less vigorous plant, with more showy flowers. These Mediter- 

 ranean weeds seem to be finding a very congenial home in Oregon. 



Mr. Teutsch writes that the "African sage" was growing 

 wnth what is known as "Cossack" alfalfa, and suggests that it 

 may have been introduced with the alfalfa seed, "which was 

 originally imported from northern Russia." The word Cossack 

 would seem however to indicate a more southern origin, and the 

 Salvia could probably be expected in the vicinity of the Black Sea. 



I am indebted to Mr. Teutsch and Dr. Gilkey for specimens 

 and local data, and to Dr. A. S. Pease for the Greek quotations 

 rreferring to " Aethiopis. " Miss Mary A. Day has kindly verified 

 the citation of original publication. 



Salem, Oregon 



REVIEWS 



Trelease, Plant Materials.* 



This is a second edition of the guide to the cultivated woody 

 plants of the eastern United States, made more valuable by 

 page references in the keys. The book starts with four keys 

 to the trees, shrubs, undershrubs and climbers based on leaf and 

 twig characters. Many of the plants may be found in two 

 or more of the keys. From the keys one is carried to the des- 

 criptions of genera on the following pages where other keys 

 refer to all species found commonly in cultivation as well as 

 to many of the native ones not often cultivated. Descriptions 

 of the species of course are not possible in a book meant to be 

 carried easily in the pocket. As in the first edition, 1150 species 

 and forms belonging to 247 genera are referred to. This little 

 book should be of great value to those familiar enough with 

 botanical terms to use keys which are easy and accurate. 

 A glossary is given by which the non -botanical may follow 

 through the keys, though we fear they will find it a difficult 

 proceeding. 



G. T. H. 



*Trelease, William, Plant Materials of Decorative Gardening. 

 The Woody Plants. Pp xliii + 177. 192 1. Urbana, 111. $1.00. 



