186 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 
Arizona Plants. 
BY F. LAMSON SCRIBNER. 
| has been spending the past summer, 
air and water of Vermont,” and that, in spl 
severe illness, which prematurely closed his 
labors, he has brought -with him a large collectio 
of plants. Owing to an unusual amount of ral 
the Territory, all vegetable growth has been Te 
markably rich and varied, and he has been enable 
to secure many novelties that have never befo 
that have but rarely appeared in American colle 
tions. In the region explored we might reasona” 
expect that so acute an observer as Mr. Fring 
would discover many new species, but we are U 
surprised to learn of the recognition of four 
genera among his collections from Sonora. Resj 
ing the character of the specimens themselves; 
ee deserve the thanks and hearty support 01 4 
- anists interested in acquiring a knowledge 
rich flora of our Western Territories. 
gai t . . | 
that species, Muehlenbergia monticola, Buckl , Mue 
