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1777. Weatherby, C. A. Long pond, Rhodora 21:73-70. 1919.— See Bot. Absts. 4, 

 Entry 370. 



1778. Weingaut, WlLHELM. Rhlpsalls Purpusii spec. nov. Monatsachr. fur Kakteen- 

 kunde 28: 78-82. 1918. — Rhipxnlis I'urpuaii is described and illustrated as new to science. 

 The species was discovered in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, by C. A. Purpus to whom it is 

 dedicated. — J. M. Grcenman. 



1779. Woodward, R. W. Two Festuca varieties. Rhodora 21: 72. 1919.— Note in re- 

 gard to two varieties of Festuca, F. ovina var. hispidula and F. rubra var. subvillosa, and 

 their occurrence in Franklin, Connecticut. — James P. Poole. 



17S0. Youngken, Heber Wilkinson. The comparative morphology, taxonomy and dis- 

 tribution of the Myricaceae of the eastern United States. Contrib. Univ. Pennsylvania Bot. 

 Lab. 4: 339-400. PL 81-90. 1919.— See Bot. Absts. 3, Entry 2458. 



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1781. Alexander, W. P. The tamarack, American larch. Nat. Study Rev. 15:15-17. 

 1919. 



1782. Anonymous. New Jersey peat industry in 1918. Jour. Amer. Peat Soc. 13:81. 

 1920. — New Jersey stands first in the United States in peat production. The value of New 

 Jersey peat was $264,822 in 1918.— G. B. Rigg. 



1783. Anonymous. [Rev. of: Miss M. Rathbone's paper before the Linnaean Society, 

 on "Preserving specimens in formalin."] Jour. Botany 57: 135. 1919. 



1784. Anonymous. The Iceland poppy. Gard. Chron. Amer. 23:162. Fig. 1. 1919. 



1785. Anonymous. Plants of the Bible and Biblical lands. South African Gard. and 

 Country Life 9: 206. 1919. 



1786. Anonymous. Plants of the Bible and Biblical Lands. South African Gard. and 

 Country Life 9: 303-304. 2 fig. 1919. 



1787. Anonymous. Memorial fruit trees for France. Brooklyn Bot. Gard. Rec. 8: 150. 

 Oct., 1919.— New York [City] Bird and Tree Club, cooperating directly with the French 

 government, has inaugurated a campaign for funds to replant destroyed orchards in the 

 devastated regions of France. — C. S. Gager. 



1788. Anonymous. Peat as an ingredient of feeds. Jour. Amer. Peat Soc. 12: 183-184. 

 1919. — Peat has been used as an ingredient of stock feeds at the Texas Agric. Exp. Sta. If 

 used in small amounts this ingredient is beneficial in about the same way that charcoal is. 

 It has also been used in England. — G. B. Rigg. 



1789. Anonymous. Peat fuel industry in Europe. Jour. Amer. Peat Soc. 12:211. 1919. 

 — The use of peat as a substitute for coal has recently been greatly extended in Austria, 

 Switzerland and Denmark. — G. B. Rigg. 



1790. Anonymous. Peat fiber in Germany during the war. Jour. Amer. Peat Soc. 12 : 

 214-215. 1919. — A mixture of 50 per cent peat fiber and 50 per cent wool makes a strong 

 durable material that looks well and is suitable for men's clothing. The cost of producing 

 the fiber is high. — G. B. Rigg. 



