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prise the ordinary plants of the family Cistaceae. Viola pedata, 

 V. Atlantica, Rhexia Mariana, R. Virginica and R. aristosa are 

 found. CJiamaenerion angiistifolium covers large spaces, also 

 Oenothera laciniata. 



The Ericaceae have such members as Cletlira alnifolia, Azalea 

 nudiflora, A. viscosa, A. glauca, Kalmia angustifolia, Leucothoe, 

 Picris, Oiamaedaphne, Xolisma ligustrina, Epigaea repen's, Den- 

 drinm buxifolinm and Gaidtheria procumbens. 



The cranberries and the pyxie moss, Pyxidanthera barbidata, 

 are found in suitable places. The gentians to be noted are 

 Bartonia Virginica and Gentiana Porphyrio, as well as Sabbatia 

 species. In the ponds with other water plants is found Limnan- 

 tliemum lacnnosum. Asclepias species abound. The Labiatae 

 have such distinctive species as Monarda punctata, Salvia lyrata 

 and Scutellaria integrifolia. 



Lentibulariaceae are represented by Utric?daria cornuta, U. 

 inflata, U. purpurea, U. subidata, U. intermedia and U. gibba. 



The Compositae are represented by about eight species of 

 Eupatorium, two species of Chrysopsis, Lacinaria granunifolia, 

 ChondropJiora, Sclerolepis uniflora, Solidago and Aster, with a 

 half dozen or more species each, and many others. 



Eugene Smith, 

 Secretary pro tern. 



NEWS ITEMS 



Professor L. H. Bailey has been appointed director of the 

 College of Agriculture of Cornell University. 



Dr. Theodor Holm, of Washington, D. C, is spending a few 

 weeks at the New York Botanical Garden, engaged in systematic 

 studies on the Ranunculaceae. 



Miss Anna Murray Vail, the librarian of the New York Botani- 

 cal Garden, sailed for Europe on April 22, for the purpose of 

 securing certain valuable books for the Garden library. 



Mr. O. F. Cook, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, has gone to Costa Rica with the 

 intent of collecting data relative to the culture of bananas, coffee, 

 and other tropical plants of economic importance. 



