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sentative if we have many contributions from widely separated 

 localities. All persons interested are invited to send us notes 

 on this subject in time for the next issue. Further notes on 

 the most fragrant wildflowers are also desired. 



Another list which offers the opportunity for an interesting 

 exercise of one's botanical knowledge is that of the fleshy 

 fruits that are borne on herbaceous plants. As most of our 

 readers know, the great majority of fleshy fruits are borne 

 on woody species. Just why this is so appears to be con- 

 nected with the evolution of plants in general. A complete 

 list of these herbaceous species that bear fleshy fruits, how- 

 ever, whether wild or cultivated, will be a decided addition 

 to our knowledge of the subject. Mention of some species 

 of this kind may be found in this magazine for 1915 on page 

 32, and for 1916 on page 150. The list is not likely to be a 

 long one, but its making is likely to bring several surprises. 



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 The American Journal of Botany, however, announces an 

 advance from $3 to $5 a year and the Garden Magazine has 

 advanced from $1.50 to $2. The subscription price of the 

 strictly botanical magazines in this country is now as follows: 

 American Botanist $1.25, American Journal of Botany $5, 

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 Mycologia%?>< Plant World $2,50, Rhodora $1.50, Torrcya $1, 

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