Vol. 13 August, 1913 No. 8 



TORREYA 



A Monthly Journal of Botanical Notes and News 



EDITED FOR 



THE TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB 



NORMAN TAYLOR 



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JOHN TORREY, 179O-1873 



CONTENTS 



The relation of forest distribution and prairie fires in the middle west: Henry 



Allan Gleason 173 



Note on the alpine dwarfing of Polygonum Bistorta: J. Arthur Harris 182 



The preservation of our native plants 184 



Reviews : 



Britton and Brown's Illustrated Flora: Norman Taylor 186 



Proceedings of the Club 192 



News Items 194 



Published for the Club 



At 41 North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pa. 



BY The New Era P hinting Company 



[Entered attbe Po»t Office at Lancaster, Pa., as second-class matter.] 



