BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 319 
Fide Herb. Hooker and Boott at Kew.” 
Carex compacta inhabits arctic America, and it is apparently 
rare. 
EXPLANATION or Prats VUIL—1-18, C. trichocarpa and vars. 19, 20, C. 
i am 1, Perigynium of typical form, Illinois. 2, Pistillate seale of same. 
, With smooth perigynium and lo cale, 4. 5, igynium of t pical var 
imberbis, Ili of var. imberbis approaching var. aristata. 7, 
D 
ale of same. 8, Perigynium of var. imberbis, ichigan. 9, Scale of same. 
10, Perigynium of var. turbinata, New York. 11, Scale of same. 12, C. or- 
thostachya” (C. A. Meyer), Russia. 13, Perigynium of var. Deweyi. 14, Scale 
of sa : ; ; 
me. agi @ f 
17, Perigynium of smoot 
of C. compacta. 20. Pistillate scale of same. 
An Autobiography and Some Reminiscences of the Late August 
Fendler. III. 
EDITED BY WM. M. CANBY. 
His old habit of meteorological observation was kept up with unfailing 
regularity. He writes: “The eranli , mornings and nights are delightfully 
cool—the thermometer standing at 73°-80°, and generally clear. he re 0 
the day attains its maximum at noon, when the mercury usually rises to 94° or 
96°. We make five thermometric observations every day at 5 
M.and 2 and 8:30 p.m.” This industry and exactness, traits of character so 
unusual among the population of Trinidad, combined with the daily 
the sun of botanical papers, an occupation which, as many bo 
cites the wonder and amusement cf people claiming @ 
t 
a, eM he again wrote: “Not minding more than I can : e pe 
ound me, I go on improving my little property, settin 
Tanias and Bananas and puke in cuttings of different ornamental shrubs and 
; BS see 
One of taking a whi d ing it on from on 
iff or two from a pipe and passing Z t 
But to one so honorable there was eee: also to cause pain. A specie Sats 
will throw some light on his habit of thought. “ The observer of roergad aie 
"1 this Island much to interest him, but to me it is a source & Se wae 
coat Kirms of humanity full of tricks and UPR Te Te is only when. get” 
trying t nd undermine each other. ©)’. . 
ung among he high oder in places where the single individual finds him 
