375 
an inch in width, and only very gradually tapers to the capituda. 
The number of these which have consolidated it is quite impossi- 
ble to determine. The resultant mass, allowing for curvature, must 
be all of five inches across. One lateral branch of two heads is 
separated from the main stem. A cross section of the stem ex- 
hibits a sort of watch-glass form, or it may be better compared to 
a dumb-bell. The very long petioles of the leaves is a noticeable 
feature. The disk is marked through much of its length by a 
longitudinal fissure. W. WHITMAN BAILEY, 
Providence, R. I., June 30th, 1891. 
Lespedeza striata. As supplementary to Dr. Porter’s note 
in»the October BULLETIN, I would say that I found it here in 
1889, along a road. When first noticed it was a very small 
patch ; this summer I found it along that same road for nearly a 
mile. It appears to be well pleased with our climate and will 
stay. As far as it has spread it stands very thick on the ground, 
completely covering it. JACOB SCHNECK, 
Mt. Carmel, Ill. 
Preliminary Check-List of the Flora of Crawford County, Pa. 
Mr. C. C. Mellor, of Pittsburgh, has obligingly sent me a copy of 
a 12-page pamphlet with the above title. It bears neither date, 
name of the author, nor place of publication. The pages are not 
numbered. The list gives the species arranged alphabetically, 
and their common names, but no definite localities. It is not in- 
cluded in my list of State and Local Floras published in Vol. 5, 
Annals New York Academy of Sciences. 
N. L. BRITTON. 
Plante Cultivate Exsiccate, (West Am. Sci. vii. 273, 274.) 
The Orcutt Seed and Plant Co. of San Diego, Calif., announce 
the commencement of a series of fascicles representing cultivated 
plants grown at San Diego. Fleshy parts of plants will be pre- 
served in alcohol if desired, and sections of ligneous plants made 
upon request. The price of the first century, unmounted, has 
been placed at $10.00. 
Index to Recent Literature Relating to American Botany. 
A Letter from Dr. Geo. Engelmann to Dr. C. C. hike (West 
: Am. Sci. vii. 271). 
