346 The Botanical Gazette. [August. 
of the paper is to promote the biological study of Acadian plants by 
local botanists, but it will interest and benefit other American botan- 
ists as well 
seeds, lint and bolls, caused by bacteria, with one plate. Second re- 
1 itchcock and 
recent Chinese vegetables by L. H. Bailey (Cornell N. Y. no. 7) gives 
an interesting account of a number of cultivated plants, wi sd 
Chinese names, and illustrations. 
Month- 
one or 
acter has not before been observed. Plants of this spect thelr 
. Voveboracense have been grown by Mr. Day in his gar ia ncy to 
habits carefully watched. The latter species shows no tende 
twine. 
