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a long one and includes over 50 new species. A synopsis of N. A m. 

 Desmanthus is given, which shows 10 species. 



The rest of the contribution contains the descriptions of new 

 species, chiefly from our Western Territories. Astragalus receives 

 5 new species; Eriogonum 4; Arabis, Caulanthus, Silene, Atriplex, 

 each 3; and Muosurus, Claytonia, Arenaria, Malvastrum (one 

 from Florida), Lupinus, Dalea, Sedwn, Cotyledon, (Enothera, Al- 

 lium, each 2. The distinguishing characters of our four species of 

 Physaria are giYen. Lupinus Plattensis is the specific name given 

 to L. omatus, Dough, var. glabratus, Watson. 



A discovery of special interest to eastern botanists and all 

 those who usr our eastern manuals is that of Pedicularis Furbishice 

 on wet banks of the St. John's River, at Van Buren, Arostook Co., 

 Maine, and extending along the river for sixty miles. This species 

 is allied to P. Canadensis and P. braeteosa and is dedicated to its 

 discoverer, Miss Kate Furbish, who has worked so successfully 

 among the plants of her native state. — J. M. C. 



Native Trees of the Lower Wabash in Illinois and In- 

 diana, by Robert Ridgway — This is the substance of the title to a 

 paper published in the Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum, 

 and to the author we are much indebted for advance sheets. Mr. 

 Ridgway has made a careful study of the trees of the Lower Wa- 

 bash and White River Valleys, and with the help of Dr. J. Schneck. 

 of Mt. Carmel, 111., has made this a most interesting and valuable 

 paper. If space permitted we would like to publish copious ex- 

 tracts from it, but in this notice will have to be content with a 

 meager outline. The author aptly describes our Southern Indiana 

 forests as distinguished from those of more eastern districts by the 

 absence of coniferous trees and the great variety of species grow- 

 ing together. Our woods are most decidedly "mixed woods 11 and 

 40 to 50 species are given as growing indiscriminately upon areas 

 of 50 to 75 acres. 



In regard to size, many measurements were taken, showing a 

 most liberal growth. At least 34 species of trees reach or ex- 

 ceed a height of 100 feet; no less than 11 reach a height of 150 

 feet; and the greatest height recorded was thac of a Liriodendron, 

 being 190 feet. 



The paper contains a list of 92 species with very interesting 

 notes, the longest being upon our Tulip tree, or "Poplar 11 (Ltr>o- 

 dendron tulipifera), the most magnificent of our trees; the White 

 Elm, or "Red Elm 11 {Uimus Americana), with its spurs or but- 

 tresses at base and its parasite, the mistletoe; the Sycamore (Plata- 

 nus occidentalism the largest hardwood tree of North America, 

 with greatest girth and most massive branches, in one case the 

 measurement about the base being 42 feet, and reports of others 

 much larger, even to 66 feet; the Bald Cypress {Taxodium distichum) 



