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  BOTANICAL 
  GAZETTE. 
  

  

  ^33 
  

  

  is 
  similar 
  and 
  their 
  position 
  is 
  the 
  same, 
  as 
  they 
  begin 
  the 
  

   branch 
  which 
  bears 
  the 
  flower 
  and 
  stand 
  with 
  their 
  backs 
  

   towards 
  the 
  main 
  axis 
  or 
  rhachilla 
  of 
  the 
  spikelet. 
  2.. 
  The 
  

   lodicules 
  are 
  true 
  scales, 
  whose 
  function 
  is 
  to 
  expand 
  or 
  sep- 
  

   arate 
  the 
  glumes 
  in 
  anthesis, 
  as 
  the 
  similar 
  special 
  epidermal 
  

   development 
  In 
  the 
  axils 
  of 
  the 
  panicle 
  branches 
  serves 
  to 
  di- 
  

   verge 
  these 
  during 
  the 
  same 
  period 
  by 
  pressing 
  against 
  the 
  

   axis 
  from 
  which 
  they 
  spring. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  W. 
  R. 
  Lazenby, 
  of 
  the 
  Agricultural 
  Experiment 
  

   Station 
  of 
  Ohio, 
  gave 
  additional 
  notes 
  on 
  the 
  two 
  forms 
  of 
  

   Ampelopsis 
  quinquefolia, 
  characterized 
  by 
  the 
  differences 
  in 
  

   the 
  power 
  of 
  clinging 
  to 
  walls. 
  Peculiarities 
  other 
  than 
  

   those 
  of 
  the 
  tendrils 
  were 
  pointed 
  out 
  by 
  other 
  speakers. 
  

   Dr. 
  Bastin 
  said 
  that 
  A. 
  Veitchii 
  showed 
  similar 
  forms. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  L. 
  H. 
  Pammel, 
  of 
  the 
  Agricultural 
  College 
  of 
  Iowa, 
  

   discussed 
  the 
  pollination 
  of 
  the 
  genus 
  ^sculus. 
  

  

  pi\ 
  D. 
  H. 
  Campbell, 
  of 
  Indiana 
  University, 
  called 
  at- 
  

   tention 
  to 
  the 
  occurrence 
  of 
  adventitious 
  buds 
  on 
  Lycopo- 
  

   dium 
  lucidulum. 
  The 
  buds 
  are 
  at 
  first 
  green 
  and 
  later 
  lose 
  

   their 
  chlorophyll 
  and 
  become 
  yellowish. 
  He 
  also 
  gave 
  mis- 
  

   cellaneous 
  notes 
  upon 
  the 
  germination 
  of 
  the 
  spores 
  and 
  de- 
  

   velopment 
  of 
  the 
  prothallia 
  and 
  archegonia 
  of 
  various 
  ferns. 
  

  

  Monday, 
  August 
  2^. 
  — 
  Notice 
  of 
  a 
  descriptive 
  list 
  of 
  the 
  

   Junci 
  of 
  Texas 
  was 
  given 
  by 
  F. 
  V. 
  Coville, 
  of 
  the 
  Depart- 
  

   inent 
  of 
  Agriculture. 
  One 
  species 
  is 
  confined 
  to 
  Texas, 
  14 
  

   ^^ 
  of 
  wider 
  range 
  and 
  2 
  are 
  from 
  the 
  Rocky 
  Mountains. 
  

   ^0 
  new 
  species 
  have 
  been 
  found. 
  

  

  J 
  

  

  Ph} 
  

  

  r 
  A/r^" 
  his 
  laboratory. 
  Additional 
  suggestions 
  were 
  made 
  

   oy 
  Messrs. 
  Seaman, 
  Bessey 
  and 
  Spalding. 
  Dr. 
  Bessey 
  sug- 
  

   gested 
  that 
  members 
  bring 
  drawings 
  next 
  year 
  of 
  their 
  most 
  

  

  siiccessful 
  apparatus. 
  

   >''ub 
  was 
  in 
  possession 
  

  

  ^-i^i^was 
  in 
  possession 
  of 
  about 
  5,000 
  specimens 
  and 
  would 
  

  

  e 
  able 
  to 
  enter 
  upon 
  extensive 
  exchanges 
  during 
  the 
  com- 
  

  

  ''^g 
  year. 
  Mr. 
  Seaman 
  snolcR 
  of 
  the 
  necessity 
  of 
  preparing 
  

  

  perfect 
  specimens. 
  

  

  p 
  ' 
  "^FCL,! 
  (liens. 
  

  

  , 
  ^/"of- 
  E. 
  W. 
  Claypole 
  presented 
  notes 
  on 
  various 
  colonists 
  

   '\^ 
  -Vkron, 
  O., 
  such 
  as 
  Conium 
  maculatum, 
  Tragopogon 
  por- 
  

  

  'loims 
  Artemisia 
  vulgaris, 
  Cnicus 
  arvensis, 
  and 
  Lactuca 
  

  

  cariola. 
  Dr. 
  Burrill 
  confirmed 
  the 
  occurrence 
  of 
  the 
  two 
  

  

  J-ms 
  of 
  Canada 
  thistle 
  and 
  the 
  variety 
  of 
  the 
  seed-produc- 
  

  

  bv 
  pP 
  ?^^" 
  ^^^^ 
  introduction 
  of 
  various 
  weeds 
  was 
  noted 
  

  

  y 
  ^m. 
  Arthur, 
  Mr. 
  Blatchlev 
  and 
  others. 
  

  

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