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posed, contains the clause, “I wish my body to be burnt rather 
than buried, as I do not want to contamine the earth by decay, 
nor be a cause of desease to other men. My ashes, if they can be: 
collected, I wish to be deposited in a Urn, to be kept with my 
collections.” 
Apparently his property and certainly his body, was not dis- 
posed of in accordance with either the letter or spirit of this docu- 
ment, and his biographer says that he “appears to have been de- 
spoiled of his rights in nomenclature while living; he was de- 
‘spoiled of his possessions when dead.” : 
Many of the most interesting details contained in the volume 
are necessarily omitted in this review, but attention should be 
called, at least, to the titled headings, “ Rafinesque’s Name in 
Nomenclature,” where he is commemorated both generically and 
specifically in botany and zoology ; “ Medals, Diplomas and Other 
Honors,” in which a list of these, conferred upon him by scientific 
societies at home and abroad is given; “ Rafinesque and Evolu- 
tion;” “ Rafinesque’s Literary Style;” “ Personal Appearance of 
Rafinesque,” etc. : : 
The volume is a model of its kind and isa fitting tribute to the 
versatile man whose life it memorializes, A. H. 
Annual Report of the State Botanist of New York. Charles H. 
Peck. pp. 48 (From the 47th Report of the New York State 
- Museum of Natural History, Albany, 1894). 
Mr. Peck’s report for the year 1893 contains a great deal of 
important and valuable information. It deals with the poisonous 
toadstools ; gives a list of plants added to the State Herbarium, 
| of which 40 species were not before represented, gives notes on 
species not before reported in any of his communications, there 
being 14 new Fungi here described in the genera Psathyrella, 
_—- Merulius, Stereum, Discosia, Haplosporella, Rhabdospora, Volutella, 
_ Cercospora, Peziza, Sphaerella, Clavaria, Leptothyrium, Zygodesmus, 
 Asterula and Melogramma, not all from New York State, how- 
_ ever; and under “ Remarks and Observations” we find a variety 
_ of interesting notes on distribution and on characters of numerous 
_ species. Dr. E. C. Howe contributes the description of Carev 
Peck n. sp., the C. Emmonsii elliptica Boott, considering it more 
nearly’ related to C. deflexa than to C. Emmonsii. NL. B. 
