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Clematis Frcmontii, (Garden & Forest, lii. 380, fig. 49). 



CornacecE — A Revision of North American. J. M. Coulter and 

 W. H. Evans. (Rot. Gaz. xv. 30-38, 86-97 ; also reprinted)- 



In this revision the authors lay considerable stress upon the 

 characters of the stones of the fruit as points of distinction, not 

 only between species, but also between sections, in their arrange- 

 ment of tlic genus Cormis, C. Drtunniondii, C. A. Meyer, Is rel- 

 egated to a variety of C, asperifolia^ Michx. C. Californica, C. 

 A. Meyer, Is considered to be a variety of C pubescens, Nutt. C, 

 candidissinia^ Marsh. (1785), replaces C. panicniata, L' Her. , 

 (1788). C. Grcenei is described as a new species founded on 

 specimens furnished by Prof E. L. Greene, from CaHfornia. C. 

 ^Baileyi is also named as a new species, from specimens collected 

 about the Great Lakes and westward. The same species was dis- 

 tributed by Dr. Porter as C. pubesccns, and lias been confused with 

 several other species. In regard to these tlie authors say : ** C. 

 stolo)iifcra, C. Baileyi and C. pnhcscens form a very perplexing 

 and apparently confluent group of species. In all probability 

 tliey freely cross with one another, and some of the puzzling in- 

 termediate forms may be hybrids/' The genus Nyssa is also ar- 

 ranged according to the characteristics of the fruit and their 



stones. Only four species are recognized. 



Under the genus Garrya^ G. Lindheiineri^ Torr. becomes G. 



ovata, Benth. var. LiudJieinieri ; G. flavescens, Watson, becomes 

 G. VeaicJiii^ Kellogg, vax, flavescens and G. flavcscens^ var. Pal- 

 meri^ Watson, becomes G, Veatc/iii, Kellogg, A. H. 



Fungi in the Collection of the Association- — List of Staten Island. 

 Arthur HoUick & N. L. Britton.- (Proc- Nat. Sci. Assn. S. I. 

 Special No. 11, Aug., 1890). 



This list of forty- tv\'o species of fungi was prepared from speci- 

 mens collected on Staten Island by the members of the Natural 

 Science Association and submitted to Mr. J. B. Ellis for deter- 

 mination. As might be expected, the species are such as are 

 more or less conspicuous — thirteen of them being in the genus 

 Polyporus, In regard to P. rimosus. Berk., Mr. ElHs says, in a 

 foot-note: "Your specimen is the first T have seen from this 



' region." 



