ing to the persisting functional cell ; in both cases two cells are 

 formed, one capable of taking active part in fertilization, while 

 the other is ultimately a total loss involving only a small part 

 of the cytoplasm of the parent cell but half of its chromatic 

 contents. In the hundreds of cases of fertilization among gym- 

 nosperms which I have studied, the mature functional sexual cells 

 have invariably developed from the lower larger daughter cells 

 produced by the unequal generative divisions. — W. A. Murrill. 



Cupania ox Pixe Key, Florida. — A specimen, labelled 

 Paullinia, showing foliage and flower-buds of a tree collected 

 many years ago by Mr. Blodgett on Pine Key, Florida, has 

 hitherto remained undetermined in the Columbia University her- 

 barium, Dr. Small's studies not having as yet reached Sapin- 

 daceae, and Dr. Robinson, noticing the specimen while preparing 

 the manuscript of this family for "Synoptical Flora" disposed of 

 it with the annotation "some other genus?" — a pertinent sug- 

 gestion. I think there can be no doubt that it represents a 

 species of Cupania, probably C. glabra Sw., which is thus to be 

 added to the arboreous flora of the United States. Mr. Blod- 

 gett's label records that it grew on hammocks and flowered in 

 September. — N. L. Brittox. 



Field Days of the Torrey Botanical Club. — On the ex- 

 cursion of August 24th, along the Palisades, New Jersey, the 

 Misses Clarke and Esterly represented the New York Botanical 

 Garden. The following are some of the interesting plants found : 

 Gyrostachys gracilis (Bigel.) Kuntze ; Silcuc stellata (L.) Ait.; 

 Actaca alba (L.) Mill, in fruit ; Aralia racemosa L.; Clethra al- 

 nifolia L. ; Eupatorium purpureum falcatum (Mx.) Britton ; Aster 

 Schreberi Nees ; Helianthus divaricatus L., and H. decapetalus L. 



The Club went to Mt. Vernon, August 31st, Dr. P. A. Ryd- 

 berg acting as the Garden's representative. The following plants 

 were found : Lobelia syphilitica L. ; RJicxia Virginica L.; Decodon 

 verticillatus (L.) Ell.; Dioscorca villosa L. in fruit; Prunus sero- 

 tina Ehrh. in fruit ; Meibomia Canadensis (L.) Kuntze ; and a 

 decumbent fruiting plant of Rubus nigrobacats Bailey. Dr. 

 Rydberg also found an interesting form of Inipatiens bifiora 

 Walt., with pink, spotted flowers, growing with the common 

 *orm which has orange-yellow, mottled flowers. 



