1894.] Notes and News. 169 
Amorpha from Ga., and a new Hieracium from Tenn.; Mr. Heller 
notes twenty-three Virginian species new to the manual range, and 
describes a new Pentstemon from N. C.; Dr. Britton presents his 
5g paper on new or noteworthy N. Am. phanerogams, giving, be- 
sides other notes, a synoptical and bibliographical list of the N. Am. 
5 of Stenophyllus, and proposing a new genus, Meehania, for 
dronella cordata Benth.; Mr. Coville deals with the genus Hemicar- 
phain N. Am.; and Professor Scribner describes two new grasses. 
ilarly; 3H,CO,=2H,CO,+ |H,O+C |. The H,O+C is formic al- 
and the H,CO, is supposed to decompose further, thus: 
0,=2C 2+2H,0,=2CO,+2H,0+0,. The experiments show ° 
mation of CH,O and of H,CO,. The rest of the process is 
hypothetical 
aot ets lants, that is, 250,000 fungi and 135,000 of all other groups. 
this Prediction those who are describing fungi are rapidly verifying 
year Bovanicar SEMINAR of Washington, D. C., was organized last 
FV. Co a present consists of the following members: E. F. Smith, 
AF. Woods. os 1 Galloway, Theo. Holm, G. H. Hicks, M. B. Waite, 
oods, D 
e Semi . : : | 
(2) the sivaneen for its objects, (1) the social intercourse of members; 
embe ar © : 
shane meetings, presentation of papers, and discussions being 
t Tmal. Papers on the following subjects have been recently 
is 
i weet plants, Holm; The Hexenbesens of Washington and 
ants in ihe ©; Some physiological factors. influencing the growth of 
enhouses, Galloway; Root development in certain plants 
ar at See EE 
‘Com 
Pt. rend, Acad. Sci. Paris 116: 1145, and 1389. 1893. 
