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in each family and keys to the species in each genus (when more than one). 

 Recommended common names are given for most (but, unfortunately, not 

 all) of the genera and species. Authorities are given for scientific names, and 

 all specific epithets are in lower-case. The keys to species include the most 

 important diagnostic characters of the plant, a statement of its habitat, time 

 of flowering, and the most important synonymy. Sometimes the frequency of 

 occurrence of a species is indicated by the use of terms like "common," "local," 

 "infrequent," etc., and actual herbarium specimens of rare or questionable 

 plants are often cited to substantiate the record. A glossary, bibliography, list 

 of taxonomic monographs and revisions consulted, author index, index to 

 common and scientific plant names (lamentably not so complete as it should 

 be), and an outline map of the state are included. The introduction gives a 

 geographic, geologic, and topographic description of the state and goes into 

 detail regarding its 8 vegetational divisions. 



Of the 2124 species of vascular plants recorded by Jones (unfortunately 

 he ignores entities beneath specific rank, as well as hybrids), 1786 are in- 

 digenous and 338 are either adventive or introduced. There are 302 species of 

 trees and shrubs in 111 genera and 49 families — Quercus, Salix, and Crataegus 

 being the three largest in number of species. Of herbaceous plants he records 

 1822 species in 713 genera and 113 families, with Carex the largest genus 

 (114 species). There are 70 genera and 215 species of grasses in the state, 

 Panicum being the largest genus. 



Jones' nomenclature is, on the whole, very conservative as to family, 

 generic, and specific limits, but in the choice of accepted names for the species 

 treated he is up-to-date. 



Let us have more such state floras ! 



Harold N. Moldenke 



The New York Botanical Garden 



New York 



The following publications have recently come to the editor : 



"The Cornell Plantations" is a new quarterly illustrated magazine pub- 

 lished in the interests of a new project at Cornell University. This project 

 originated as an idea for an arboretum at the University, but now it has been 

 enlarged to include a unified development of the 3,000 acres of the University 

 domain. As described by Liberty Hyde Bailey, emeritus dean of the College of 

 Agriculture, the grass, and crops, and trees, the live-stock and wild animals, 

 "are invaluable treasures and stimulators. All of them should be accessible 

 and available in a single, comprehensive organized plan, whereby utility, per- 

 sonal interest, fertile suggestion, and beauty of localities and landscape may be 

 brought to bear in a noble concept of education." The magazine is said to have 

 a duel purpose: "First to be of interest and value to persons who are en- 



