Botanical Gazette. 



Vol. V. NOVEMBER, 1880. No. 11. 



Editorial. — Dr. Geo. Thurber, the distinguished botanist, so 

 well known from his work in the Graminece, sailed for Europe Sept. 

 2nd. We understiind his object is a study of the various Experi- 

 mental Stations in France, Germany and England, in the interest of 

 progressive agriculture. 



Fekn.s of North America. — Since the issue of the last part 

 (No. 27) of Prof. Eaton's great work, bearing the above title, several 

 species have been discovered, either entirely new, or new to this 

 country, and a considerably larger number are likely to be found in 

 the tuture. Many of the subscribers have urged the publisher, Mr. 

 S. E. Cassino, to issue new parts from time to time as new species 

 are discovered ; these supi:)lenientary parts in time to constitute Vol. 

 3. This will be done if a sufficient number of subscribers agree to 

 to continue. I'he price and style of the work will remain unchanged. 

 Probably not more than from 2 to 4 parts will be issued per year, 

 ^rhose vsishing t > aid in keei)ing this great work abreast of the times 

 should send their names immediately to the publisher, S. E. Cassino, 

 299 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 



A Letter from Baron Eggers informs us "that the first set 

 of 100 species of dried West Indian plants is now ready for disttibu- 

 tion, as are also sets of fruits and seeds, and of woods (cross sections 

 of stems 10 centim. long) and arboreous vines. The following very 

 low prices have been fixed, and we take pleasure in making them 

 known to our subscribers : 



100 dried plants, $8.00. 



100 species fruits and seeds, 7.00. 

 100 species woods, 16.00. 



50 species arboreous vines, 16.00. 

 Of the arboreous vines, each species is represented by 10 pieces of 

 the stem, 25 centim. long, of various thicknesses. Transportation 

 is prepaid. Subscriptions for any < f the above sets will be leceived 

 by the Curator of the Botanical Museum at Harvard University, 

 Cambridge, Mass., who will also see the collections properly for- 

 warded. 



Horticulturist's names sometimes grow to as great a length as 

 the good old names given to plants before the system of binomial 

 nomenclature came into use. The latest addition to ornamental trees 

 is Acer Plautaiioidcs Aurea vaiiegatum Buntzleri, or, in other words, a 

 striped leaf maple. 



Prof. Marcus E. Jones, Grinnell, Iowa, has had the good for- 

 tune of having quite a lengthy paper (64 pp.) translated into French 



