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41- The Flora of Richmond County, N. Y — Additions.— 



Since the publication of our last list, the following additional species 

 have been noticed : Stellaria ttliginosa^ Murr., Rossville; Malva mos- 

 chata^ L., Court House; Miiimlus alatus^ Ait., Princes Bay; Galeopsis 

 Ladanum^ L., Staten Island (See Bulletin, Vol, vi, p. 115); Smilax 

 tamnoides, L., "Staten Island, one plant only.*' T. F. Allen, in i8th 

 Annual Report State Cabinet Nat. Hist. p. 202. 



Arthur Hollick and N. L. Britton. 



42. Note on Polygonum Careyi. — From the notice in the 

 Bulletin on "The Flora of Essex County, Mass./' I see that Prof. 

 Robinson speaks of the county as being the northern limit of Polyg- 

 onum Careyt\ OIney, as well as of some other plants. If it is the 

 northern limit of the other plants named, it is not so of the Polyg07m7n^ 

 for I found it, years ago, growing in Cumberland, Me., and, later, in 

 Gilmanton, N. H., though never but in one place in either of the 



towns. 



Andover, Mass. 



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43. Botanical Literature.— The contents of Grevilha for March 

 are: ^Californian Fungi,' by M. C. Cooke and Dr. H. W. Harkness; 

 * Notes on British Desmids ' (with two plates), by M. C- Cooke; 

 ^ New British Fungi,' by M. C. Cooke; ^ On Thelephora Lyciiy by M. 

 C. Cooke; 'Some Exotic Fungi' (with a plate), by M. C. Cooke; 

 ^ New Jersey Fungi,' by M. C. Cooke and J. B. Ellis; 'Reliquiae Li- 

 bertianae/ by M. C.Cooke and W.Phillips; 'Fungi Macowaniani,' 

 by C. Kalchbrenner. The editor calls attention to the fact that he 

 has in contemplation the publication of a series of illustrations of the 

 British Hymenomycetes. The work is to be published in parts, each 

 consisting of sixteen 8vo colored plates, and four parts are to be 

 issued during the year. Those who subscribe now will be able to ob- 

 tain the work at a much reduced price. 



In the March number of the Botanical Gazette^ Mr. J. C. Arthur 

 shows, by the aid of a plate, the various forms assumed by the trich- 

 omes of Echinocystis lobata\ some new plants of New Mexico and 

 Arizona are described by Rev. E. L. Greene; Prof. C. R. Barnes 

 gives directions for making botanical charts; Prof. J. W. Chickering 

 describes a new species of Rudbeckia {P, rupeslris)^ from North Car- 

 olina ; and Prof. F. L. Harvey gives a list of the ferns of Arkansas. 



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The regular monthly 



meeting of the^Club was held at the Herbarium, Columbia College, 

 Tuesday evening, March 8th, Mr. J. D. Hyatt in the chair and 

 . twenty-two members and eight visitors present. 



Specimens of plants from the South w^x^ shown and commented 

 upon by Mr. 'Hyatt and Miss Knight. 



Dr. O. R. Willis read a ''Biographical Sketch of Prof. Alphonso 

 Wood," an abstract of wliich will be given hereafter. 



One corresponding and two active members were elected. 



ERRATUM.— On page 29, sixth hne from the top, the o should be erased 

 after the figures 4 and 6. so as to reduce the height of Primus pumila to 4^-6**. 

 The error was ours. 



