INDEX TO AMERICAN BOTANICAL LITERATURE 
1916 
The aim of this Index is to include all current botanical literature written by 
Americans, published in orca or based upon American material ; the word Amer- 
ica being used in the broadest sen 
Reviews, and papers that ee exclusively to forestry, agriculture, horticulture, 
manufactured products of vegetable origin, or laboratory methods are not included,-a 
attempt is made to index the literature of bacteriology. An occasional exception is 
ais in favor of some paper appearing in an American periodical which is devoted 
wholly to botany. Reprints are not mentioned unless they differ from the original in 
some important seartioalak; If u of the ex will call the attention of the editor 
to errors or omissions, their icae will be appreciated. 
ndex is reprinted monthly on cards, and furnished in this form to subscribers 
at the rate of one cent for each card, Selections of cards are not permitted ; each 
subscriber must take all cards published during the term of his subscription. Corre- 
pondence relating to the card issue should be addressed to the Treasurer of the Torrey 
Botanical Club, 
Allard, H. A. Distribution of the virus of the mosaic disease in cap- 
sules, filaments, anthers, and pistils of affected tobacco plants. 
Jour. Agr. Research 5: 251-256. pl. 23. 8 N 1915. 
Arthur, J. C. New species of Uredineae—IX. Bull. Torrey Club 42: 
585-593. 13 N 1915. 
Includes 11 new species in Uropyxis (1), Uromyces (2), Puccinia (6), Uredo (1), 
and Aecidium (1). 
Bailey, W. W. Something about goldenrods. Am. Bot. 21: 84, 85. 
Au 1915. 
Ball, C. R. Notes on North American willows—III. Bot. Gaz. 60: 
391-399. 15 N 1915. 
Barrus, M. F. An athracnose-resistant red kidney bean. 
pathology 5: 303-311. f. 1-4. N 1915. 
Benedict, R. C. Does Ophioglossum vulgatum require ten years from 
spore to first green leaf? Am. Fern Jour. 5: 115-117. D 1915. 
Bicknell, E. P. The ferns and flowering plants of Nantucket—XVI. 
Bull. Torrey Club 42: 549-570. 13 N 1915. 
Includes Solidago aestivalis sp. nov. 
Blake, S. F. Four new Heterospermas. Jour. Bot. 53: 322-324. 
N 1915. 
From South America and the West Indies. 
Blakeslee, A. F. Sexual reactions between hermaphroditic and di- 
oecious mucors. Biol. Bull. 29: 87-102. pl. 1-3. Au 1915. [Hlust.] 
Si. 
Phyto- 
