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(Bulletin Bimensuel de la Soc. Nat. D'Acclimatation de 

 France, December 5, 1888). 



In this pamphlet of thirty-one pages the authors treat of the 

 following edible plants: Apoiwgeton distachyiim and ten other 

 species of the genus; Oiiviraiidra fenestralis ; Trapa bicornis, T, 



bisp 



sa and T. iiatans, var.; Neltunbiiim speciosum and N. 

 Enryale ferox ; Nuphar mnltiscpahmi ; Nymphcea Lc 



N. ednlisy N. rubra, N, coeriilea and N. Rudgcana ; Eleocharis 

 Uiberosa ; Sagiitaria sagittcefolia, S. Smensis and (Enanthe sto- 

 lonifera. Of these the synonyms and common names are given 

 with a short description and notes on habitat, cultivation, uses 

 and geographical distribution. . In many cases they have been 

 cultivated or become naturalized in France, and the information 

 given is full and reliable, in others, it is quoted or is meagre. 

 The authors desire for cultivation specimens of Sagittaria vari- 

 abilis. E. G. B. 



'ime, A Pailleux et D. Bois. (Rev. 



Histoire 



v^ 



Sci. Nat. Appl., Nos. 12, 13, 1889). 



The tubercles of Stachys affiiiis, Bruge, have been introduced 

 into cultivation by M. Paillieux, who considers them the third 

 new vegetable of the century and has done all in his power to 

 create a demand for them in the market under the name of 

 '' Crosnes du Japon." They have been used for pickles and 

 salads and are recommended for invalids and those of delicate 

 digestion, because of the large percentage (.76) of hydro-carbons 

 in the form of galactane. The flavor and nature of these rhizomes 



seems to be similar to that of the artichoke. The plant is native 

 of eastern Asia and known also as S. tiiherifera. 



Index to Recent American Botanical Literature. 



Algm of Maifte — The Freshwater, William West. (Journ. Bot. 



xxvii. 205-207), 



One new species, {SphcErozosma Aiibertiantifn), and two new 

 varieties, {Micrasteriai pinnatifida, Ralfs., var, trigona, and 

 Staurasirum angtilattmi, W. West, var. sicha7igulatU7n), are de- 

 scribed. 



Alg(B of the West Indian Region — Catalogtie of the Marine. Geo, 



