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Prof. L. H. Bailey, Cornell University, pone New York; Prof. Lester F. 
Ward, U. S. National Museum, Washington, D. C.; Mr. O. F. Cook, Hunt- 
ington, New York; Dr. William Wheelock, Columbia College, New York 
City. 
Each monographer will be responsible for his own matter, the only 
restrictions placed on contributors being that they conform to a general 
na 
number to be hereafter determined. The treatment of these matters will be 
indicated by sample sheets, which will be submitted at an early date. It is 
expected that an approximately uniform consideration of species can be 
secured 
The editors believe that by prosecuting the work in the manner above 
indicated, it will be possible to produce a complete Systematic Botany of 
the ota within fifteen years. They fully realize the impracticability of 
such a task being accomplished by a few students only, and earnestly 
desire the aid and support of all American Botanists. They request your 
co-operation, and ask that you serd a reply to this letter to the under- 
signed, and will welcome any suggestions that you may = pleased to make. 
For the Board of Edito 
fe ES Sense 
Chairman. 
The above circular was sent to a number of Botanists besides 
those mentioned in the text. While a ‘‘ Flora of the United 
States and British Columbia” is highly desirable, a glance at 
the names of the proposed monographers gives evidence that if 
ever accomplished it will be a remarkably uneven work. e 
qualification for participants seems to be not capacity and attain- 
ments, but solely agreement with the peculiar nomenclatural 
predilections of the editors. As they, or some of them, are, 
however, already at loggerheads over details, the date of the 
completion of the work is likely to be still farther in the future 
K. 
than the estimated “‘ fifteen years.”’ 
A NEW SPECIES OF BULIMULUS. 
BY HENRY HEMPHILL. 
FULIMELLA OCCIDENTALIS. Shell small, turriculated, white, - 
shining, transparent, consisting of about nine rather flattish 
convex whorls, with a single fine, revolving, ao liree 
arch 12, 1894. 
