﻿^8gO.] 
  BOTANICAL 
  GAZETTE, 
  

  

  231 
  

  

  Mies 
  on 
  a 
  monograph 
  of 
  the 
  genus 
  Lechea: 
  N. 
  L. 
  Brit- 
  

   ton.— 
  The 
  study 
  of 
  this 
  perplexing 
  genus 
  is 
  in 
  the 
  nature 
  of 
  

   a 
  heritage 
  to 
  Dr. 
  Britton 
  from 
  Mr. 
  Wm, 
  H. 
  Leggett, 
  who 
  

   did 
  much 
  toward 
  its 
  elucidation. 
  It 
  is 
  especially 
  confused 
  

   by 
  the 
  numerous 
  species 
  of 
  Rafinesque, 
  most 
  of 
  which 
  seem 
  

   almost 
  impossible 
  of 
  identification. 
  

  

  "ipccijic 
  germ 
  of 
  

  

  J 
  

  

  and 
  H. 
  L. 
  Bolley.— 
  In 
  the 
  absence 
  of 
  the 
  authors 
  this 
  pa- 
  

   per 
  was 
  read 
  by 
  title, 
  but 
  the 
  abstract 
  indicated 
  the 
  demon- 
  

   stration 
  of 
  a 
  bacterial 
  disease. 
  

  

  Notes 
  ufon 
  plants 
  collected 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Ed. 
  Palmer 
  at 
  La 
  Paz, 
  

   Lower 
  California, 
  in 
  i8go: 
  J. 
  N. 
  Rose.— 
  This 
  paper 
  repre- 
  

   sented 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  being 
  done 
  by 
  the 
  Botanical 
  Division 
  

   of 
  the 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture. 
  Dr. 
  Palmer's 
  collections 
  

   irom 
  Lower 
  California 
  have 
  brought 
  to 
  light 
  many 
  new 
  and 
  

   interesting 
  plants, 
  and 
  Mr. 
  Rose 
  has 
  long 
  been 
  e'ngaged 
  in 
  

   then- 
  study. 
  The 
  present 
  paper 
  will 
  appear 
  in 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  

   lorthcoming 
  "Contributions 
  from 
  the 
  National 
  Harbarium." 
  

  

  W 
  \S^^^ 
  ti-pon 
  crystals 
  in 
  certain 
  species 
  of 
  the 
  Artwi 
  family 
  : 
  

   vv. 
  R. 
  Lazenby. 
  — 
  The 
  relation 
  of 
  these 
  crystals 
  to 
  acridity 
  

   was 
  discussed, 
  the 
  author 
  having 
  investigated 
  a 
  large 
  num- 
  

   ber 
  of 
  cases, 
  and 
  inclining 
  to 
  the 
  belief 
  that 
  the 
  rhaphides 
  

   are 
  to 
  be 
  looked 
  to 
  as 
  the 
  explanation 
  of 
  acridity. 
  

  

  Notes 
  on 
  Isopyrum 
  biternatum: 
  C. 
  W. 
  Hargitt.— 
  Pro- 
  

   lessor 
  Hargitt 
  has 
  been 
  making 
  a 
  study 
  of 
  the 
  tuberous 
  root- 
  

   swelhngs 
  of 
  this 
  species, 
  both 
  as 
  to 
  their 
  structure 
  and 
  con- 
  

   ents 
  A 
  preliminary 
  notice 
  of 
  his 
  results 
  appears 
  in 
  this 
  . 
  

   number 
  of 
  the 
  Gazette. 
  

  

  Meeting 
  of 
  the 
  Botanical 
  Club 
  at 
  Indianapolis. 
  

  

  tp 
  J^^ 
  Botanical 
  Club 
  had 
  a 
  very 
  large 
  and 
  

   endance, 
  with 
  nq 
  lack 
  of 
  paoers 
  or 
  interest. 
  

  

  enthusiastic 
  at- 
  

  

  papers 
  or 
  interest. 
  The 
  minutes 
  

  

  I 
  me 
  meeting, 
  as 
  being 
  of 
  interest 
  to 
  all 
  botanists, 
  are 
  pub- 
  

   ^'shed 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  

  

  The 
  eighth 
  annual 
  meeting 
  of 
  the 
  Botanical 
  Club 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  n' 
  XT 
  ^' 
  ^^^^ 
  called 
  to 
  order 
  at 
  9 
  a. 
  m. 
  by 
  the 
  President, 
  

  

  feJ' 
  ^- 
  ^- 
  Britton, 
  of 
  Columbia 
  College, 
  New 
  York, 
  Pro- 
  

  

  ssor 
  C. 
  R. 
  Barnes 
  being 
  secretary. 
  In 
  accordance 
  with 
  

  

  ^e 
  request 
  of 
  the 
  Toronto 
  meeting 
  the 
  President 
  opened 
  the 
  

  

  L^^^F^^ngs 
  with 
  a 
  brief 
  resume 
  of 
  the 
  present 
  state 
  of 
  sys- 
  

  

  ^niatic 
  botany 
  in 
  North 
  America. 
  He 
  gave 
  a 
  synopsis 
  of 
  

  

  