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of the Willows of California, a paper of much interest to Western 
_ botanists—M. S. Bebb. Notes onthe Flora of the St. Croix region 
—E. G. Hill. A new Aster from California, Aster Orcuttit, Vasey 
& Rose.—J. N. Rose (with pl. x1).—A new Fomes from Mon- 
tana (Fomes Ellisianus Anders.)—F. W. Anderson. Sz/phium laci- 
niatum L..—B. L. Robinson. The propagation of Ranunculus la- 
custris—Charles A. Davis. Cornus Bailey in Oregon—Walter H. 
Evans. 
Contributions to the Knowledge of the Germination of some North 
American Plants (with plates v-xix). By THEopoR Horm. Mem. 
Torr. Club, ii, No. 3. Such papers as this which really add some- 
thing to the sum of our knowledge are a welcome relief from the 
surfeit inflicted upon us by a crowd of systematic botanists, many of 
whom seem to have no idea of botany, beyond the describing of new 
species, or chasing the names of plants through a lot of old books 
and changing them if possible. The germination and early growth 
of more than forty plants is. described and delineated. We hope 
the author will continue his studies in the line he has marked out. 
3 Es: 
Bull. Torrey Club, xviii, No. i. Notes upon Uvularia Oakesia 
Diclytra and Krigia, (pl. cxi-cxiii): Theodor Holm. Recent Con- 
tributions to the literature of the Diatomaceze: C. Henry Kain. A 
new Anthracnose of Peppers: Byron D. Halsted. Notes on the 
Archegonium of Ferns: Douglas H. Campbell. Virginia creeper: 
Thomas Meehan. 
No. ii. Enumeration of the Plants collected by Dr. H. H. Rusby 
in South America, 1885-1886.—xv: N. L. Britton. The Flora of 
the Desert of Atacama: Thomas Morong. Contributions to Amer- 
ican Bryology (pl. cxiv.): Elizabeth G. Britton. Zizania as found 
. by the Explorers of the Northwest: E. J. Hill. A new locality for 
ss Lychnis Floscuculi: C. L. Shear. 
No. iii. Study of the Apical Growth of the prothallium of Ferns 
with reference to their Relationship (pl. cxv.): Douglas H. Camp- 
“bell. Influence of Moisture upon dehiscent F ruits (pl. cxvi.): B. D. 
ae Halsted and D. G. Fairchild. Notes from Pennsylvania: Thomas 
s- C. Porter. : 
No. iv. The Formation of the Flower Buds of Spring-Blossom- 
ing Plants during the preceding summer: Aug. F. Foerste. Enu- 
- meration of the Plants collected by Dr. H. H. Rusby in South 
America, 1885-1886-xvi: N. L. Britton. The Fertalization of 
