(1) The Potamogetons,(Pond Weeds) of the British Isles (2) Floral Rambles in Highways and Byways (3) A Pocket Synopsis of the Families of British Flowering Plants

Abstract

(1) STUDENTS of British Botany and workers in general on pond weeds will welcome the appearance, after many days, of the completion of the monograph on British potamogetons which is associated with the name of the late Alfred Fryer. The monograph presents the results of an intimate study in their native habitats and extending over, many years, of the species of one of the most critical of genera. In his home at Chatteris, in the fen country, Fryer was especially well situated for observing at first hand a large number of forms of this remarkably variable genus, and the retirement in which he lived, though a matter of regret to his botanical friends, gave the opportunity for close and uninterrupted study. The critical notes which accompany his very full description of the species, varieties, and forms are evidence of his thorough and painstaking methods, and the great value of his work is enhanced by the large series of beautifully prepared specimens numbering many hundreds which he bequeathed to the British Museum, where, in the Department of Botany, they will form a permanent record available for future use.

(1) The Potamogetons,(Pond Weeds) of the British Isles.

By A. Fryer A. Bennett. Illustrated by R. Morgan. Pp. x + 94 + 60 plates.(London: L. Reeve and Co., Ltd., 1915.) Price £5 5s. net.

(2) Floral Rambles in Highways and Byways.

By Rev. Prof. G. Hehslow. Pp. 294.(London: S.P.C.K., 1915.) Price 6s. net.

(3) A Pocket Synopsis of the Families of British Flowering Plants.

By W. B. Grove. Pp. vi + 49.(Manchester: At the University Press; London: Longmans, Green arid Co., 1915.) Price 1s. net.