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NOTES AND COMMENT 



Prof. William Trelease, of the University of Illinois, announces the 

 appearance of a monograph entitled The Genus Phoradendron. This 

 is a complete reclassification of this group of mistletoes, and em- 

 braces descriptions of 240 species and 37 varieties, with half-tone 

 illustrations of nearly all of the forms, nine-tenths of which have not 

 been illustrated heretofore. The work may be secured from the 

 Business Manager of the University of Illinois. 



We have received the first number of Madrono, the new journal 

 of the California Botanical Society, which is to appear at irregular in- 

 tervals as a medium for contributions regarding the flora and vegeta- 

 tion of California and adjacent states, and as a chronicle of the activi- 

 ties of Californian botanists. Dr. W. L. Jepson, of the University of 

 California, is chairman of the publication committee of the Society. 



Professor Hugh Findlay, of the Slocum College of Agriculture; 

 Syracuse, has written a useful popular book entitled House Plants, 

 Their Care and Culture (D. Appleton & Company). The management 

 of conservatories and window gardens, the preparation of soil, potting 

 and propagation of plants, and the treatment of common diseases are 

 all described, and brief directions are given for the care of the most 

 frequently grown ornamental plants. 



