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The form of the book is not pleasing. The matter is dis- 

 posed in double columns on a rather large page and presents 

 an obviously antique appearance. The illustrations are 

 numerous, but their value to the teacher and independent 

 student is impaired because of imperfect explanation. In 

 many cases no indication of the species from which the 

 organ ilhisfcrated was derived is to be found in the text. 



Part II is replete with errors. — w. L. J. 



SHORT ARTICLES. 



New localitv-eecords for the Bay Region. — Nicotiana 

 Bigelovii, S. Wats., is plentiful in sandy places along the 

 banks of Russian River from Duncan's Mills to Guerneville, 

 Sonoma Co., and a correspondent tells me, that it occurs as 

 far up tlie river as Healdsburg. 



Glycyrrhiza glutinosa, Nutt., near Russian River Station 

 on the N. P. C. R. R., Sonoma Co., July 22, 1896. 



Mentha Pulegiiim, L., is exceedingly abundant about 

 Russian River Station^ and on both sides of the river at 

 Guerneville. On some of the alluvial " bottom-lands" near 

 the mouths of creeks it occurs in such masses as to color 

 large areas when in blossom. J. Burtt Davy, 



Geranium parviflorum, Willd. — A specimen in the Her- 

 barium of the California Academy, collected by J. W. Cong- 

 don on the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais, Marin Co., has been 

 identified by Dr. Trelease as this species. It grows near 

 Olema also, but seems to be rare. It has not previously been 

 reported from California. Alice Eastwood. 



ScoLYMUS HisPANicus, L. — Miss E. Cannon found this 

 plant growing in abundance at Los Gatos, Calif ., in 1893, and 

 has this year collected good specimens in the same locality. 

 Mr. Greenman, of the Gray Herbarium, reports, that it was 

 collected as a ballast- weed at Gerard Point, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., Aug. 26, 1877, by a Mr. Parker. This appears to be the 

 first record of its occurrence, spontaneously, in the United 

 States. Alice Eastwood. 



