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methods ; a description of the collector's outfit; field-work, how per- 

 formed; closet-work and care of herbarium; correspondence and ex- 

 changes; and some account of public herbaria and museums of vege- 

 table products. Apparatus will be fully illustrated. The work 

 will be placed at so low a price as to bring it within the 

 reach of all; but, as a further inducement, the publisher offers a dis- 

 count of lo per cent, from the prospective price of $1.50 to all who 

 subscribe before the book is published. 



31. Proceedings Of the Torrey Botanical Club.— The regular 



monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Herbarium, Columbia 

 College, Tuesday evening, Feb. 8th. In the absence of the presiding 

 otticers the chair was occupied by Mr. J. D. Hyatt. There were 

 present eighteen members and two visitors. 



Mr. Bntton read an interesting communication from Mr. H. H. 



Kasby, giving a sketch of the general character of the flora of New 

 Mexico. 



Plants Exhibited.— Mx. Wright exhibited a beautiful collection of 

 Australian ferns which were sent by Mr. Chorlton for the Club's 

 herbarium. Mr. Gerard exhibited an example of 

 Heterophylly In IIeJ>atlca.—ThQ leaf shown was one of several similar 



ones taken from the same plant, and 

 each of which possessed a like pe- 

 culiarity — the middle lobe being 

 deeply trilobate and the lateral ones 

 bilobate (as seen in the annexed 

 figure), thus making an approach 

 toward the leaf-forms found in the 

 genus Anemone into which the old 

 genus Hepatlca is now merged 



Mr. Schrenk showed and re- 

 marked upon a specimen of Sllene 

 Pennsylvania having a pentamer- 

 ous ovary, and which is referred to 

 at more length on another page of 

 the present number. 

 _ A note from Mr. 0. R. Willis was read, stating that the biograph- 

 ical sketch of the late Prof. Wood in course of preparation by him 

 would be presented before the Club at the next meeting. 



§ 32. Ferns of New Mexico.— For the benefit of lovers of ferns, 

 we give the following hst of the 14 species which are comprised in 

 th» sets now being distributed by Mr. Henry H. Rusby. The speci- 

 mens were collected in Grant County, New Mexico, during the fall 

 of 1880, and no pains have been spared by Mr. Rusby to have them 

 complete, perfect, beautiful and ample. Those of our friends who 

 have purchased sets are highly pleased with them. Gymnogramme 

 hispida, Mett., Notholaena slnuata, Kaulfuss, N. Hookerl D C 

 Eaton, N. dealbata, Kunze, Chellanthes Wrlghtll, Hook., C ' lanucri- 

 nosa Nutt C. Eatonl, Baker, C. Fendlerl, Hook., C. Lindlielmerl, 

 nook' Fellaea atroJ>urpurea, Link, T'. W rightlana, Hook., F an- 

 drotnedaefolta VZ.X pubescens. Baker, P. termfolla, Link, and Woodsla 

 Oregana, D. C. Laton, variety. 



