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the Gulf of California. 415 native species are contained in the 

 collection, and of these 89, or more than one-fifth, are described 

 as new ; two species are added to Horsfordia, two to Prosopis, 

 Malperia and Pelitcha are new Composite genera and Pattalias 

 is a new genus of Asclepiadeae ; there are four new species and 

 a v^.n^ty o{ Boerhaavia, three o{FiciiS3.nd a palm — Washingtonia 

 SonorcB — found in secluded canons in the mountains about Quay- 

 mas ; Professor Eaton determined the ferns and Dr. Vasey the 

 Graminese. The following new species of plants are also de- 

 scribed : — Silene Bernardina, Erigeron sanctanim, Bceria Par- 

 ishii, Bahia Palmeri, Collinsia Wrightii, Mimultis dejlextcs, 



Eriogomim 



Nemastyh 



'lip. 



vada. Dr. Watson contends for two East American species of 

 Sisyrinchium, S. angustifolmm. Mill. (5. mucrojtaUtm, Michx.), 

 and 5. anceps, Cav. 



Cork-wings on certain Trees — Developmejit of IV-V. Emily L. 



Gregory. (Bot. Gazette, xiv. 5-10, 37-44.) 



Epiphegus Virginiana, Bart.—Z. F. Millspaugh, M. D. (Hom- 

 oeopathic Recorder, iv. 10.) With plate, and an account of 

 uses in homoeopathic practice. 



Forests and Woodlands of New Jersey, II. III. J. B. Harrison. 



(Garden and Forest, ii. 45, 46-57.) 



A continuation of the preceding interesting excerpt from the 

 advance sheets of the report of the New Jersey Geological Sur- 

 vey. The author makes the guarded statement, in regard to 

 Schizaa pnsilla in the Pine Barrens, that he believes it is found 

 nowhere else in the world ! 



Forests of the Rocky Motmtains. (Garden and Forest, ii. 69.) 



Flora of Montebello, Quebec, Estate of the Hon 



Notes on ///^.— Henry R. Ami. (Can. Rec. of Sci'ence. iii. 

 315-318; also reprinted.) 



A list of seventy-six species and varieties of plants, found 

 growing independent of cultivation on the estate of Mr. L. P. 

 Papineau and in the adjoining village of Montebello. 

 Fossil Plants 



f, from Kentucky 



iana, Oregon, California, Alaska, Greenland, etc., with de- 



