Botanical Gazette. 



Vol. V. DECEMBER, 1880. No. 12. 



Ediiorial. — The Oxfoud Botanical Garden is pleasantly 

 described by a correspondent of the American Agriculturist who is 

 traveling in England. It is said to be the oldest Botanical Garden in 

 England, if not the oldest in existence. It was completed in 1663. 

 "It was pleasant to meet with many of our familiar American plants, 

 conspicuous among which was 01. r Poke or Pigeon-berry. Another 

 home plant was our Cardinal Flower {Lobelia cardinalis), the flowers 

 of which were much larger than at home, but not of such an intense 

 scarlet." 



The Torrey Bulletin has begun the publication of a list of the 

 state and local floras of the United States. The October number con- 

 tains such a list for the New England States, and as far as we know 

 it is quite exhaustive. Assistance is asked in making the list as ac- 

 curate as possible. 



Dr. T. F. Allen calls attention to the fact that the same simi- 

 larity between the floras of Eastern Asia and America is noticeable 

 anionic the Characae as has been observed by Dr. Gray with respect 

 to higher plants. 



The Smiacuse Botanical Club still continues to be one of the 

 most active clubs in the country. During the past season they have 

 taken 29 club excursions, and combining profit with pleasure, have 

 realized over twenty dollars from them An Authors' Party brought 

 them in ninety more, and thus they are able to order an herbarium 

 case, rent a room, and buy some microscopes and books. They are 

 working towards publishing a complete catalogue of the flora of Onon- 

 daga county and most certainly deserve all the success that has come 

 to them in such liberal measure. 



Habenaria Garberi should have been described in the last 

 number of the Gazette with "lips longer than the perigone," instead 

 of "lips larger." 



Mr. a. H. Curtiss has undertaken to collect Baron Eggers' set 

 of West Indian plants and hence will probably issue but one more set 

 of U. S. plants. Those who have felt uncertain about Baron Eggers' 

 specimens will now feel perfectly safe in ordering sets, as Mr. Curtiss' 

 fine specimens are to be seen in almost every herbarium in the 

 country. 



A Summer on Roan Mountain. — This mountain ever since 

 Dr. Gray's first visit in i<S4i, has been a locus classicus to botanists, 

 though but few have visited it. 



