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which will soon be published under the name of S. amydrophlebia 
is most ar related to Cuba’s endemic species S. Wrightii 
and adds a third to ae two species of Stenochlaena hitherto 
collected in ca Rico. 
A. B. Stout, 
Secretary 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT 
. N. L. Britton, Director-in-Chief, accompanied by Mrs. 
Hation and Mr. Percy Wilson, sailed for Cuba on January 29, 
the chief object of the expedition being a botanical exploration 
of the Isle of Pines 
. F. 5. Collins, of North Eastham, Massachusetts, spent 
pe weeks in November and December in making collecHone 
of plants in Bermuda iving special attention to the mari 
Collin d 
algae of Bermuda obtained on this and on previous visits to 
the island. 
The library has recently received a copy of Cactearum genera 
nova speciesque novae et omnium in Horto Monvilliano cultarum 
by C i i 
yy Charles Antoine Lemaire, 1839. This flook is a photostatic 
rey m in t ce of Crop Physiology and Breedi 
Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industr epartment of 
Agriculture, the original nae y the Missouri Botanical 
Garden. It was san to the New York Botanical Garden 
by Mr. Frederick V. Covi 
e abnormally mild weather of late January brought forward 
ets evidences that many plants are all ready to develop 
was seen in bloom in beds nos. 7 and Io of the flower gardens in 
