j8 The Uesf American Scientist. 



which he had contributed very largely, both in labor and mate- 

 rial. 



It may here be remarked, that though men may die, their 

 works live, and the Academy has already taken steps to have 

 the Manual continued. 



Mr. Tryon's illness was of brief duration. About a week be- 

 fore his death he was seized with an attack of what was believed 

 to be asthma, and from which he was recovering, when a sudden 

 failure of the heart showed itself, and soon he was free, 'Leaving 

 this outgrown shell by life's unresting sea.' 



Josiah Keep. 



THE VIOLETS OF BRiTISH COLUMBIA. 



Viola biflora, Linn., very rare near Stuart Lake, B. C. 



Viola blanda, Willd., sweet white violet, found here and there 

 in the province. 



Viola canadensis, Linn., Canada violet. In the forests of B. C. 



Viola canina, Linn., var. Sylvestris Regel., Dog violet, in the 

 swamps near the ocean. 



Var. longipes Nutt. , through the Rocky Mountains to Donald 

 in the Columbia valley, Cedar Hill near the city of Victoria, B. C. 



Var. rupestris, Regel., in the Rocky mountains. 



Viola cucuUata, Art. Common Blue violet. In wet meadows 

 of the province. 



Viola glabella, Nutt., Western yellow violet. In the valley of 

 the Fraser, at Port Moody and near Mount Finlayson near 

 Victoria, B. C. 



Viola nuttallii, Pursh var. lingaelfolia Nutt. around Victoria. 



Var. proemorsa, Watson, near Victoria. 



Viola adorato, Linn., English sweet violet, escaped from gar- 

 dens near Victoria. 



Viola palustris, Linn., marsh violet. Vancouver Island and 

 Peace River. 



Viola renifolia, Gray, Kidney-leaved violet. In swamps and 

 wet meadows of B. C. 



Viola sarmentosa, Dougl. In the valley of the Fraser and near 

 the city of Victoria. 



Viola selkirkii, Pursh, Great spurred violet. In Selkirk moun- 

 tains. M. Lopatecki. 



THE NEW CHINESE WEEPING LILAC. 



Some years ago, seeds of a species of lilac, new to cultivation, 

 were sent from China by a botanist traveling there, and produced 

 plants of a habit of growth midway between the common lilac and 

 the ligustrums. They were all somewhat fastigiate but one, and 

 that one is the subject of our story. 



It grew with much the form of Forsythia Suspensa, and trailed 



