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The phanerogamous plants of Minnesota number some 
thirteen hundred, nearly a third of which are of European 
origin. Prof. MacMillan gives a list of these according to their 
geographical distribution in the State, and indicates their course 
in penetrating into the interior. 
Manzanita—The. (Gard. and For. iv. 565, 566, fig. 90). 
Illustrated description of Arctostaphylos Manzanita. 
Moonworts—The Exiled. G. A. Woolson. (Am. Gard. xii. 
722-724). 
A popular account of our common species of Botrychium and 
the legends and superstitions connected with them. 
New California Carices. L. H. Bailey. (Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 
lil. 104-106). 
Carex obnupta, C. quadrifida, C. quadrifida, var. lenis, C. mo- 
nile, Tuckm. var. Pacifica, are described as new. 
Notes on the Distribution of some Kansas Trees, 1II.—The Oaks. 
S. C. Mason. (Gard. and For. iv. 508-510) 
Notes on Quercus macrocarpa, Q. prinoides, QO. Muhlenberg- 
wt, QO. nigra, QO. tinctoria, Q. rubra and Ostrya Virginica. 
Notes on the Flora of Nova Scotia—Part I. Geo. Lawson. (Re- 
print, Trans. Nova Scotian Inst. Sci. Session of 1890-91, 
pp. 84-110). 
This part includes from Ranunculacee to Anacardiacee. The 
author lays particular stress upon the fact that the work is to be 
considered as only preliminary, and that corrections and addi- 
tions will be thankfully received. The notes are full, and the list 
when completed will be one of great value. 
Our Native Nelumbo. (Gard. and For. iv. 556, fig. 87). 
Illustrated description of MWelumbo luteum as it appears in a 
pond in Southern Illinois. s 
Pines, Hemlocks and Spruces. L. H. Bailey. (Am. Gard. xi. 
646-648 ; illustrated). 
Pinus resinosa, P. Strobus and Abies Canadensis are figured. 
Pinguicula lutea. (Bot. Mag. t. 7,203). 
Possibilities of Our Native Grapes (concluded). T. V. Munson. 
(Am. Gard. xii. 659-661). 
The author concludes his account of what has been done in 
cultivating and hybridizing the native species of Vitis. It is a 
