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* short, mostly single, the lower in twos or threes: glumes linear, unequal, 1- 
nerved, lower one 4 lines, upper one 6 lines long including the short bristle-like 
point; flowering glume nearly terete, spotted with black, about*5 lines long 
including the short, acute and hairy callus; middle awn about 6 lines long, 
the lateral ones about 4 lines long, spirally twisted below (when mature). The 
sheathed flowers are somewhat smaller 
This species was discovered last season by Mr. Warren Upham, at Minnea- 
polis, Minn. Thelate Dr. Engelmann suggested the name, in a letter, as indica- 
tive of its habit, and would have published it if he had lived. It is closely re- 
lated to A. dichotoma, trom which it différs in its shorter, erect (not dichotomous) 
culms, and in its much larger flowers, and especially in the much longer, 
spreading, lateral awns. From A. gracilis it differs in the shorter panicle, the 
longer upper leave$ with sheathed flowers, and in the flowers being twice as 
large. From A, ramosissima it differs in wanting the larger size, the diffusely 
branched habit, the much larger flowers with 3 to 5-nerved glumes, and the 
strong recurved middle awn of that species. It is probably widely diffused in 
the prairie region of the Northwest, Mr. Upham having received it from St. 
Cloud and other places in Minnesota, with reports of it from Iowa and Mani- 
toba. It appears also to be the same as specimens collected in Kansas by Mr. 
E. Hall and distributed as A. gracilis—Gno. VAasEy 
Fungi Hungarici.—The third Century of this exsiccata has recently been 
issued by the publisher, Prof. George Linhart, Altenburg, Austro-Hungary 
The specimens are neatly mounte] on heavy papers of the size of eight by 
ten inches; each Century pips enclosed in a light box with an alphabetical 
index of the specimens on the cover. The habitats and notes on the labels are 
given, both in Hungarian and Garwaik and to each is added the name of the 
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specimens have appeared in each Century, accompanied by descriptions in 
Latin. Each Century is furnished with from 15 to 20 illustrations of the mi- 
¢roseopic characters of specimens therein contained. Two Centuries are to be 
issued annually, and at the close of each five Centuries the author intends 
furnishing descriptions of the species, both in Hungarian and German. 
Among foreign exsiccata this work appears to merit the favorable recognition 
and encouragement of Mycologists. The original cost of 11 marks per Century 
is increased to American subscribers by expenses of transportation, etc., to 
nearly five dollars. ot garni may be addressed direct to the publisher. 
—EvceEne A. Rav, Bethlehem, 
ngers it gives a nasal sensation and watering of the eyes similar to strong 
ammonia, and on this account i known as “hartshorn plant.” 
To those who like the smell of ammonia it is rather perat than otherwise. 
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