1898] CURRENT LITERATURE 137 
RULES FOR STUDENTS, 
In A PAPER by C. Warnstorf, entitled “ Beitrage zur Kenntniss exotischer 
Sphagna,”* in the midst of a large number of new species from Brazil, 
Australasia, South Africa and Reunion, two new Sphagna subsecunda from 
the United States are described, and several new stations given for species 
already known. One of the new ones is S. Langloisi, from St. Martinsville 
Louisiana, and the other .S. xerophilum, from Alabama.—C. R. B 
Mr. CHARLEs H. PEck’s annual report for the year 1895, as state botanist 
of New York, was recently issued. Beside the bare list of additions to the 
herbarium and names of contributors, it contains observations upon fifty 
Species of plants not before reported for the state of New York, of which 
species of the fungi have new varieties described. The New York species of 
Pe genus Collybia, numbering thirty-four, are monographed, with revised 
descriptions, extended notes and carefully prepared keys, together with a 
; Key to the twenty extra-limital species. Ten species of edible fungi, and one 
unwholesome Species, are described and illustrated with colored quarto plates, 
ng 4 supplement to the notable issue of the previous year, The quarto 
form fits i badly with the octavo form previously adopted, but as the plates 
only are in quarto, they can be once folded when bound, and by this simple 
me Pi 
fans the whole series kept uniformly in octavo.—J. C. A. 
ITEMs OF TAXONOMIC INTEREST are as follows: John K. Small’ has 
described some 
tiem, Chi additional new species (Vicia, Samolus, Limonium, Eupato- 
Contest i: Silphium) from the South Atlantic states. Edward L. 
zranthera, ped some new Composite (Coleocanthus, Erigeron, Mach- 
hes Pe aillardia) from New Mexico and Arizona. Eugene P. Bicknell 
oe ata new species of Asarum? heretofore confounded with A. Cana- 
a revision © New species of Sanicula, Mrs. E. G. Britton ™ has published 
on of the North American species of Ophioglossum, recognizing eight 
f which are new. OQ. vulgatum of the southwest is O. Engel- 
» T. H. Kearney” has published a very interesting series of 
ern Tennessee, several of which are new (Cimicifuga, Stylo- 
» Xanthium),. Miss Alice Eastwood has begun a series 
“Studies in the herbarium and the field,” the first number 
ms of (Enothera and Bigelovia, two new spurless forms of 
6 fa 
— 36: 145-176, 1897. 9 Jbid. 528-536. 
: orr, Bot, Club 24: 490-493. 1897. 10 hid, 577-582. 
lee " Tbid. §45-559- 
*Cal. Acad. Sei. IIL, 1 :71-88. 1897. 12 Jhid. 560-575. 
