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Cyperus nodosus, Willd.—A kind of rush growing about two 
feet high, with soft, spongy culms, which are braided together to 
form a kind of fan called Sopladors, commonly used to fan char- 
coal fires. 
Cathestecum erectum, V. & H.—A low-creeping grass, which 
is used in decoction to afford relief in painful menstruation. The 
dried grass is kept in the markets and has a reputation in the 
treatment of female diseases. — 
Hilaria cenchroides, H.B.K.—A\lso a low-creeping grass, but 
stronger and coarser than the preceding one. _It is used in decoc- 
tion as a popular remedy to purify the blood, especially in the 
case of skin diseases. Found at Guadalajara. 
Sporobolus Indicus, R. Br.—A grass growing in large clumps 
in rich bottoms. It is called Liendrilla. The culms are straight 
and firm, and are sometimes twisted into ropes which, however, 
are not durable. The Indians in emergencies make hats and 
baskets of it. It is not a good grazing grass except when in 
a young state. 
GEO. VASEY. 
Index to Recent American Botanical Literature. 
Abies Douglasit. (Garden, xxxi, p. 288, figures.) 
_ American Poppies. 
Professor Porter has called our attention to an error on page 
80 of the BULLETIN, where Papaver Californica is alluded to as 
the first American representative of the genus. In noting Mrs. 
Bingham’s communication to the Botanical Gazette, we overlooked 
the well-known P. nudicaule, L., of Arctic America and the 
Rocky Mountain region—as did Mrs. Bingham. 
Asperfoliw—Some West American.—E. L. Greene. (Pittonia, 
i., pp. 8-23.) 
- Professor Greene contends that the ordinal name Asperfo- 
lia is older than Borraginee and should be adopted. He pro- 
poses A/locarya, n. gen., for some of the plants referred to 
(Eritrichium and Krynitzia) by Dr. Gray, and describes seven 
new species. Under Plagiobothrys, Fisch. and Meyer, he places 
the Echidtocarya Arizonica, Gray, as P. Pringlet, P. microcarpa, 
“nm. sp, and a new variety of P. canescens, Gray. Sonnea,n. - 
