Vol. 29 



January-February, 1929 



No. 1 



TORREYA 



A Bi-MoNTHLY Journal of Botanical Notes and News 



EDITED FOR 



THE TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB 



BY 



GEORGE T. HASTINGS 



JohnTorrey, 1796-1873 



CONTENTS 



The Gladiolus and its Development from the Wild. Forma.v T. McLean 1 



A Hybrid Oak at Westerleigh Staten Island. Wm. T. Davis 6 



Who was Petrie? Ralph C. Benedict 9 



A New Station for Nymphaea tuberosa Paine in Southern New Jersey. 



J. \V. Adams 13 



Claytonia Chamissoi Ledeb. in Minnesota. John M. Holzinger 15 



Note on the Occurrence of Oxypolis filiformis in the Bahamas. L. J. K. 



Brace 16 



A new Orchid from Louisiana. Minna F. Koch 17 



Book Reviews 



A New Manual for the Flora of Ohio 17 



Moss Flora of North America 18 



Proceedings of the Club 19 



News Notes 22 



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 All of March 3, 1879. 



