES. I, II. Fruit and s-eds of Rhamnus infectorius (MARSHALL-WARD and DUNLOP). III, 1V. Mucilage-secreting cells of Blechnum occidentale, Ceratopteris thalictroides, Blechnum brasiliense, and Osmunda regalis (GARDINER and ITO). V. Laticiferous Tissue in Manihot Glaziovii (CALVERT and BOODLE). VI. Thickening in roots of Cycas Seemanni (GREGG). VII. Hydrothrix verticillaris, Hook. f. (Sir J. D. Hooker). VIII, IX. Obliteration of Sieve-tubes in Laminarieae (OLIVER). X. Apical cell of Fucus (WOODWORTH). XI. Prem and Fruit in Gracilaria confervoides, Grev. (JOHN- SON XII. On the sensitive Labellum in Masdevallia muscosa, Rchb. f. (OLIVER). Index. Vil PAGE PLATES (continued ). XIII. Gymnosporangium Macropus (SANFORD). XIV, XV, XVI. Developments of the Oophyte in Trichomanes (BOWER). XVII. Anatomy of the floating-roots of Sesbania aculeata, Pers. (SCOTT and WAGER). XVIII. Anomalous cells in the interior of fossil plants (WILLIAMSON). 6. WoovpcuTs., 1. Portion of shoot of Calamus, sp. (BOWER). 2. Transverse section through a bud of Calamus, sp. (BOWER). 3. Longitudinal section through a bud of Calamus, sp. (BOWER). 4, 5. Longitudinal sections through apices of roots of Eichhornia azurea, Kunth. (SCHONLAND). 6. Peculiarities in the spike of Acalypha indica (CLARKE). C. BOOKS AND PAPERS NOTICED. DeTMER, W.—Das pflanzenphysiologische Praktikum (F. D.) . - 375 MOELLER, ALFRED.—Ueber die Cultur flechtenbildender Ascomyeeten ohne Algen (W.G. F.) . . 369 PLANCHON, J. E.—Ampelideae in Alph. ond Cas. de Candolle’ $ Mono- graphiae Phanerogamerum, Vol. V, Pars II. (1. B. B.) . - 195 PRINGSHEIM, N.—Ueber die Abhangigkeit der Assimilation griiner Zellen von ibrer Sauerstoffa mung, und den Ort, wo der im Assimilationsacte der Pflanzenzelle gebildete Sauerstoff entsteht (S.H.V.) 371 SACHS, JULIUS VON. — Lectures 0 on the Physiology of Plants. (Trans. lated by H. Marshall Ward) . 81 SCHWARZ, FRANK.—Die morphologische ond chemische Zusammen- setzung des Protoplasmas (S. H. V.) . 187 SOLMS-LAUBACH, H. GRAF. 2U. —Einleitang in die Paliophytologic (I. B. B) . . . 376 D. BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS RECEIVED . . . . 201, 379 E. NECROLOGY FOR 1887. ARESCHOUG, JOHAN EHRHART . . . , . . . . 381 BooT, WILLIAM . . . . . . . . . 383 BOUSSINGAULT, JEAN BAPTISTE. . . . . . . . 383 CASPARY, ROBERT. . . , , , . . . - 387 CIENKOWSKI, LEO DE . . . . , . . . - 395 DICKSON, ALEXANDER . . , . . . . - 396 DIDRICHSEN, DIDRIK FERDINAND . . . , , , - 399 EICHLER, AUGUST WILHELM. . . . . . , . 400 FERGUSON, WILLIAM . . . . . . . . - 403 HAAST, JOHN FRANCIS Jutus 1 VON . . . . . . » 403 KELLOGG, ALBERT. . . . . . . . , . 404 KICKX, JEAN JACQUES . . ; . . , . - 404 KOSTELETZKY, VINCENZ FRANZ . . . . . . . 403 Vill Index. PAGE NECROLOGY FOR 1887 (continued ). LACOSTE, CORNELIUS MARINUS VAN DER SANDE . . . ~ 405 Legs, EpwIn_. . . . . . . . . . . 406 LojJKA, HuGo . : . . . . . . . . . 408 MICHENER, EZRA . . . . . . . - . . 408 MICHOT, NORBERT LOvuIS . . . . . . . . ~ 40g Moore, THOMAS . . . . . . . . . - 409 Pirt, Louis . . . . ~ oe 410 RAVENEL, HENRY WILLIAM _. . . . . . . . 4ii TRIMMER, KIRBY . . . . . . . . . - 412 WAWRA, HEINRICH . . . . . : . . . - 412 WINTER, HEINRICH GEORG . . . . . . - 413 WITTSTEIN, GEORG CHRISTIAN . . . . . . - 415 F. RECORD OF CURRENT LITERATURE. 1. Books and Pamphlets. . . . . . . . i, xliii 2. Periodical Literature . . . . . . . . ix, liii RECORD OF CURRENT LITERATURE. I. BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS. AIGRET ET FRANCOIS: Herbier des Muscinées de Belgique. Centurie I. Gand. ARDISSONE: Phycologia Mediterranea. Pars 3 (ultima). Varese. ARTuUS: Handatlas simmtlicher medicinisch-pharmaceutische Gewachse. 7te Aufl. umgearb. v. von Hayek. Berlin. ASCHERSON ET SCHWEINFURTH: Illustration de la Flore d’Egypte. Le Caire. BAILLON : Monographie des Caryophyllacées, Chénopodiacées, Flatinacées et Frankéniacées (Histoire des Plantes). Paris, Hachette. ~————: Iconographie de la Flore Francaise (en 40-50 series). Séries 9-16. Paris. BAKER: Handbook of the Fern-Allies. London, Bell & Sons. BALTET: Les Arbustes de pleine terre. Paris. DE Bary: Comparative Morphology and Biology of the Fungi, Mycetozoa, and Bacteria. English edition by Garnsey and Bayley Balfour. Oxford, Clarendon Press. —-——-: Vorlesungen ueber Bacterien. anded. Leipzig, Engelmann. BasTIN: Elements of Botany. Chicago. BAUMGARTEN : Lehrbuch der pathologischen Mykologie. ate Halfte. BEAL: Grasses of North America, for Farmers and Students (U. S. A.) BECCARI: Malesia. Raccolta di Osservazioni botaniche intorno alle piante dell’ Arcipelago Indo-Malese e Papuano. Indice d. materie d. vols. i. ii. e titolo d. vol. ii. Genova. BEHRENS: Tabellen zum Gebrauch bei mikroscopischen Arbeiten. Braunschweig. BENTHAM: Handbook of the British Flora. 5th ed. Revised by Sir J. D. Hooker. London. BENTLEY : A Manual of Botany. sth ed. London, Churchill. ———-: A Text-book of Organic Materia Medica. London, Longmans. : Physiological Botany. New York. BERGHAUS: Physikalischer Atlas. Neu bearbeitet und herausgegeben von H. Berghaus. Liefg.9, 10. Gotha. BLACK: The Cultivation of the Peach and Pear on the Delaware and Chesapeake Peninsula. Wilmington, Del. BONNIER: Les Plantes des Champs et des Bois. Paris, Bailliére. BONNIER ET DE LAYENS: Nouvelle Flore du Nord de la France et de la Belgique. aris. Bopre: Cours de Technologie foresti¢re créé 4 I’Ecole de Nancy par H. Nan- quette. Edition enti¢rement nouvelle. Nancy. BOULGER: Familiar Trees. With coloured plates by Boot. Series I. London. BOUSSINGAULT: Agronomie, Chimie agricole et Physiologie. 3me édition, revue et augmentée. Tome I. Paris. LE BRETON: Essai sur quelques espéces critiques du genre Pleospora. Rouen. a li Current Literature. BRINCKMEIER: Die Zwiebel-Zierpflanzen und die wichtigsten und beliebtesten zwiebelabnlichen und Knollenpflanzen. Ilmenau. Brios!: Esperienze per combattere la Peronospora della Vite (Peronospora viticola, Berk. et Curt.) eseguite nell’ anno 1886. (Serie II.) Milano. BRUNTON: Text book of Pharmacology, Therapeutics, and Materia medica, adapted to the United States Pharmacopoeia by F. H. Williams. 3d edit. London. CALLSEN : Pflanzenkunde in der Volkschule. ate Aufl. Flensburg. Camus: Anomalie e varieta nella Flora del Modenese. III. Modena. CASPARY: Triiffeln und triiffelahnliche Pilze in Preussen. Ko6nigsberg. Curisty : New Commercial Plants and Drugs. No. 10. London. CLEMENT: Petite Flora des Cultivateurs, ou les Plantes, leur emploi dans l'Hygiéne et la Médicine vétérinaire. Paris. CooKE: British Desmids. Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10. London. : Illustrations of British Fungi (Hymenomycetes). Parts 46, 47, 48. London. CORNEVIN : Des Plantes vénéneuses et des empoisonnements qu'elles déterminent. aris. Corsi: La Difesa contro le Peronospora viticola: esperienze, risultati e con- siderazioni. Sesto Florentino. CROOKSHANK : Manual of Bacteriology. 2nded. London. : Photography of Bacteria. London. DEATH: The Beer of the Bible. One of the hitherto unknown leavens of Exodus, with a visit to an Arab brewery, notes on the oriental ferment- products, etc. London. DEBAT: Catalogue des Mousses croissant dans le Bassin du Rhéne. Lyon. Desy: Sar la structure microscopique des valves des Diatomées. Aviguon. DIETERICH: Neues pharmaceutisches Manual. Berlin. DIETRICH: Forst-Flora. Beschreibung der fiir den Forstmann wichtigeren Baume und Strducher, etc. 6te Aufl. Liefg. 55-60 (Schluss), Umgearb. v. von Thiimen. Dresden. DocHNAL: Die Band- und Flechtweiden und ihre Cultur als der hochste Ertrag des Bodens. ate Aufl. Basel. Ducasse: Reconstitution du Vignoble francais par la Marcelline; syst¢me rationnel de défense contre le Phylloxéra. Paris. Ductaux: Le Lait. Etudes chimiques et microbiologiques. Paris. Dupuis et REVEIL: Flore médicale, usuelle et industrielle du XIX siécle. Nouvelle édition par de Lanessan. Paris. Dustn: Om Sphagnaceernes Uitbredning i Skandinavien. En Vaxtgeografisk Studie. Berlin. EIJKMANN : Een bezoek aan’s Lands-Plantentuin te Buitenzorg. °s Gravenhage. ELuis & EVERHART: Fungi Boreali-Americani. Centurine XVIII, XIX (Seriei II), New York. ENGLER UND PRANTL: Die natiirlichen Pflanzenfamilien. Leipzig, Engelmann. Leifg. 1. Palmen (Drude). 2. Juncacez (Buchenau) ; Stemonacee, Liliacese (Engler’. 3. 4. Embryophyta siphonogama (Phanergamen) (Engler) ; Cycadcez, Conifere (Eichler, Engler, Prantl). 5. Palmen. 6. Liliaceze (Engler); Haemodoracez (Pax). 7. Graminez (Hackel). 8. Coniferse (Eichler, Engler, Prantl‘; Gnetacee (Eichler); Angiosperme (Engler). Books and Pamphlets. il ERDMANN: Geschichte der Entwicklung und Methodik der biologischen Natur- wissenschaften (Zoologie und Botanik. Cassel. VAN ERMENGHEM: Manuel technique de Microbiologie (d’aprés l’ouvrage de Hueppe, Bacterien-Forschung’. Paris. FABRE: Botanique. 5me edit. Paris. FISCHER: Taschenbuche fiir Pflanzensammler. Leipzig. ———-: Etiketten fiir Pflanzensammler. 2te Aufl. Leipzig. FITCH AND SMITH: Illustrations of the British Flora. 2nd edit., revised and enlarged. London. FLINT: Grasses and Forage Plants. New edit., revised and enlarged. Boston. FLUCKIGER AND TSCHIRCH: Principles of Pharmacognosy. Translated by Power. New York. Fokx: Manuel pratique de Viticulture pour la Reconstruction des Vignobles meridionaux. 4me edit., revue et augmentée. Montpellier. FRAENKEL: Grundriss der Bakterienkunde. Berlin. Hirschwald. FRANK: Pflanzen-Tabellen zur leichten Bestimmung der hoheren Gewachse Nord- und Mitteldeutschlands. ste vermehrte a. verbess. Aufl. Liefg. 28-40 (Schluss). Leipzig. FRIDERICHSEN ET GELERT: Rubi exsiccati Daniae et Slesvigiae. Fasc. II. FULLER: The Propagation of Plants. New York. FUNFsTUCK: Naturgeschichte des Pflanzenreichs. Stuttgart. GaRCIA