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interesting plants observed were the green ash {Fraxinus penn- 

 sylvanica), maleberry {Arsenococcus ligustrinus ) , ebony spleen- 

 wort (Asplenium platyneuron) , hooked crowfoot {Ranunculus 

 recurvatus) , northern wild-comfrey (Cynoglossuni horeale), moun- 

 tain-holly {Neniopanthus mucronata), common running-pine 

 (Lycopodium clavatum) , American trailing Christmas-green (L. 

 flabelliforme) , early meadow-rue {TJialictnmi dioicum) , English 

 blue-grass {Poa compressa), pitch pine (Pinus rigida), common 

 wild-ginger (Asaruni canadense), and American pennyroyal 

 (Hedeonm pulegioides). Particularly noteworthy were the soft 

 agrimony {Agrimonia mollis), white avens {Geum canadense), 

 low wild gooseberry (Grossularia hirtella), roughleaf bent-grass 

 (Agrostis hiemalis), smaller catspaw (Anteiinaria neodioica) , and 

 plantainleaf catspaw (A. plantaginijoUa) . The liverwort, Cono- 

 cephahim coniciim, was found in extensive mats on a moist cliff. 

 Along the river extensive beds of large-bracted plantain (Plantago 

 ayistafa) caused considerable comment. ,, ,. ,, 



^ H. A. MOLDEXKE 



NEWS NOTES 



As announced in the last number of Torreya, Dr. \\'illiam J. 

 Bonisteel is now chief drug specialist with the office of the Coordi- 

 nator of Inter- American Affairs. We regret that this has neces- 

 sitated his giving up the editorship of Torreya as he was well 

 qualified by temperament and experience to undertake such a task. 

 His work was well organized, and the issues of Torreya were ap- 

 pearing regularly. He also had a number of ideas, which he had 

 not been able to put into practice, for improvement, and for mak- 

 ing Torreya more useful to the members. 



The long delay since the last number of Torreya appeared has 

 been due to the fact that there was no one immediately available to 

 take over the editorship in the absence of Dr. Bonisteel. Recently 

 Dr. Harold H. Clum has been asked to undertake this, and here- 

 after all contributions to Torreya should be addressed to him at 

 Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. 



Harold H. Clum 

 Editor 



