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just what relation the var. terrcsU'is, Gray, bears to R. lacustrisy 

 and we would recommend its observation to botanists of Michi- 

 gan and Minnesota, where it appears to be frequent. Professor 

 Greene has rendered valuable service in this close study of per- 



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plexing forms, which really must be studied in the field to be 

 intelligently understood. N. L. B. 



Schizonotus and Solanoa. Edward L. Greene. (Pittonia ii, 



65-6;). 



Solanoa is proposed for Schizonotus^ Gray, (1876) there being 

 already a genus ScJiizonotns of Lindley, (1830), and one of Ra- 

 finesque (1838). Professor Greene believes that Lindley *s genus 

 is to be maintained. 



Soja, H. H. Rusby. (Reprint from Drug. Bull., April, 1890; 



illustrated). 



Under this name is given a description and plate of Glycine 



Soja (I-), Sieb and Zucc. 



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Species. — New or Noteworthy, Edward L. Greene. (Pittonia, ii. 

 69-81, May 1-15, 1890). 

 The following are new : Sisyriitchiunt deviisstun ; Calochort7is 



. PlummercE ; Calochortiis inventistiis ; Calochortus excavatus ; 

 Calochortus anio^nus ; DodecatJicon pancijloruni [D. Meadia var. 



pauciflonim, Durand) ; Dodccatheon Cusickii ; Dodecatheon ere- 

 natum ; D, Hendersoni, var. crnciattim {D. cruciatitm, Greene) ; 

 Polemoniiitn occidentale ; Troximon piirpnretun {T, attrantiaciim 

 var. purpurenin. Gray); Troximon ArizoniciDn ; Troxinion pie- 

 betum ; Downingia tricolor ; Downiugia ornatissinia ; Dow- 

 7tingia insignis mid Howcllia limosa. 



Taxodinni distichum. — The Knees of. R. H. Eamborn. (Am. 



Nat. xxiv. 333-340; illustrated). 



To those who have followed the recent discussions in regard 



to the subject, this article v/ill contain but little that is new, even 



the illustrations having previously appeared in Garden and Forest. 



Uredospores of Gyinnosporangiitm, — TJie So-called. C. E. Bessey. 

 (Am. Nat xxiv. 369, 370). 



Willow, — A MoncEcioiis, C. L. Anderson. (Zoe, i. 41, 42). 



The author describes what he considers to be a moncecious 

 hybrid between Salix Babylonica and 5*. lasiandra. 



