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tial on long journeys.” According to Lambert’s “ History of the 
New Haven Colony,” the Connecticut Indians called parched 
corn pounded, yeokheag; parched corn made into hominy, vou- 
cheage. The only other Indian names I have found for parched 
corn are: Caddo, sishwanto ; Cherokee, Aungwisttung ; Choctaw, 
tanchi vluvsha; Mohawk, ounouquit-zerleh; Muskhogee, achiapo- 
stki; Seneca, onaershewfquaw. The Quichuas of Peru call toasted 
Maize cancha. Pinole is an Aztec word applied to any kind of 
grain or seeds parched and ground before being made into dough. 
Iam unable to determine whether the word parched was used as 
synonymous with toasted or whether it refers to popped, but I 
Suspect the former. 
SouTH FRAMINGHAM, October 4, 1894. 
Japanese Characeae—I. 
By T. F. ALLEN. 
These observations will be continued as collections come to 
hand, and for the present no attempt will be made to systematize 
the species. 
: I. CHARA FRAGILIS Dew: A slender form of this species, 
. differing in no particular from forms collected in other coun- 
tries. The cortex is tolerably regular; the primary series most 
prominent, the papillae undeveloped. The bracts are unilateral 
and equal the oogonium in length, the latter immature. | 
2 and 3. Cu. coronata A. Br. Three collections of this spe- 
cies have been made, all in the vicinity of Tokio ; one form seems 
to be longer, with long leaves (probably from deeper water). It 
does not differ from the ordinary forms, even the minute tuft at , 
_ the apex of the leaves, composed of the terminal cell with two or 
_ three elongated nodal bracts, is similar; this form is microcarpa, 
microptila, unilateralis. The coronula of the oogonium is short 
_ With spreading tips, the subtending bracts only half the length of 
: the oogonium, the oospore small, 540 long, 306 broad. __ ee 
4 Nrretra Japonica Allen, Bull. Torr. Club, 20: 120; ax: = 
P ph 188. Provinee ¢ of Lecteonan Biiey Ri eee ai ee ae 
