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morphology, under the two general headings of "the cell '* and "the vegeta- 

 tive and reproductive parts of the plant." The treatment of these subjects 

 is not from the modern biological standpoint, but rather from the standpoint 

 of the details and terminology used by pharmacists. The second part treats 



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of pharmacognosy, the two chapters being entitled "crude vegetable drugs 

 and "powdered vegetable drugs." The third part deals with reagents, and 

 the fourth part consists of a set of seventeen plates. — J. M. C. 



MINOR NOTICES. 



A BULLETIN 5 of Considerable economic importance has just been issued 

 by the Bureau of Forestry. The work is divided into two parts. In the first 

 pan Hall describes several successful plantations in Kansas and discusses 

 e important cultural points. In the second von Schrenk treats of the 

 fungus diseases. The mycelium of Polyporoiis versicolor frequently destroys 

 the heart wood of the tree. The bulletin is excellently illustrated. — H. N. 

 Whitford. 



E. S. Burgess*^ has published a first volume of Aster studies, which is 

 Confined to the general historical treatment, leaving the description of species 

 to a volume soon to follow. " The present volume traces the history of Aster 

 to 1600, or through the continuance of the ancient monotype conception of 

 Aster; that is, until Clusius's polytype conception came into full dominance 

 as embodied in the series of Aster species set forth by him in 1601." The 

 volume is really a sketch of the history of pre-Clusian botany, and is a very 

 welcome addition to the botanical literature of English readers. — J. M. C. 



A NEW FASCICLE 7 of Urban's Symbolae Aniillanae has appeared. The 

 first paper (pp. 161-274) is a presentation of Piperaceae by C. deCandolle, 

 152 species being recognized, 27 (Piper 21, Peperomia 6) of which are 

 described as new. The second paper (275-279) is a continuation of the 

 description of n^^ Hepaticae (10 in number) by F. Stephani. The third 

 paper is a continuation of descriptions of new genera and species, by I. 

 Urban. The new species are 56 in number, and the new genera are 

 Chaenotheca (Euphorbiaceae), Krugiodendron (Rhamnaceae), and Neobiwhia 

 (Bombacaceae).— J. M. C. 



MiLLSPAUGH^ has published an account of the flora of St. Croix, the 

 largest of the group of islandsknown as the Danish West Indies. A general 



^Hall, W. L., and von Schrenk, Hermann, The hardy catalpa. Bureau 



Forestry, U. S. Dept. Agric. Bull. 37. pp. 58. pis, 30. igo2. 



*^ Burgess, E. S., History of pre-Clusian botany in its relation to Aster. Mem. 



Torr. Bot. Club 10: I-447. 1902. 



^ Urban, Ignatius, Symbolae Antiilanae seu fundamenta florae Indiae occi- 



dentalis. Vol. HI. fasc. H. pp. 101-352. Leipzig: Gebriider Borntrager. ig02. M. 

 10.80, 



^Millspaugh,C.F., Flora of the island of St. Croix. Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 

 ^8, Bot. Series 1:441-546. with map. 1902, 



