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the 27th Annual Report of the New York State Museum of Nat. Hist., 
for the year 1873, published in the report, Dec., 1875. Together with 
the account of new fungi, Mr. Peck gives suggestions in relation to their 
collection and preservation. <Aconttum Napellus, 1..,seems to be estab- 
lished in Ulster Co., Botrychium Lunaria, Swartz, was found by Mr. 
Mundy, near Syracuse, Rhododendron maximum, L., by O. S. Phelps,” 
near Chapel Pond, Essex Co. Small flowerless specimens of Cam- 
panula rotundifolia, L., collected near Port Jervis, have the rounded 
leaves on the upper part of the stem, the linear leaves below them. 
There are two fine plates, in one of which is an illustration of 
Spheria Arceuthobit, Peck, with the host plant on its own host. Mr. 
Peck detected also a parasite of the third degree, a minute white 
mold on the perithecia of the fungus.—10. Psyche, having reached 
its 32d No., publishes an index of its first volume.—11. Proceedings 
of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Oct—Dec., 1876. 
Mr. Meehans remarks on the difference, in many species, between 
early and mature leaves, in regard to the greater or less: amount of 
division. After citing many other cases, he applies his observations 
to mature trees of Liriodendron which have preserved the entire 
leaves of the youthful stage. He looks upon them as cases of 
arrested development, as would appear, he thinks, from their more 
slender growth and absence of seed cones.—12. Les Collections 
Botaniques du Museé Royal de Physique et de Histoire Naturelle de 
Florence, au printemps de 1874, by Philippe Parlatore, Florence, 1874. 
A full and systematic account of the Florence Herbarium at the 
time of the Botanical Congress in Florence, May, 1874.—13. Zrans- 
actions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Soctety, for the year 1876, 
Part Il—14. Schedule of Prizes offered by the same for 1877.—- 
15. Flora exsiccata of St. Louis, Mo. Mr. H. Eggert, 918, Washing- 
ton St., St. Louis, offers to those who wish to buy from his collection 
of about 500 species the privilege of choosing from the list such 
plants as they desire at 6 cents per species in full and complete 
specimens. Mr. Eggert refers to Dr. Engelmann.—16,. Waturalists’ 
Directory, containing the names of Naturalists, arranged alphabeti- 
cally, with an index arranged according to departments, and inter- 
leaved for additions. It contains the names of about 330 botanists. 
Naturalist’s Agency, Salem, Mass. This Agency undertakes to supply 
naturalists with books, instruments, material, etc. * 
§$ 154. Sycamore.—It is well known that in England this name 
is given to a species of Maple, Acer Pseudo-Platanus, L., while in 
this country the Button-wood, Platanus occidentalis, L., is the popular 
Sycamore. The true Sycamore, Ficus Sycamorus, I.., a native of 
Egypt and Palestine, has oval, cordate, entire leaves, having no re- 
semblance to either the Plane or the Maple. We have never been 
able to learn the history of this confusion of names. 
Terms—One Dollar per annum beginning with the Fanuary number. For the Botanical 
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