44 The Botanical Gazette. {January. 
modern improvements. Smith College is thus well provided with the 
essentials for the furthering of this part of her botanical work. 
atter with two, Aispida and chilensis. It is surprising to note the in- — 
discriminate reference that has been made in previous publications. 
known); (3) the ovule clothes itself with an intecument, as in /ug/ans 
and Myrica, porogamy; (4) central placenta wah pent 08 
reetlag (6) Betula; (7) Uimus, an intermediate condi- 
th tk tween porogamy and chalazogamy; (8) typical angiosperms 
n the development of dicotyledons two lines of descent have manl- 
the Coniferz; the Casuari : ; “i 
from the Cycadez. nex from the Gnetacee; the monocotyledo 
