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A key to 18 species of Adiantum, with notes on A. deltoid- 
eum, A. lucidum, A. Wilsont and A. macrophyllum. 
Flax Culture for Fiber in the United States—A Report on. 
Charles Richards Dodge. (Washington, 1892; illustrated). 
Geographical Distribution of Plants—The. W. F. Ganong. 
(Trans. Mass. Hort. Soc. part i, 140, 1891). 
Labiate—On Certain Californian. Edward L. Greene.  (Pitt- 
onia, ii, 233-236). 
Audibertia polystachya, Benth. is erected into a new genus, 
Ramona, and the other Californian species placed in Audibertia 
by Bentham and A. Gray, are referred to Salvia. . 
Légumineuses de Ecuador et de la Nouvelle-Grenade de la 
collection de M. Ed. André. M. Micheli. (Jour. de Bot, vi, 
117-1243; 141-147; 187-193; 197-206). 
An annotated list of the Leguminosz collected by M. Andre 
in western equatorial South America in 1875 and 1876. 
Mucuna Andreana, Calopogonium racemosum, Galactia rotundt- 
folia and Cesalpinia Andreana are described as new. 
Moss—A New Californian. N.C. Kindberg. (Pittonia ii, 243). 
Description of Camptothecium alsioides, collected by Mr. 
Howe in Marin Co. 
Native Orchids. Francis Wilson. (Am. Gard. xiii. 466). With 
illustrations of Spzranthes simplex, S. gracilis and 5. cernua. 
Notes on the Hardwood Trees of Illinois. J. Schneck. (Hard- 
wood ii, No. i). 
Pentstemons—Remarks on Certain. "Edward L. Greene. Pitt 
onia ii, 237-243). 
Chelone nemorosa, Dougl. (Pentstemon nemorosus, Trauttv.) is 
maintained as a Pentstemon and the species of the group of P. 
fruticosus (Pursh.),=P. Lewisiz, Benth., are discussed. 
montanus being a new species from the Yellowstone Park 
(Tweedy, n. 866) and P. Davidsoni a new species from California. 
Phenomena and Development of Fecundation. . J. Webber 
(Am. Nat. xxvi, pp. 103-111, 287-310, plates xi-xiv). 
The processes of reproduction are reviewed and compared 1 
both animals and plants, in the latter being illustrated by draw 
ings of Caulerpa, Iris, Acetabularia, Ulothrix, Ectocarpus, Cat- 
leria, Fucus, Dudresnaya, Gleosiphonia, Monotropa, Yucca, 
Lilium and Peronospora. 
