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Vol. XXVI, No. 1 Issued July 28, 1898 
CONTENTS 
ON THE LEAF AND SPOROCARP OF PILULARIA (WITH PLATES I- Duncan S, 
Johns 
CONDITIONS FOR THE GERMINATION OF THE SPORES OF BRYOPHYTES AND 
PTERIDOPHYTES (with PLATE Iv). Fred De Forest Heald - 25 
BRIEFER ARTICLES. 
NOTES ON THE GENUS BARTONIA, B.L. Robinson - - - - - 46 
NoTEs ON SUNDRY AMERICAN PLuMs. F. A. Waugh - - - - - 48 
Two NoTrewortuy Oaks (with plates v and v1). £&./. Hill - : - - 53 
CURRENT LITERATURE. 
OOK REVIEWS = : = . : : - ‘< ; 58 
THE PRUNING-BOOK 
FossiIL BOTANY 
MINOR NOTICES - - - : . : ‘ : ORs 
NOTES FOR STUDENTS - : : . - : é ‘ Gs 
NEWS a Se : é ; ‘ : ‘ : : : : 68 
CONTENTS AND INDEX OF VoL. XXV - - - - - immediately preceding text 
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