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We had all spent a most delightful day, and were well satis- 

 fied with the results of our expedition. I could not help regret- 

 ting, however, in going back to the ship, that the shortness of 

 our stay would not permit me to thoroughly explore a field so 

 inviting. I almost envied the shepherd who lived in the Httle 

 cottage; yet, strange though it may seem, the good man was 

 very anxious to leave it for the haunts of civiHzation. 



On the 25 th we weighed anchor and proceeded up to Sandy 

 Point. 



(To be continued.) 



Anthophyta for Phsenogamia. 



In view of the general adoption of a uniform terminology in 

 the great classes of plants, and to make the names uniform 

 throughout, I would suggest that the term AnthophYTA be 

 used instead of the old P/ucnoga7ma. We should then have 

 Protophyta, Zygophyta, Oophyta, Carpophvta, Bryophyta, Pter- 



idophyta and Anthophyta. Dr. Bessey informs me that Oken 

 first suggested the term about seventy years ago, for the Dicoty- 

 ledons, and that Luerssen, in 1882, used it as a synonym for 

 Phsenogamia. I was not aware of these facts when I suggested 

 the term to Dr. Bessey. He says he would be in favor of the 

 change. The word suggested is more appropriate than the old 



one. 



Joseph F. T 



Miami University, Oxford, O. 



Index to Recent American Botanical Literature. 



AsperifoHcB, — Some West American. II L Edward L. Greene. 



(Pittonia, 1., pp. 107-120). 



This part deals with the genus Cryptanthe of Lehmann, 1832, 

 antedating Krynitzkia of Fischer and Meyer by nine years. 

 The species written up under the latter generic name by Dr, 



Gray in the supplement to the Synoptical Flora all become 

 Cryptanthce. . Professor Greene describes, as well, seven new 

 ones which have never had any names at all, making the total 

 number known to him forty-six, including six from Chili. 

 Big^ Trees 0/ California. — Age of the, (Gard. Mon., xxix., p. 376). 

 Mr. Meehan presents damaging evidence against the notion 



