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GENERAL NOTES. 
BOTANY. 
THE NUMBER oF STAMENS IN BRASENIA PELTATA.— There is 
ber of stamens of Brasenia peltata Pursh, the common water- 
shield. A citation of a few of these, and some observations with 
a view to remove the differences, may not be out of place. My 
