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the lianes, although most highly specialized forest plants, are the most suitable.— 
.M.C. 
Rawatey?? has continued his comparisons of the anatomy of cotyledons 
with that of leaves by giving an account, with illustrations, of the **foliaceous”’ 
cotyledons of eight species of tropical plants: Jatropha curcas, Manihot glaziovit, 
Eriodendron anjractuosum,.Bombax malabaricum, Couroupita guianensis, Ipomoea 
coccinea, Solanum quitoense, and Cosmos bipinnatus. The conclusion is reached 
that these observations confirm the author’s view, previously published, that 
cotyledons and leaves “are not really of the same nature.”—J. M. C. 
Unperwoop?s has done good service in working out the itinerary of CHARLES 
Wricut’s three explorations of Cuba. His sojourn in Cuba covered a period 
of nearly ten years, 1856 to 1867; but his travels were confined chiefly to the two 
ends of the island, leaving the great central portion largely unexplored.—J. M. C. 
SHELDON?4 has announced that as a result of cultures and inoculations he 
has reached the conclusion that in all probability the bitter rot of the apple, the 
ripe rot of the grape, and the anthracnose of the sweet pea are caused by the same 
fungus —J. M. C. 
THE FULL PAPER by Scott?’ on a new type of strobilus in Sphenophyllum 
has appeared. A notice of the preliminary announcement, containing a summary 
of the results, was published in Bor. GAzETTE 39:76. 1905.—J. M. C. 
CHRYSLER?® has shown that through the agency of man in planting conifers 
ie. bare area at Woods Holl, Mass., the second stage in reforestation—that 
oaks—has been nearly attained in fifty years.—J. M. C. 
tet FLORISTIC PAPERS are those by KRAvSE?’ on the flora of Aden; and 
ee the flora of the Madeiras.—J. M. C. 
sis. Ramatey, Francis, A study of certain foliaceous cotyledons. Univ. Colorado 
€$ 2:255-264. figs. 42. 1905. 
was UNDERWoop, LucteNn M., A summary of Charles Wright’s explorations in Cuba. 
orr. Bet. Club 32: 291-300. map. 1905. 
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eh me Don, JoHN L., Concerning the identity of the fungus causing an anthrac- 
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. On the structure and affinities of fossil plants from the palaeozoic 
the lower ee a new type of sphenophyllaceous cone (Sphenophyllum fertile) from 
Ags. 3. 1905 oal-measures. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London B. 198:17-39- pls. 3-5: 
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—. . M. A., Reforestation at Woods Holl, Massachusetts—A study in 
. = Rhodora 7: I21-129. pls. 62-63. 1905. 
35:6 USE, K., Beitrige zur Kenntniss der Flora von Aden. Engler’s Bot. Jahrb. 
" 57-662. 1905. 
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