54 THE AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 
Schools.” It is the official organ of the American-Nature-Study 
Society. It is excellent for teachers of Nature Study, and for the 
parent who wishes to help his children in something which need 
guidance. It was published as a bi-monthly at first, but has since 
gone over into monthly publication, save for the three school-less 
summer months. The first volume contained articles upon the 
-aims and methods of teaching Nature-Study, news notes and notes 
on recent articles. All of the material was concise, brief, and of 
course non-literary. There were also a few book reviews included 
in the early numbers. The first volume contained an article Ly 
Dr. J. M. Coulter, Liberty Bailey, of Cornell, C. F. Hodge, then of 
Clark University, and M. A. Bigelow. This recognition by scienti- 
fic men of the values of such a society as this, is worth noting. 
But the magazine has changed its character. Under the leadership 
of its present editor, Mrs. Anna B. Comstock, it has become more 
nearly suited to the children’s needs. It includes animal outlines 
to be colored, delightful little articles upon habits of birds, animals, 
essays of interest upon plants, appreciations of Thoreau, Burroughs, 
Audubon, Agassiz, and others. It includes bits of poetry, seldom 
chosen from the great poets, but verse which has rhythmic and ima- 
geryic value. Throughout the pages is a contagious enthusiasm which 
counts for more than any other factor in any such publication. 
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Plants of Fargo, North Dakota, With Dates of Flowering.—I.* 
O. A. STEVENS. 
This paper is similar to one published in this journal (vol. 5) 
dealing with those of Blue Rapids and Manhattan, Kansas. Com- 
pared with that list, the present one has the advantage of a longer 
and more recent (yet scarcely intensivé) period of study (1910 
to 1920 inclusive). It deals, also, with a more restricted and less 
varied area. The same system of indicating the date of first flowering 
is used, i. e., of dividing the month into 5-day periods, adding in 
parenthesis the exact average date where records of three or more 
years are available and in reasonable agreement. 
* Contribution from Dept. Betany, North Dakota Agricultural 
College and Experiment Station. 
