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Volume I No, 2 



MUHLENBERGIA 



I^ANCASTER, Pa., July, 1901. 



[All unsigned articles in this journal are by the Editor, and the types of all 

 new species described by him are deposited in his private herbarium, unless 

 otherwise stated.] 



EDITORIAL 



In a manner this journal is a continuation of the publica- 

 tion issued six years ago entitled " Contributions from the Her- 

 barium of Franklin and Marshall College," the abbreviation for 

 which is Cont. Herb. F. & M. Coll. The first and only paper 

 published under that cumbersome title was " Botanical Explo- 

 ration in Southern Texas during the Season of 1894," consist- 

 ing of 116 pages and 9 plates. A few years' experience in the 

 use of citations has taught the writer that long titles for serial 

 publications are not desirable, and should always be avoided. 



The journal in its present form has been in mind for the 

 past two or three years, and the name Muhlenbergia was 

 decided upon a year before the first number was issued. Though 

 material for publication had been on hand for some time prior 

 to the appearance of the first number, it could not be included, 

 for that number, as therein stated, was issued hurriedly and 

 prematurely in order to serve a special purpose. 



Primarily intended as a medium for his own writings, the 

 editor also desires to offer space in the journal for the publica- 

 cation of articles of interest concerning the local flora, both of 

 Lancaster county and the State of Pennsylvania, and hopes his 

 friends will abundantly avail themselves of the opportunity. 



