British Discomycetes. By W. Phillips, F.L.S. "The Inter-
national Scientific Series." (Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co.)— Though the restriction of the volume to British species must of
necessity exclude many interesting fungi, yet the vast number of discomycetes is such as, even in the condensed form given here, to occupy over four hundred pages and include some two thousand varieties. The book, in fact, resembles a small encyclopredia ; each separate denomination is followed by a string of descriptive adjectives, with account of peculiarities and habitat, with the authorities indicated as well. About eighty genera are figured in the plates, twelve in number. These are very good ; indeed, they could not be better. Though we cannot help thinking that it would have been more in accordance with the series which the volume represents if the descriptions and details had been ex- panded more, and so made more instructive, with distribution of the figures as well, we can recommend British Discomycetes as a useful guide and book of reference to the British student.
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