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iials of Catalpa bignonioidcs on the P. C, Brooks estate at West 

 Medford, Mass. These trees have produced droophig branches 

 which have rooted and produced shoots, thus forming a minia- 

 ture forest of young Catalpas. 



Contributions a la Flore dn Paraguay — ///. Polygalacees. Dr. 



Robert Chodat. (Mem. Soc, Phys. et Hist Nat. Geneve xxx. 



No. 8). 



Under this title are described twenty-six species o{ Polygala 

 found in Paraguay, twelve of which arc beautifully figured in six 

 plates. The drawings bring out clearly the style and seed char- 

 acters. 



Cruel Plant — The, Arthur Henry. (Proc. Can. Inst.j 3d Series, 



vii, 226-229, illustrated). 



An account of the method by which PJiysiantJius aliens 

 catches and holds visiting moths. 



Cucumber Root — The. (Am. Garden, xi. 691, illustrated). 

 Mcdeola Virginica is figured under this caption. 



Dezvbcrries — The, (Am, Garden, xi. 641, 642, illustrated). 



Contains descriptions of Rubus Canadensis^ R. Jiispidus and 

 R. trivialis, with fig. of the second named species and a full page 

 representation of A^. Canadensis, var. rorihaccus, which is 

 described as a new variety, said to be native in the hills of West 

 Virginia. 



Distribution of Plants — The, V. M. Spaulding. (Am. Nat. 



xxiv. 819-83 i) 



Professor Spaulding reviews in a very interesting manner the 

 historical development of the study of this topic, beginning with 

 Humboldt's essay in 1805. He points out some of the views 

 held by him and subsequent authors, and concludes that the end 

 has not yet been reached. It is to be regretted that this paper 

 was not presented at Indianapolis, so that it might have been in- 

 corporated with the others there given, which are to be published 

 as a group in the proceedings of the American Association. 



N. L. B. 



Eriogonece. (Gard. Chron., viii. 5^5^ ^S' ^*^3> ^^4» ^05). 



Contains figures of Eriogonuni cory?nbosu?n^ E. raceniosuni 



and E. Thoniasii, 



