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matium, Vogel, which is distinguished from Hosackia; Heuchera 
maxima, an enormous plant for this genus; Galium buxifolium; 
Matricarta occidentalis; Beria Burkei; Cnicus fontinalis, Steph- 
anomeria tomentosa; two new species of Malacothrix,; Calais 
Clevelandi and Dowingia concolor. The plate illustrates Lyono- 
thamnus asplentfolius. 
Canadian Filicine.—Additions to.—T. J. W. Burgess. (Trans. 
Roy. Soc. Canada, iv., pp. 9-18; reprinted. 
Since the publication of the revision of Canadian Filicinz by 
Professor Macoun and Dr. Burgess, in 1884, several additional 
ferns have been collected in Canada; among these are Polypo- 
dium vulgare, L., var. Cambricum, Willd., from Port Simpson, 
British Columbia; Adiantum pedatum, L., var. rangiferinum, 
Burgess, n. var., is a peculiar form, having ‘“ pinnules longer 
stalked, convex on the lower border, rising from the rachis at an 
acute angle, gradually tapering at the base, deeply cleft into nar- 
row, toothed lobes on the upper side, rounded from below up- 
ward at the outer extremity, sori few.” This also is from British 
Columbia. The varieties marginatum, ramosum and multifidum 
of Scolopendrium vulgare, Smith, have been collected near Wood- 
stock, N. B. The discovery of Aspidium Oreopteris on Mt. Daw- 
son has already been recorded; specimens referred to typical 
Aspidium aculeatum, Sw., were found by Mr. J. R. Anderson at 
Port Simpson, British Columbia. 
Carices-—A Preliminary Synopsis of North American, including 
those of Mexico, Central America and Greenland, with the 
American Bibliography of the Genus.—L. H. Bailey, Jr. 
(Proc. Amer. Acad., xxii., pp. 59-157; reprinted.) 
in this valuable paper Mr. Bailey gives us the results of 
his recent studies of sedges. The genus Carex is divided into 
two sub-genera; Eucarex, Cosson, contains the species bearing | 
separated staminate and pistillate spikes, three-parted styles and 
triquetrous achenia; Vignez, Koch, include the species with 
staminate flowers borne at the base or apex of the pistillate spikes 
and having lenticular achenia. As these sub-genera are consid- 
ered in the order named, the arrangement of the species becomes 
very different from that of Boott in Gray's Manual, or that of - 
Dewey in Wood's Classbook. The following changes in the no- 
