Agricultur, Horticultur, etc. — Chemisches, Pharmaceutisches. 15':* 



Pflanze. Es folgen dann Mitteilungen, welche die Heimat der Pflanze, 

 die Geschichte ihrer Einführung und ihre Identität mit 5. Ohrondi 

 Carriere betreffen, sowie ein genauer Bericht über die angestellten 

 Kulturversuche. Den Schluss der Abhandlung bildet eine Zusammen- 

 stellung derjenigen Merkmale, durch welche sich S. Cominersorüi 

 Dunal von 5. ttiberosiim L. unterscheidet. Die Tafel mit ihren 7 

 farbigen Abbildungen gibt ein anschauliches Bild der Pflanze. 



Lecke (Halle a/S.). 



Peck, Chas. H., Report of the State Botanist 1905. (BulL 

 New- York State Museum. CV. p. 1 — 106. pl. s. t. 04—103). 



This consists of matter arranged under the following headings: 

 introduction, species added to the herbarium, contributors and their 

 contributions, species not before reported, remarks and observations, 

 edible fungi, species of Crataegus found within twenty miles of 

 Albany, explanation of plates and index. 



The species of Crataegus found within twent}' miles of Albany 

 is reviewed under a separate title. 



Collections of plants have been made or contributed from most 

 of the counties of the State. Specimens have also been sent from 

 many of the different states and from Mexico and a number of the 

 provinces of Canada. Two hundred and seventy seven New York 

 species have been added to the herbarium and of these seventy six 

 are new to the herbarium. The number of contributions received 

 which are suitable to be saved were sixty three. The number of 

 species added to the flora of the State is eight}^ two, some of which 

 have been raised from varietal to specific rank. Twenty two new 

 species of fungi have been added as follows: Boletus acidus under 

 pine and hemlock trees, Clitopilus squamulosus among fallen leaves 

 in woods, Cortinarius rubripes in woods, Entolorna ßavifoliuni among 

 fallen leaves, Hypomyces camphorati on Lactarius camphoratus, 

 Inocybe dhninuta, Lentinus spretus on decaying wood of pine, Lep- 

 tosphaeria substerilis on living leaves of Mentha piperita, Marasmius 

 longistriatus under pine and hemlock trees, Mendius pruni on bark 

 of Prunus pensylvanica , Mendius idmi on dead branches of Ulmus 

 americana , PhyUosticta pallidior on living leaves of Vagnera stellata . 

 Pluteus grandis among fallen leaves in woods, Polyporus JJndenvoodii 

 Murrill on deciduous wood, Psathyra vestita on fallen leaves and 

 grass, Sporotrichum anthophilum on living carnations, Zygodesmtis 

 pallidofulvus on decaying wood, Tridioloma unifactutn under hem- 

 lock trees, Lactarius rimosellus on the bare soil, Russula subsordida , 

 R. viridella under hemlock trees and Ciavaria conjuncta among fallen 

 leaves in woods. The paper is completed by thirteen plates of fungi 

 all of which are colored. Perley Spaulding. 



Smith, H. G,, The refractive indices, with other data, of 

 the oils of 118 species of Eucalyptus. (Proc. Roy. Soc. 

 N. S. Wales. 1905). 



In this paper the author records the refractive index, the specific 

 gravity, the specific refractive energy and the solubility in alcohol 

 of the oil of each species. The material was distilled at the Museum, 

 and most of it had been prepared for the work "Research on the 

 Eucalypts and their Essen tial Oils," by Mr. R. T. Baker and himself, 

 so that it was of undoubted origin. The oils of those species which 



