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Geographical Botany. — Maurice Thompson. (iSth Ann. Rep. 



Dept Geol. and Nat. Hist Indiana, pp. 242-252. 



Mr. Thompson is State Geologist of Indiana, and writes this 

 as introductory to tlie pp^per by Professors Coulter and Thomp- 

 son in the same vokime. 

 Indiana Flora. — Origin of the, — John M Coulter and Harvey 



Thompson. (15th Ann. Rep. Dept. Geol. and Nat. Hist. 



Indiana, pp. 253-282). 



This is a very interesting paper and one which must be 

 consulted by all who are interested in following up the litera- 

 ture of this subject. The State is divided into seven botanical 

 regions and lists of their most characteristic plants are given, the 

 migrations of plants and the causes of migration are discussed. 

 Under ''the Origin of the North American Flora" we find a list 

 of %A,2 soecies from Grav's Manual which are indig-enous also in 



Europe, while the 



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to our ow^n is also commented upon. The paper closes with a 

 general discussion of the origin of the Indiana Flora. It is here 

 remarked that the State in its northern central position has been 

 the '^ common meeting ground of migrations from various direc- 

 tions/' and lists of the species which seem to have come from the 

 several directions are given. These are numerically tabulated. 

 The total indigenous flora of Indiana I'ncludes 1191 species. 

 Kellogg, Dr. Albert, — Biographical Notice of. Edward L. 



Greene. (Pittonia, i., pp. 145-151). 



This venerable botanist died at Alameda, Cal., March 31st, 

 1887, ^^ ^^^ 74th year. The latter part of his life was mainly 

 occupied in making drawings of Californian trees and shrubs in 

 leaf, flower and fruit, over four hundred of which he left. 

 Lichen Flora of Florida. — A Catalogue of Species, with Notes 



and also Notices of new Species. John W. Eckfeldt, M.D., 



and W. W. Calkins. (Journ. Mycol., iii., pp. 120- 125 and 



132-137; also reprinted). 



A list of 2iZ^ species, several of which are ntw, named by 

 Nylander. No descriptions are given, however. 

 Monograph of the Genus Lycoperdon^ {Tourney Fr,^ is the original 

 paper in the October issue of the Journal of the Royal Micro- 

 scopical Society, prepared by Mr. G. Massee, wdio has for a long 



