Vol. i 



December, igoi 



No. 12 



TORREYA 



A Monthly Journal of Botanical Notes and News 



EDITED FOR 



THE TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB 



BY 



MARSHALL AVERY HOWE 



JOHN TOKREV, 1796-1873 



CONTENTS 



On the Relation of Redwoods and Fog to the general Precipitation in the 



Redwood Belt of California : W. A. Cannon. 137 



Are the Leaves of " Simple-leaved Ampelopsis " simple ? Byron D. Halsted 139 



The Spreading of Solidago specio-a in the Vicinity of Yonkers, N. Y.: Mrs. 



John I. Northrop 141 



Hesperaster, a Genus of Loasaceae : T. D. A. Cockerell 142 



Shorter Notes 



Explosive Fruits : Byron D. Halsted 143 



New Methods of drying Hants : H. M. Richards 145 



Bromeliaceae in Costa Rica : C. Werckle 146 



A Texan Cherry : J. K. Small 146 



Field Days of the Torrey Botanical Club : S. H. Burnham ... 147 



A new common Name : Edward W. Berry 147 



News Items. . 147 



Index to Volume I "... 149 



Published for the Club 



At North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pa. 

 by The New Era Pkinting Company 



