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ered they had sprung from the same tufts of roots as those last observed, and then found 

 them in all stages of transition; the root-leaves drying up and disappearing as the mud. 

 dried up, leaving only the plants first noticed; vrhich were subsequently found to be our 

 common Water Plantain. — J. Schneck, 3It. Girmel, III. 



Recent Publications. — Americdii Journal of Science and Arts, January. An 

 address delivered at South Kensington by Dr. J. H. Gilbert " On some Points in Con- 

 nection with Vegetation" is begun in this number. Dr. Gilbert confines his attention 

 almost exclusively to the " Sources of the nitrogen of vegetation in general, and of ag- 

 ricultural production in particular." Dr. Gray gives a short review of a paper read 

 upon the " Geographical Statistics of European Flora," which is so condensed and 

 interesting, that, but for the lack of space, we would reprint it. 



The Anieriean Nntiiralist, February. The botanical papers of this number are nu- 

 merous and full of interest. Owing to the exceedingly crowded condition of our pages, 

 we are compelled to simply mention articles that are worthy a more lengthy notice. 

 The botanical articles are a very readable paper upon "The Distribution of Plants in 

 New Hampshire and Vermont," by William F. Flint ; Fertilization of Oentiana An- 

 drewxii" by Dr. Gray; "Origin of Varieties; Two Illustrations," by J. J. H. Gregory, 

 and " Ipomcea xetosa," by Mary Treat. 



Field and Forest, January. Mr. Rudolph Oldberg gives a list of the Mosses and 

 HepaticcB of the District of Columbia. 



Proreedlngs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Parts I. and II., 

 1876. Quite a nvunber of botanical papers are contained in these parts, and that in- 

 defatigable observer, Mr. Median, is largely represented . 



Report of the Botanist: [Charles H. Peck.] 3Iad6 to the Regents of the Univer- 

 sity of the State of JVeic York, from the twenty-eighlh annual report. This is a pam- 

 phlet of about GO pages, containing two handsome plates of new Fung'. Mr. Peck is 

 making annually very large contributions to our species of Fungi, and this report con- 

 tains no less than 70 species new to science and 150 new to the herbarium. Lists are 

 given of the phints mounted antl contributed, together with the names of the donors. 

 If other states would only imitate New York in this respect, herbara would be secured 

 them that would soon make State Floras something more tangible than at ]n-esent, and 

 would at the same time greatly advance the interests of botanical science at large. 



Forest Culture and Eucalyptus Trees, by Ellwood Cooper. This is a little book of 

 over 300 pages, being mainly a printed copy of a lecture on " Forest Culture and Aus- 

 tralian Gum-trees" by Mr. Ellwood Cooper, President of Santa Barbara College, 

 California, and descriptions of Eucalyptus trees from the pamphlets of Baron Ferd. 

 Von Mueller. 



Note. — Calochortus Keunedyi, n sp., of the February number of the Gazette, has 

 been, as I have since learned, distributed in sets of California plants, collected in May, 

 t87fi, by Dr. Palmer, under the unpublished name of C Wallace i.— Cilia Kennedyi, n. 

 , sp., of the same date, is Cilia Parryw, Gray, in Contr. Proc. Am. Acad., issued Dec, 

 27, 1876. The publication did not reach me until the end of January, when it was too 

 late to witiidraw my name. — T. C. P. 

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