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de M. E. Andre. P. Maury. (Journal de Botanique, ii., 

 389-396; 418-425.) 



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The great value of the enormous collections accumulated by 

 M. Andre in Northwestern Sotlth America is being made known 

 through the studies of numerous botanists, M. Maury contrib- 

 utes an enumeration of the Cyperaceae, 58 species. He notes that 

 it includes about two-fifths of the species of the order known to 

 grow in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. The new species 

 are as follows: Cy perns flexibilis^ C. AndreafiitSy Dichroniena 

 fasciata and Rhynchospora paiiicifolia. N. L. B. 



Diatomaceous juaterial — Cleaning recejit, — F. W. Weir. (The 



Microscope, ix., 1-4.) 



Although the writer modestly claims no originality for any 

 part of the process he describes, yet he has prepared a paper 

 which cannot fail to be very serviceable to those who are desir- 

 ous of learning how to clean recent gatherings. C. H. K. 



Eugenia Garberi. C, S. Sargent (Garden & Forest, ii., 283 O, 



%87.) 



This is a new species collected by Garber and Curtiss and 

 Professor Sargent. It has beautifully glossy, acuminate leaves. 



Fer?is. W. H. Gower. (Garden, xxxiv., 461.) Pellcea ternifolia^ 

 P. sagittata, P. fiexuosa, P. atropiirpnrea, P. geraniifolia and 

 P. intermarginalis are described and the latter figured. 



Forestry Convention. Address by Prof F. L. Harvey. — A 

 reprint of the author's paper read at Bangor, Me., Dec. 18th, 

 1888. 



Fore sis and Woodlands of New Jei'sey. — /. (Garden and Forest, 

 ii., 33.) From advance sheets of the final Reports of the 

 Geological Survey of New Jersey. 



Fungi, — New Species of fro7n various localities. J. B. Ellis and 

 B. M. Everhart (Journ. MycoL, iv., 1 21-124.) 

 Eighteen species are described. In this connection it will 

 be of interest for us to state that the editors of the Journal of 

 Mycology give notice that it will be published during the year 

 1S89 as a quarterly, edited under the direction of the Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture, and will be distributed free to all the 



