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one, 12 feet; of the newly found one, less than 6. Leaves of one 

 like those of peach, of the other more like apple. The fruit 



in one, 4 to 6 inches in length; in the other, from \% to 3. 

 In spring the blossoms were 32+4 buds on the first, 28-1-4^^^^ 

 on the other; color of fruit, one red — fruit sparsely set; of the 

 other, clear amber — fruit closely set; shape of one, spherical; of 

 the other, flattened, like the earth at the poles; pits of amber 

 colored one appreciably smaller in the mouth, but they were not 

 measured. The only common characteristic of the two was the 

 astringent quahty of the fruit. Correspondence with the places 

 where it was said to have been seen, has been most unsatisfactory 

 in results, I do not know where it can be found. Some im- 

 provements cut out the plantation while the beautiful fruit hung 

 on the branches. 



From specimens of fruit and flowers sent to the Botanical Gar- 

 den at Cambridge, Mass., Prof Watson suggests that it should 



be called var. leucocarpa. H. L. T. VVOLCOTT. 



Reviews of Foreiffn Literature 



/ Twenty Volumes of the Jotir) 

 I portion of the Proceedings, No 



June, 1886,^/ 



Jack 



son, Secretary. (8vo, pp. viii-[-428. London, 1888.) 

 In the preparation of this index a great labor has been 

 accomphshed for the Linnaean Society by its industrious Sec- 

 retary, and all those who have occasion to use the Journal 

 will be grateful to him for the saving of time this useful 

 volume will accomplish. As an index it is as complete as could 

 be desired. Every species, genus and order mentioned is referred 

 to, the contributors and their papers are given in detail, and a geo- 

 graphical classification of the papers is also included. Synonyms 

 are printed in italics and names of new species indicated by an 

 asterisk. When we realize that the compilation of this Index 

 was not authorized until June, 1886, and that it has been several 

 months in printing, while the editor has meanwhile been continu- 

 ously occupied with the new Index to Plant Names, the amount 

 of work he has accomplished is surprising, and we congratulate 

 him and the societ)- on its completion. E. G. B. 



