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§ 132. Publications.—1. American Journal of Science and Arts. 
Dec., 1876. Dr. Gray notes the re-discovery by Rev. Thomas 
Morang, on the borders of Winter Pond, Mass., late in September, of 
Seirpus supinus, var, Hallii (olim 8. Hallii). Mr. Morang also dis- 
covered that this plant freely produces solitary female flowers in the 
axils of the sheaths or short leaves at the base of the culm. Also 
Baillon’s Dictionaire de Botanique, of which, with some criticisms, 
he says : “ For those who do not possess a botanical library it should 
be a boon: for those who do, a great convenience.” The work is 
published in numbers; before subscribing for it, it would be well to 
read Dr. Gray’s notice. Dr. Engelmann has a notice of Stenzel’s 
Morphology of the Carpellary Scales of Coniferw, Tt seems that 
the ovule is borne on the back of the scale. As the anther cells are 
also borne on the lower side of the stamen-scale, we must place the 
relationship of Coniferse with Cycadew and Ferns, and not with 
Gnetacez or Lycopodiacew. We do not gather from this notice 
what advance Stengel has made on the observations of Van 
Tieghem, which have been noticed in the Journal. Prof. Farlow 
gives interesting notes on new volumes on Algw, by Agardh, and 
Bornet and Thuret.—2. We learn, from the American Naturalist’ 
for November, that Mr. A. H. Curtiss “ proposes to commence a 
systematic distribution of Southern plants and hopes to receive suf- 
ficient aid to enable him to travel fora number of years for the 
purpose of making the sets as complete as possible. Commencing 
with large collections made in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and 
other States, he intends to issue three hundred species each winter, 
keeping an exact record of all specimens sent out, so that those 
lacking fruit, flowers, etc., may be completed in future years (with- 
out extra charge). The price per set of three hundred species will 
be $25, charges for transportation prepaid by mail or by express to 
New York. Address A. H. Curtiss, Jacksonville, Fla. “Mr. 
Curtiss is well known as a skilful collector, who was employed by 
the Agricultural Department to gather specimens of the trees of the 
Southern States for the Centennial Exposition.” In the December 
Number of the Naturalist isa very interesting account of the dis- 
coveries of Mr. C. G. Pringle among the Green Mountains, He 
found about Mansfield Mt., Woodsia hyperborea, R. Br., Woodsia 
glabella, R. Br., not only accessible, but safe from extermination in 
inaccessible places, Pinguicula vulgaris, L., Saxifraga Aizoon, Jacq., 
in abundance, as also Asplenium viride, Huds., and many other in- 
teresting plants, as our readers will find on referring to the Watur- 
alist, Mr. W. W. Bailey gives a clear account, tor the uninitiated, of. 
the difference between the two Bitter-sweets.—3. Field and Forest, 
November and December, finishes the Flora Columbiana, comprising 
1083 species down to Lycopodiacee inclusive. The Flora is pub- 
lished separately fur 15 cents. Address, Columbia Press, Box 273, 
Washington, D. C. There is an interesting article by Robert 
Ridgway, on The Little Cypress Swamp of Indianai—4. The 
Botanical Gazette, November and December, John M. Coulter, 
Hanover, Ind., commences its new volume bravely. Dr. Vasey 
maintains that his Festuca Thurberi, from Colerado, is distinct from 
