Volume 37 March-April, 1937 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 



A review of some medicinal plants. Part 1. S. C. Bausor 25 



Water content of leaves of Acer rubrum from different habitats and 

 different levels. Lois Jotter 33 



Sphaerophysa Salsula, new to North America. E. J. Alexander 35 



Book review : 



Four recent texts in general botany. R. C. Benedict 37 



Proceedings of the Club 39 



News Notes 43 



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