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They surely should not be made into one polymorphous species, 
as here treated, no attempt being made to separate them even as 
varieties, while P. daxzflorum Lam. is considered worthy of varietal 
rank, although its limitations are less distinct than those of the 
species referred to above. 
_ The present volume is plainly though neatly bound, the type 
clear and distinct. Some of the figures, however, do not come up 
as clearly as might be desired. It is the only work in this country 
which attempts to cover the forms from Mexico, and is a welcome 
addition to the literature of this difficult family of plants. 
Ge Wi 
Sphagna Boreali-Americana exsiccata. Prepared by Daniel Cady 
Eaton and Edwin Faxon. Issued by George F. Eaton, New 
Haven, Conn., October, 1896. * 
We have received the first two centuries of these very interest- 
ing North American Peat-Mosses, and are much pleased with the 
number and variety of species represented, the neat manner in 
which they are put up and the wide geographical range of the 
collections distributed. The bulk of the collections have been 
made by Edwin Faxon and Prof. Eaton in the New England 
States, to which Prof. Farlow and Edward L. Rand have also 
contributed. Dr. Evans has gathered many species in New Jer- 
sey, and Dr. Small in the Southern States, Mrs. A. M. Nicholson 
and C. H. Baker in Florida, A. C. Waghorne in Newfoundland, 
and Sandberg and Leiberg in Washington. Besides this there 
are a few rare arctic species from Hudson Bay and Alaska, col- 
lected by George Comer and C. H. Townsend. 
We have all felt the great loss that American bryologists suf- 
fered in Prof. Eaton’s death, and are glad to learn that his work 
was so far completed that his son has been able to issue this most 
attractive and useful collection. E. G. B. 
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Proceedings of the Club. 
Tuespay Eveninc, NovemMBER 24TH, 1899. 
Vice-President Allen occupied the chair and there were 20 
_ persons present. a 
