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the study of aquatic life, and is a rich collecting ground for alge— 
G. P. Ciinton, Champaign, 171. 
Fruiting Eustichia Norvegica Brid.— This rare moss has been 
known in the vegetative condition for many years. It occurs in dif 
ferent parts of the world, and has been found in half a dozen or more 
localities in this country. In the fruiting condition, however, it is 
little known. Mrs. E. G. Britton discovered it in fruit at the dells of 
the Wisconsin river, near Kilbourn City, Wisconsin, in July, 1883, and 
described the fruit in the BwZ/etin of the Torrey Botanical Club 10: 
99. 1883. Seventeen fruiting specimens were found. These, up to 
the present summer, were all that were known to exist. The herba- 3 
rium of the University of Wisconsin is now, however, in possession of 
a sufficient quantity in fruiting condition to distribute to all bryolo- 
gists desiring it. 
While working on a botanical survey of the Wiscons 
Mr. F. D. Heald and I collected between eight and 
fruiting specimens in “ Witches’ Gulch,” near Kilbourn City, 
sin, in the latter part of July of the present year. ast 
Among the capsules are many one year old at least, while it is quite : 
possible that some of them are older. This would indicate that the i 
difficulty experienced in finding fruiting material is due chie sg ce 
rarity of fructification and not to the disappearance of fruiting parts : 
soon after maturity. The capsules probably matured 1m July. wi _ 
of the material collected by Mrs. Britton in the early part of J a 
immature. The capsules collected this summer are, with seme! 
exception, mature, many of them having already dehisced. An er 
ination of the capsules shows the entire absence of peristome 
annulus.—L. S. CHENEY, University of Wisconsin. 
1 Applications for specimens must be accompanied by postage (unless : 
foreign countries) and should be addressed to the Department of Botany, in 
versity of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., U.S. A. i 
in river valley, 
nine hundred 
Wiscon- 
