Vol. 29 May- June, 1929 No. 3 



TORREYA 



A Bi-MoNTHLY Journal of Botanical Notes and News 



EDITED FOR 



THE TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB 



BY 



GEORGE T. HASTINGS 



John Torrey, 1796-1873 



CONTENTS 



Cabbages and Cacti. Ralph C. Benedict 53 



The Bosque a- Para. Norman Taylor 59 



The Water Storing Bracts of Mendoncia. John W. Harshberger 66 



The Relation of Cladonia mats to Soil Moisture. Cedric L. Porter 



AND Marjorie Woolle.t 69 



Epidendrum conopseum in Louisiana. H. M. Denslow 71 



Only New Jersey Stand of Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Destroyed. Ray- 

 mond H. ToRREY 72 



Book Review 



Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota '3 



Field Trips of the Club 74 



Proceedings of the Club 79 



News Notes 82 



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 Act of March 3, 1879. 



