I 88 PLANT WORLD. 



animals, the important part played by the fiber derived from 

 them in the textile work of the Indian, as well as other 

 features, furnish facts which for novelty and interest far 

 surpass the efforts of Mr. Dunn's imagination. 



MINOR NOTES AND NEWS. 

 Professor C. R. Barnes and Dr. J. G. Laud of the 

 University of Chicago have started on a tour of Southern 

 Mexico for the purpose of making collections and investiga- 

 tions of the bryophytes. The Colima region on the west 

 coast, the slopes and lowlands south of Orizaba and the 

 isthmus of Tehuantepec will be visited. Photographic equip- 

 ment of unusual excellence has been provided for the work of 

 recording habits and habitats. 



