NOTES AND NEWS. 



Prof. C. Sargent of Harvard, accompanied by Mr. W. M. 

 Canby, are on this Coast, looking at trees for the benefit of the 

 " Silva of North America." They have visited San Diego, San 

 Francisco, Berkele3% Palo Alto, Monterey, etc., and go from here 

 to Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, etc., returning to the East by 

 way of Arizona, where they will make investigations. 



JACKSONIA, R. Br. "I am sorry to find that I was in 

 error in supposing (p. 348) that no new name had been sub- 

 stituted for Jacksonia R. Br. Prof. E. L,. Greene has replaced it 

 by Piptoyncris , a name under which Turczaninow described a 

 single species referred by Bentham to Jacksonia: and proceeds to 

 enumerate thirty-five species under this title. With the aid of 

 the printer he contrives to invent two fresh names: P. ' dilalata ' 

 for J. dilatata Benth.; and P. ' purpuascens ' for J. purpurascens 

 Muell. It is to be regretted that some more useful or at least 

 less mischievous outlet cannot be found for the superabundant 

 energy of which Prof. Greene seems to be possessed." — ^James 

 Britten m Jour. Bot. xxxi, 274, (December, 1893). 



Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Brandegee have taken up permanent 

 residence in San Diego, Calif.: partly for the more agreeable 

 climate and partly to be nearer the chosen field of Mr, Brande- 

 gee's botanical labors. They take with them their excellent 

 botanical library, and private herbarium. 



Prof. Douglas H. Campbell goes to Europe at the end of the 

 term to spend 'six months in botanical researches. 



With this number completing the fourth volume, the publica- 

 tion of Zoe will cease for the present. For a journal of its age 

 and character it has received good support, and closes with a 

 steadily increasing subscription. It has been, however, too 

 serious a drain upon the time of the editor, and interferes materi- 

 ally with work of more present importance. 



