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The trouble and loss which is thus experienced is incalculable, 

 and only becomes greater as our subscribers increase." From 

 which we infer that the scientific and business trials and tribula- 

 tions of an editor were similar then to those of today. 

 New York Botanical Garden 



SHORTER NOTES 



OpUDtia Tracyi sp. nov. — Low, diffusely much branched, pale 

 green, about 2 dm. high or less. Older joints oblong to linear- 

 oblong, flat, 6-8 cm. long, 1.5-2.5 cm. wide, about i cm. thick; 

 young joints scarcely flattened or terete, i cm. thick; areoles 

 elevated, 5-10 mm. apart; spines 1-4, acicular, light gray with 

 darker tips, 3.5 cm. long or less; glochides numerous, brownish; 

 corolla pure yellow, 4 cm. broad; ovary 1.5 cm. long, bearing a 

 few triangular acute scales similar to. the outermost sepals, which 

 are 2 mm. long; sepals triangular-ovate, 5-15 mm. long, the 

 outer green, the inner yellowish with a, green . blotch ; petals 

 obovate, apiculate, 2-2.5 cm. long; filaments light yellow, i cm. 

 long, anthers white. 



In sandy soil near the coast, Biloxi, Mississippi,' S. M. Tracy, 

 May, 191 1 ; flowered at New York Botanical Garden May 12-13, 

 191 1 {33786, type). The plant was collected some years ago by 

 Mr. C. L. Pollard near the same locaHty {1139) and distributed 

 as 0. Pes-corvi LeConte, which differs in having larger flowers, 

 longer and wider joints and stouter, dark brown spines. 



N. L. Brixton. 



FIELD MEETINGS FOR JULY AND AUGUST 



The field committee announce the following field meetings 

 from July 22-August 26 inclusive. The work of the com- 

 mittee would be greatly facilitated if those able and willing to 

 act as guides would send their names to the chairman. Kindly 

 state the days you could serve, whether whole- or half-day trips, 

 and the localities with which you are familiar. 



July 22. Wakefield, N. Y. Meet at Grand Central Station, 

 I :i5 P. M. Meet guide, Mr. R. S. WilHams, at Wakefield Station. 



