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this number. Mrs, Britton leads with an account of the Sword 
Moss, telling briefly its history, how and where it was first found 
fruiting, illustrating its structure, and offering specimens for 
study. Mr. Pollard begins a series of short papers on the Families 
of Flowering Plants, introduces his readers to the two divisions of 
the Angiosperms, and promises for the next number a study of six 
families of the Monocotyledons, including the pondweeds, arrow- 
heads, and cat-tails. Prof. Knowlton gives some interesting sta- 
tistics as to the sensitiveness of the sundew. The ferns of the 
Yosemite and the neighboring Sierras are described by S. H. 
Burnham, who spent seven weeks with a party of students from 
Stanford University collecting in this region. Mr. Clute describes 
collecting some sand-barren plants on the Shinnecock Hills, Long 
Island, noting the gregariousness and isolation of the patches of 
plants that find an ungenerous sustenance in this sandy region. 
In his editorial, Prof. Knowlton cordially welcomes all botanists 
and those interested in any branch of the vegetable kingdom to 
contribute to its pages. The notes and news, which conclude the 
number, furnish many items of interest. The journal is published 
by Willard N. Clute & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.; the subscription 
price is one dollar per year. 
Index to recent Literature relating to American Botany. 
Beal, W. J. The Botanic Garden of the Michigan Agricultural Col- 
lege. Gard. & For. 10: 365. 15 S. 1897. 
Britton, E.G. The Sword Moss. Plant World, 1:1-5. jig. O. 1897. 
Burnham, S. H. Ferns of the Yosemite and the neighboring Sierras. 
Plant World, 1: 8-10. O. 1897. 
Clute, W.N. Some Sand Barren Plants. Plant World, 1: 11. O. 
1897. 
Crepin, F. La Question de la Priorité des Noms spécifiques envisagée 
au Point de Vue de Genre Rosa. Bull. Herb. Boiss. 5: 129-163. 
Mr. 1897. 
DeCandolle, C. Piperaceae Andreanae. Bull. Herb. Boiss. 5: 696- 
711. Au. 1897, 
Dock, M. L. The Chestnut in Bloom. Gard. & For. 10: 372./. 48. 
22 S. 1897. 
