496 
Liatris scariosa. N. E. Brown (Gardn. Chron. xiv. 593, with 
figure). : 
Lichens from California and Mexico, collected by Dr. Edward Palmer 
from 1888—1892—List of. J. W. Eckfeldt (Contr. U.S. Nat. 
Herb. i. 291). 
Lobeliaceous Plants—Twe rare. Edw. L. Greene (Erythea, i. 237, 
238). 
The genus Baclea is proposed for the Vemacladus DES tfolius, 
Robinson, and Bolelia lata described as new. 
Maize—A Botanical and Economic Study. John W. Harshberger 
(Contr. Bot. Lab. Univ. Penn. i. No. 2, 75-202; three plates). 
Masdevallia racemosa. F. C. Lehmann (Gartnfl. xli. 488, illus- 
trated). 
Michigan Plants—_New and rare. G.¥H. Hicks (Asa Gray Bull. 
No. 3, 1893). 
Novitates occidentales—V. Edward L. Greene (Erythea, i. 221— 
224). 
New species and varieties are described in Astragalus, Amelan- 
clier, Saxifraga, Arabis, Senecio and Ptiloria. 
Novitates occidentales—VT. Edw. L. Greene (Erythea, i i. 258-260). 
Descriptions of new species in Lotus, Helianthemum, Poly- 
gonum and Uropappus. 
New Plants—Descriptions of three. J. N. Rose (Contr. U. S. Nat. 
Herb. i. 289). 
Ranunculus Cooleye and Ligusticum Macounii from Alaska, 
and Spheralcea Orcuttii from the Colorado Desert, are the “species hee 
described. ‘ s 
New Plants from Texas and Colorado—Descriptions of four. J. M2 
Holzinger (Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. i. 288). . 
Descriptions of Claytonia Bodini, Baptisia lanceolata, vat. 
Texana, Stemodia Schotti, and Oxybaphus Bodini. Ce 
Odontoglossum constrictum, Lindl., var. Sanderianum, Roch. aS 
Kranzlin (Gartenfl. xli. 65). : 
me Odontoglossum cirrhosum. iL Wittmack a xli. |. 593: wi 
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