56 THE PLANT WORLD 



NOTES ON CURRENT 

 LITERATURE 



In the January number of Bhodora Prof. W. J. Beal gives tlie fol- 

 lowing list of plants that become tumble-weeds in central Michigan : 

 Old-witch grass ( Faniciim capillare); hair-grass (Agrostis scabra); pep- 

 per grass {Lepidinm apetalmn); Russian thistle {Salsola Tragus); low 

 hop clover {Trifoluvm procumhens); winged pig- weed {Cycloloma plafi/- 

 phyllum); evening primrose {Oenothera hienms); gypsophyll (Gypsophila 

 elegans); tumble-weed {Amaranthus albiis). 



Another addition to our mushroom literature is Dr. Trelease's 

 paper an " Edible and poisonous Mushrooms and Toadstools," reprinted 

 from the forty-third annual report of the Missouri State Horticultural 

 Society. The article contains some very plain and sensible remarks 

 which are worthy of careful perusal by the prospective mycophagist. 

 At the close of the paper is a bibliograph}^ which will be found very 

 helpful to those who wish to consult the latest and best literature on 

 the subject. — C. L. S. 



Professor F. Lamson-Scribner and Mr. Elmer D. Merrill, of the 

 IT. S. Department of Agriculture, have rendered a service to American 

 botanists by making a careful study of the grasses in Stephen Elliott's 

 herbarium at Charleston, S. C, the results of their investigations being 

 published as a special Circular from the Division of Agrostology. It 

 would be an excellent thing for systematic botany if more of this work 

 could be done on the herbaria of earlier authors, and it would tend to 

 prevent much confusion and multiplicity of plant names. 



We have just received the attractive catalogue of Thomas Meehan 

 & Sons. It is a carefully selected list of choice hardy stock especially 

 adapted for making improvements in the home surroundings. It tells 

 what stock to use, how and when to plant and prune, and is full of use- 

 ful suggestions. 



Messrs. Ellis & Everhart have lately published a pamphlet entitled 

 "The North American Phyllostictas," containing descriptions of the 

 species pubUshed up to August, 1900. This will be helpful to Ameri- 

 can students who do not have access to Saccardo's Sylloge Fungorum. 



