Vol. 23 November— December, 1923 No. 6 



TORREYA 



A Bl-MONTIILY JoUR^FAL OF BOTAMICAL iN'OTliS AND NliWS 



EDITED FOR 



Tlfl': TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB 



BY 



GEORGE T. HASTINGS 



John Torrey, 1796-1S73 



CONTENTS 



Resistance of Trees to Ice Storm Injury: \\'ALTiiR E. Rogers 95 



The Direct Assimilation of Free Nitrogen by Plants: Eva Mameli de 



Calmxo 99 



Shorter Notes 



A New Rose-flowered Robinia from South Carolina: P. O. ScHALi.iiKT. . 104 



A Common Name for Phacelia Purshii: < i. C'lvoe Kisiikk 1C6 



A New Saxifrage from Oregon: Wii.iiei.m Stk-dokf 106 



Book Review 



The Larger British Fungi, Ramsbottom: W. A. AIirkill . 107 



News Notes 108 



Index 109 



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