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Plant Diseases in West Virginia. C. F. Millspaugh. (Gard. 
and For. v. 346). . 
Portland Catalogue of Maine Plants—Second Edition. Merritt 
L. Fernald. (Proc. Portl. Soc. Nat. Hist. 1892, 41-72; 
reprint. 
Since the issue in 1868 of the first “Portland Catalogue,” 
compiled by Prof. Goodale and Rev. Jos. Blake, no complete 
account has been published of the plants recorded as occurring 
naturally in the State of Maine. The original Portland Cata- 
logue is very rare, and the present one will be gladly received. 
During the interval since 1868 over 450 species and varieties of 
flowering plants and vascular cryptogams have been added, 
the present list enumerating over 1550. The work is a mere 
list, but the general distribution of most of the commoner plants 
is indicated by symbols. It is capitally printed, there being very 
few typographical errors. Acknowledgment is specifically made 
for aid received from several collectors and some seventy others 
are stated to have furnished material. An interesting omission 
which we note is Littore/la lacustris, sent us in 1891 by Prof. F. 
L, Harvey, from Orono. Lechea intermedia, Leggett, is pretty 
certainly common in the State, while Z. minor, at least the plant 
described under that name in Gray’s Manual, is not known to 
occur there. For nomenclature the author has naturally followed 
the sixth edition of that manual. N. L. B. 
Primitie Flore Costaricensts. (Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. xxx, 
196-305). 
This comprises—I. Piperacee, by M. C. DeCandolle, who 
describes twenty-four species of Piper, and ten of Peperomia as 
new, besides numerous varieties. II. Labiatez, by M. J. Briquet, 
giving descriptions of new species of Sa/via and Stachys. IIL. 
Melastomacez, by M. A. Cogniaux, in which new species of 
Tibouchina, Monochetum, Axinea, Leandra, Conostegia, Miconta, 
Clidemia, Bellucia, Osea, Blakea and Topobea are characterized. 
Iv, Cucurbitaceze, by M. Cogniaux, with descriptions of novel- 
ties in the genera Pittiera (new genus), Cyclanthera, Pitanereses 
and Sicyos. V. Araliacee, by M. E. Marchal, with Didymo- 
Panax Pittieri, n.s.p. VI. Leguminose, by M. M. eae 
with new species in Cracca, Mucuna and Mimosa. VII. Poly- 
