Vol. 26 March-April, 1926 No. 2 



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 



Showy Wild Flowers that do not need to be Protected, G. E. Nichols 17 



The Persistence of Some of Our Native Plants, George Redles 28 



Two New Species from the Mountains of West Virginia, P. A. Rydberg 29 



A New Palm from the Mississippi Delta, John K. Small 32 



A New Bell Flower from Florida, John K. Small 35 



Book Reviews: 



Grout's Mosses with a Hand-lens, R. C. Benedict 36 



Grier's Native Flora of the Vicinity of Cold Spring Harbor, A. F. Sklutch 37 



Proceedings of the Club 38 



News Notes 42 



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