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inspiration from it, especially when living in the region covered by 



the work. It deserves to be much more widely known than it is. 

 Kearney, T. H. The plant covering of Ocracoke Island; a study in the 



ecology of the North Carolina strand vegetation. Contr. U. S. Nat. 



Herb. 5:261-319. /. 33-50. Aug. 1, 1900. 

 An excellent paper, probably the first of its kind for the coastal plain. 



Reviewed by Cowles in Bot. Gaz. 34: 384. Nov. 1902. 

 Kearney, T. H. The Lower Austral element in the flora of the southern 



Appalachian region. A preliminary note. Science II. 12:830-842. 



Nov. 30, 1900. 

 This is one of the earliest discussions of the phytogeographical pro- 

 blems of the southeastern states. Reviewed by Cowles in Bot. 



Gaz. 31:208. March, 1901. See also Rhodora 7:78, 79; Torreya 



5: 58. April, 1905. 

 Kearney, T. H. Report on a botanical survey of the Dismal Swamp 



region. Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 6: i-x, 321-550. pi. 65-73, f. 51-84, 



and 2 maps. Nov. 6, 1901. 

 This easily ranks among the foremost of American phytogeographical 



works. Reviewed by Cowles in Bot. Gaz. 34: 384-385. Nov. 1902. 



See also Bull. Torrey Club 29: 387. June, 1902; Torreya 3: 121. Aug. 



1903. 

 Kerner von Marilaun, A. Pflanzenleben. 2 vols., 734 & 896 pp., and 



about 200c illustrations. Leipsic and Vienna, 1 890-1 891. 

 English translation by F. W. Oliver and others. 2 vols, in 2 parts 



each. 

 Second edition, 2 vols., 766 & 778 pp. 1896-1898. (Not seen.) 

 Reviewed by Cowles in Bot. Gaz. 26:361-362. 1898. 

 This perhaps comes nearer to covering the whole field of botany than 



any other one work, and is full of valuable suggestions. 

 Knowlton, F. H. The misiise of "formation" by ecologists. Sci- 

 ence II. 19: 467-468. March 18, 1904. 

 Kraemer, Henry. Plant morphology and taxonomy. Am. Jour. Pharm. 



77: 401-416. Sept. 1905. 

 Livingston, B. E. Physiological properties of bog water. Bot. Gaz. 



39:348-355- May, 1905. 

 Discusses a problem of which the Altamaha Grit region furnishes 



innumerable examples. Also refers to several of his earlier papers 



which are worth consulting. 

 Lloyd, F. E., & Tracy, S. M. The insular flora of Mississippi and Louis- 

 iana. Bull. Torrey Club 28: 61-101. pi. 8-11. March, 1901. 

 MacDougal, D. T. Some aspects of desert vegetation. Plant World 



6: 2.39-257. pi. 32-36. f. 1-5. Nov. 1903. (Contr. N. Y. Bot. 



Gard. No. 46.) 

 Interesting to compare with the sand-hill vegetation herein described. 



