H.A. Hyde, A.E. Wade, ,Welsh Flowering Plants Second edition (1957) National Museum of Wales,Cardiff...
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Reoiezos In conclusion it can be stated that I Les Champignons D'Europe' will, in the opinion of the reviewer, appeal more to the novice and to the mycophagist than to the pro- fessional mycologist. If they are willing to pay the rather high price, they will find this book both useful and interesting. D. A. REID Krankheiten und Schiidlinge der Kulturpflanzen und ihre Bekdmpfung. By H. BRAUN and E. RIEHM. 8th, revised edition. (Berlin and Hamburg: Paul Parey, 1957.) 368 pp., 346 text-figures. Price: DM. 29.80. The publication of a new edition of this work after only four years gives an indication of its popularity and of the authors' efforts to keep it up to date. The plan is unchanged, a concise introductory section being followed by chapters on individual crops, of which cereals, potato, fruit, and vine occupy the most space. The section on soybean is omitted, that on fruit now contains a brief review of virus diseases and an account of collar rot of apple, and some additional insect pests are considered. Illustrations are increased in number by 56. Some new literature is cited among the references; these might, however, be more conveniently assembled at the end of the book rather than in their present position as footnotes. For the plant pathologist much of the value of this work probably lies in the fact that diseases and pests are treated together; thus the keys provided for each crop help one to distinguish at a glance between the symptoms caused by fungus and virus, bacterium and insect-a realistic approach. A wide field is covered. To what extent the coverage is adequate can best be decided by the practical use of the book; one notable omission, however, appears to be that of virus diseases from the section on cabbage. D. JEAN STAMPS G. Lindau and P. Sydow. Thesaurus literaturae mycologicae et lichenologicae. Supplementum 191I-1930. A-D. By R. CIFERRI. (Pavia: Renzo Cortina, 1957.) Pp, iv+689. Price: 20,000 Italian lire (for the complete supplement). Every mycologist must have had cause to be thankful for assistance obtained from the Thesaurus which gives a virtually complete list of mycological publications up to 19IO and a warm welcome for this supplement covering the next 20 years is assured. The Supplement is clearly a 'must' for all those who possess the original Thesaurus or the photo-offset reprint available from the Johnson Reprint Corporation, New York, but it will also be an invaluable source book for publications on systematic and applied aspects of mycology for the 20 years under review. The Supplement is on the same lines as the Thesaurus and the first instalment includes 7167 citations. Two or three further volumes are promised this year to completethe work. G. C. AINSWORTH Welsh Flowering Plants. By H. A. HYDE and A. E. WADE. Second edition. Revised by A. E. WADE. (Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, 1957.) Pp. xi + 209, 4 plates, 7 text-figures. Price I2S. 6d. This attractively produced volume will be a most useful addition to the 'Foray Box' whenever the Society visits Wales. As an introduction to the check list (which is firmly based on specimens in the National Museum of Wales) there are sections on general aspects of the Welsh flora and on the botany of the Welsh counties. G. c. A.
Transcript of H.A. Hyde, A.E. Wade, ,Welsh Flowering Plants Second edition (1957) National Museum of Wales,Cardiff...
ReoiezosIn conclusion it can be stated that I Les Champignons D'Europe' will, in the opinion
of the reviewer, appeal more to the novice and to the mycophagist than to the professional mycologist. If they are willing to pay the rather high price, they will find thisbook both useful and interesting. D. A. REID
Krankheiten und Schiidlinge der Kulturpflanzen und ihre Bekdmpfung. By H.BRAUN and E. RIEHM. 8th, revised edition. (Berlin and Hamburg:Paul Parey, 1957.) 368 pp., 346 text-figures. Price: DM. 29.80.
The publication of a new edition of this work after only four years gives an indication ofits popularity and of the authors' efforts to keep it up to date. The plan is unchanged,a concise introductory section being followed by chapters on individual crops, of whichcereals, potato, fruit, and vine occupy the most space. The section on soybean is omitted,that on fruit now contains a brief review of virus diseases and an account of collar rot ofapple, and some additional insect pests are considered. Illustrations are increased innumber by 56. Some new literature is cited among the references; these might, however,be more conveniently assembled at the end of the book rather than in their presentposition as footnotes.
For the plant pathologist much of the value of this work probably lies in the fact thatdiseases and pests are treated together; thus the keys provided for each crop help one todistinguish at a glance between the symptoms caused by fungus and virus, bacterium andinsect-a realistic approach. A wide field is covered. To what extent the coverage isadequate can best be decided by the practical use of the book; one notable omission,however, appears to be that of virus diseases from the section on cabbage.
D. JEAN STAMPS
G. Lindau and P. Sydow. Thesaurus literaturae mycologicae et lichenologicae.Supplementum 191I-1930. A-D. By R. CIFERRI. (Pavia: RenzoCortina, 1957.) Pp, iv+689. Price: 20,000 Italian lire (for thecomplete supplement).
Every mycologist must have had cause to be thankful for assistance obtained from theThesaurus which gives a virtually complete list of mycological publications up to 19IO
and a warm welcome for this supplement covering the next 20 years is assured. TheSupplement is clearly a 'must' for all those who possess the original Thesaurus or thephoto-offset reprint available from the Johnson Reprint Corporation, New York, butit will also be an invaluable source book for publications on systematic and appliedaspects of mycology for the 20 years under review.
The Supplement is on the same lines as the Thesaurus and the first instalment includes7167 citations. Two or three further volumes are promised this year to complete the work.
G. C. AINSWORTH
Welsh Flowering Plants. By H. A. HYDE and A. E. WADE. Second edition.Revised by A. E. WADE. (Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, 1957.)Pp. xi + 209, 4 plates, 7 text-figures. Price I2S. 6d.
This attractively produced volume will be a most useful addition to the 'Foray Box'whenever the Society visits Wales. As an introduction to the check list (which is firmlybased on specimens in the National Museum of Wales) there are sections on generalaspects of the Welsh flora and on the botany of the Welsh counties. G. c. A.
