194 Rhodora [OCTOBER 
(Myrica cerifera L.). Others, who have tried to do the same thing 
and failed, may be prompted to test the following method, adopted 
with success by Mrs. Henrietta Page : — 
“ Eight quarts of bayberries were boiled in water, only a small 
globule of melted wax appearing on the surface —a discouraging result 
for one whose hopes are large and whose persistence is small It ap- 
peared that most of the wax was still clinging to the berries. They 
were therefore thrown into a colander lined with a muslin bag, and 
allowed to drain thoroughly. As many nuggets of wax were still visi- 
ble, the mass was heated and drained a second time. As the liquid 
cooled, a thin cake of wax was formed on the surface. This was taken 
off and allowed to cool slowly, to prevent cracking. The amount ob- 
tained from eight quarts of October berries was two and one halí 
ounces, a very satisfactory reward for the labor." 
THE LOCAL FLORAS OF NEW ENGLAND. 
Manv A. Dav. 
(Continued from page 178.) 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Suffolk County : — 
194. NOTES ON SOME FLOWERING SHRUBS AND HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, 
GROWING IN THE VICINITY OF BosroN. Hovey’s Mag. v. 1839, 
pp. 175-178. Select. spec., popular treatm. haenog. 
By a member of the Mass. Hort. Society. 
195. Bigelow, Jacob.  FroRuLA BOSTONENSIS. A COLLECTION OF 
PLANTS OF BOSTON AND ITS ENVIRONS, WITH THEIR GENERIC AND 
SPECIFIC CHARACTERS, SYNONYMS, DESCRIPTIONS, PLACES OF 
GROWTH, AND TIME OF FLOWERING, AND OCCASIONAL REMARKS. 
Boston, 1814, pp. 268. Descr. manual. Phaenog. and vasc. 
cryplog. 
ed. 2, greatly enlarged, to which is added a glossary 
of botanical terms employed in this work. Boston, 1824, 
PP. 422. 
ed. 3, enlarged, and containing a glossary of botani- 
cal terms. Boston, 1840, pp. 468. 
195. 
* Ed. 3 was the last flora or manual published in this country arranged 
upon the Linnean artificial system.” A. Gray. 
Review of ed. 1, by C. S. Rafinesque. Am. Month. Mag. ii. 1817-1818, 
PP: 342-344. 
