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iods, and then a discussion of relationships to certain specific forms 

 and other Laminanese in general. That the species is a polymorphic 

 and somewhat confusing one may judge by the fact that in literature 

 it appears under five generic names with nine different specific 

 combinations. 



In an article entitled " The vitality of some annual plants/' re- 

 printed from the October number of the American Journal of Science,. 

 Mr. Theo. Holm instances a number of annual plants of which he has 

 found individuals having arrangements for living over winter. 



Mr. Henry Eggert has published a catalogue of the Phanerogams- 

 and Pteridophytes in the vicinity of St. Louis, the radius being about 

 40 miles. This is the first complete list of this interesting region since 

 Geyer's Catalogue of 1842. The list contains about 1100 species, and 

 Mr. Eggert's long and patient study of the St. Louis flora insures a 

 list both complete and accurate. 



NOTES AND NEWS. 



Dr. Aug. F. Foerste sailed for Europe the middle of last month, 



and is now at the College de France, Paris. 



On page 273 the Gazette tried say that Mr. T. Kirk of Welling- 

 ton. New Zealand, was preparing plants of that country for distribu- 

 tion at 45 shillings per century. 



Dr. Arthur Meyer has been called to the professorship of bot- 

 any in the I Diversity of Marburg. Dr. F. G. Kohl, heretofore privat- 

 docent. has been made assistant-professor. 



Dr. Hermann Hon mann, professor of botany in the University of 

 (.lessen, is dead at the age of 72. Plant climatology, geography and 

 phaenology are the branches to which he gave especial attention. In- 

 deed the latter subject owes most of its present development to his 



labors. 



Three of the six established scholarships for garden pupils of the 

 Miss< ran Botanical Garden | St. Louis) are to be awarded before the first 

 ot April next I hose who desire full information concerning the 

 great advantages offered by these scholarships, and the conditions 



upon which they are awarded, should address the Director, Dr. Will- 

 iam I release. 



' pp 292—309, with plate xiii. 



