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Dianthus prolifer, L., has been found as far west as Cleveland, 
Ohio (H. C. Beardslee, 1891). Déanthus Armeria, L., Lynch- 
burg, Marion and Eggleston’s Springs, Va.; Tunica Saxifraga 
(L.) Scop., Flushing, Long Island (Schrenk, 1879); Gypsophila 
muralis, L,., Staten Island, Deerfield, Mass. (Miss L. R. Heller, 
1886); Elmwood, R.I. (J. F. Collins, 1890-92). Silene Gallica, 
L. Sp. Pl. 417, stands on the page of that work after the one 
where S. Auglica is published ; Silene Cucubalus, Wibel (1799), 
was first published by Linnzeus as Cucubalus Behen in 1753, 
but there is a St/ene Behen, also of Linnzeus; it was next pub- 
lished as Behen vulgaris by Moench (Meth. 709, 1794), and 
should be cited S. vadgaris {Moench) Garcke, FI. Deutsch, Ed. 
9, 64 (1869); the plant is exceedingly abundant in Northern 
New Jersey, and extends to Tennessee (Scribner, 1890) ; the 
name Silene alba, Muhl. Cat. 45 (1813), known to apply to 
Cucubalus niveus, Nutt. (1818), is rejected as “seminudum ;” 
from this we infer that Dr. Robinson would reject all the 
names in Muhlenberg’s Catologue, for this is as well identified 
as any of them; in this view a large number of familiar names 
would have to be abandoned; Silene stellata (L..) Ait., extends 
to North Carolina (Small, 1892, Heller, 1890); Sz/ene nutans» 
L., is an addition to our adventive flora, found on Mt. Desert; 
Silene Pennsylvanica, Michx. (1803), is antedated by S. Caro- 
finiana, Walt. (1788), and the plants are the same (vid. BULLETIN 
xviii. 268); Silene Menziesii, Hook., and S. Scouleri, extend 
eastward to Nebraska (Williams, 1890, Webber, 1889); Lef- 
lingia Texana, Hook., extends to Nebraska (Webber, 1889). 
Silene incompta, Gray, is reduced S. Bridgesti, Rohrb., S. plcata, 
Wats., to S. Yhurberi, Wats., Lychnis Californica, Wats., be- 
comes S. Watsoni, Robinson, S. Macounii and S. monantha, 
_ Wats., are referred to S. Douglasii as varieties. _N. L. B. 
Notholena tenera.—A new Station for, S. B. Parish (Erythea, 1. 
153-154). | ; 
Novitates occidentales—IV. Edward L. Greene (Erythea, i. 147- 
Descriptions of new species in the genera Streptanthus, Car- 
damine, Sidalcea, Ceanothus, Eriophyllum, Erigeron, Eupatorium, — 
Apocynum, Asclepias, Muilla, Calochortus and Fritillarias 
