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abouts, however, is kept secret, and unless some of our traveling 

 nurserymen happen to drop across It, we need not fear its exter- 

 mination for some time." We greatly regret that some Ameri- 

 can nurserymen have already "dropped across it/' 



Species, New or Noteworthy, IV, Edward L. Greene (Pittonia, i., 



280-287). 



Unifolhiui lilacinum : Urtica Californica ; H^sperochron 

 ciliatits ; Pentsteinon arcnaritis ; Mimultis glareosus ; Navare- 

 tia leptajitha ; Seriocarptis tomentellns ; BcBria coiisanguinea, 

 Heliaiiihus (f) hivenustus Delphinitim panperctibtm ; D. reciirva- 

 tum ; D. apiculattim ; Cotyledon linearis ; and Saxifraga Cah- 

 for7iica, which is the 5". Virginiensis of the Botany of California 



here separated from the eastern plant of that name. 



Taxodinm. — Histology of the Leaf of Stanley Coulter. (Bot 

 Gaz. XIV. 76-81, roi-107, PL XI). 



Thalictnim anemo?ioides, (Garden, xxxv. 409, PI. 699). 



Triblidiiivi rnfnlnm. J. B, Ellis. (Journ. Mycol v. 29, 30.) 



Uvibcllifer<^, — Concerning some Califor7iian. Edward L, Greene. 

 (Pittonia, 1. 269-276). 



Notes on Sanicnla Menziesii and S. maritima, the latter re- 

 ported as very rare; Scandix Pecien-vcjieris w'hich is naturalized 

 in Napa Valley ; Cicuta virosa, C. maculata and C Californica 

 are maintained as species, contrary to the recent views of Prof 

 Coulter, and Atcenia, Hook & Arn. is shown to have priority 

 over Edosmia, Nutt, the four described species standing A. 

 Gaird)icri^ Hook & Arn.; A. Kellbggii (Gray), Greene; A- Ore- 

 gana (Nutt.), Greene, and ^. Howellii (Coult. and Rose), Greene. 

 Prof Greene also criticizes some of the bibliographical details 

 of the •' Revision of N. A. Umbelliferse," noting that M. Baillon 

 had long ago restored Zizia, Koch, to generic rank, and that 

 Haller named the order Umbellifer^ in 1753, thirty-six years 

 before J ussieu used the term, 



Uromyces, — An Interesting, Byron D, Halsted. (Journ. Mycol 

 v. 11). 



A description of a new species (f/. perigynins) found on 

 Carex intzimescens, 



Utsilago ZecB Mays.— A Study of the abnormal Structures in- 

 dncedby. Etta L. Knowles. (Journ. Mycol v, 14-18, Plates 

 H, HI, IV, V, VI, VH.) 



