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had been discovered in a locality very distant from that of £. 
cinerea. There are said to be seven or eight plants, all thriving, 
large and bushy. 
Mertensia Virginica, D. C. 
In the Garden for Dec. 26, 1885, p. 654, will be found direc- 
tions for cultivating this charming plant, and a beautifully colored 
plate accompanies the number. 
Mistletoe tn various Localities. 
In the Gardener's Monthly and Horticulturist for January, 
1886, (Vol. xxviii., pp. 24, 25.), a number of notes from corres- 
pondents give the host plant of Phoradendron in widely separated 
localities. About Savannah, Mr. C. A. Oelschig reports it as most 
abundant on oaks, especially the water-oak, but had observed the 
parasite on pear-trees, and in a single instance on Olea fragrans. 
Mr. S. T. Walker says it is found exclusively on the oaks in Oregon. 
Mr. D. S. Watson notes that in Texas the mistletoe appears to 
have no choice, growing on almost any kind oftree. In western 
Texas it is particularly abundant on the mesquite and hackberry. 
In the vicinity of Hammonton, New Jersey, Mr. F. L. Bassett finds 
it mainly on Wyssa multifiora ; he notes a single infested tree of 
the red maple. Another correspondent tells how he found it on 
the red oak near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1863. 
My New Jersey experience with the mistletoe agrees with 
Mr. Bassett’s report. I have seen it repeatedly on the Vyssa, 
and have the best authority for its presence on the red maple, in 
but two instances, however. 
For additional information on Phoradendron see this journal, 
iii., p. 26; iv., pp. 12, 13; vi., pp. 64, 147, 235; xi., pp. 76, 87. 
N; -3s..B: 
North Carolina Plants—A Preliminary List of Additions to 
Curtis’ Catalogue of. M. E. Hyams. 
Ninety-three additional species are reported, without locali- 
ties. Errors of spelling are inexcusably numerous. (Journal 
Elisha Mitchell Scientific Soc., 1884-'85, pp. 74-76.) 
Northern Pacific Railroad.—Notes on the Geology and Botany of 
the Country bordering the. Prof. J. S. Newberry. (Ann. 
N. Y. Acad. Sci., iii, (1884) pp. 242-270.) 
