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Gray ; " Vitality of Seeds of Pinus contorta," by C. S. Sargent ; *' A 

 Nolina in Colorado/' by E. L. Greene; "Early Plants/' by F. L. 

 Harvey; ''Crataegus tomentosa var. punctata/' by E. F. Smith; 

 ''Winter Herborizations on Indian River/' by W. W. Calkins; 

 Recent Publications. 



The first number of Dr. Engler's new botanical journal - 

 the Botanische Jalirbucher fur Systematik, Ffianzengeschichte und 

 Pflangenzeographie — has reached us, and contains articles by Oscar 

 Heer, Alph. de Candolle, Eug. Warning, O. Beccari, and A. Engler, 

 followed by a summary of the important works which appeared 

 in 1879 on Systematic Botany, and on the history and distri- 

 bution of plants.^ The novel feature has been introduced into this 

 venture in botanical journalism of publishing communications in the 

 language in which they were written. ' 



Flora of the West Indies.— Barron Eggers, St. Thomas, West 

 Indies, has undertaken to organize a complete exploration of the 

 whole of these islands, especially of those less known. The imper- 

 fection of our knowledge of this Flora, and the importance of it 

 in relation to that of North America are well known, and we wish 

 Baron Eggers all success. We presume that the outcome will be a 

 tolerably complete published account of the vegetation of these 

 islands. Meanwhile Baron Eggers proposes to furnish subscribers 

 with sets at very reasonable rates. Full information may be obtained 

 of Baron Eggers, or Dr. Phil. Eug. Warning, Copenhagen, Den- 

 mark. 



The American Monthly Microscopical Journal. — In the June 

 number the Editor gives notice that he will begin work on the first 

 part of Habirshaw's valuable Catalogue of the Diatomaceae at once, 

 and that Part I. will probably be ready in July. This catalooue will' 

 be a complete mdex to all the published literature describing** or fig- 

 urmg the Diatomaceae. The four parts are to be issued in rapid 

 succession ; and, as only a small number of extra copies will be 

 printed, those who intend to subscribe should do so immediately 



From the June number of the lively California Horticulturist we 

 learn that a new station for Cheilanthes viscida, Davenport, has been 

 found at Aqua Caliente, in the same region as the original station 

 the Canon of the White Water. This periodical pays a well de- 

 served tribute to the late Charles C. Frost, the eminent cryptogamist 

 of Brattleboro, Vermont. 



_ 54. Necrology^Charles C. Frost, one of the pioneers in the 

 study of American Cryptogamous botany, and who was especially 

 well known as a devoted student of the fungi, died at Brattleboro, 

 Vermont, March i6th, m the seventy-fifth year of his age 



