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tributions to botanical science. The form of pinus Jeffreyi found 

 on the mountains in northern Lower California at an elevation of 

 about 4,000 feet received from Mr. Lemmon the varietal name 

 peninsularis. C. R. O. 



C. C. Parry. Ceanothus, L. , a synoptical list comprising 33 

 species, with notes and descriptions. Proc. Dav. Acad. Sciences, 

 V., 162-174. C. intricatus, from summit of Mt. Tamalpias, 

 Calif. (Curran); C. Andersoni, Santa Cruz mountains (C. L. 

 Anderson, 1887); C. divergens, from Napa Valley, are the new 

 species described. The white-flowered species from the mesas 

 of San Diego and Lower California, are generally distributed as 

 C. Cuneatus, Nutt., is referred to C. verruccosus, Nutt., instead. 

 What has generally been referred to C. sorediatus, Hook and 

 Am., from Southern California (and so disributed) Dr. Parry 

 speaks of as *' anaborescent form of C. hirsutus, Nutt., or possibly 

 an undescribed species. " Dr. Parry also reviews certain species 

 of Chorizanthe in an accompanying paper (pages 174-176), des- 

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W. G. Farlow. On some new or imperfectly known algae 

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 with notes on others. C. R. O. 



Tropical Africa. By Henry Drummond, L. L. D., F. R. 

 S. E., F. G. S. New York, 24 East 4th street: The Hum- 

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 almost thrilling interest, giving an account of the authors ex- 

 periences and observations in a trip through some of the most 

 mysterious portions of the continent which is now attracting so 

 largely the attention of the public. It is very racily written, and 

 and the author is both graphic in his descriptive passages, and 

 witty in his observations The very interior life of the country, 

 where civilization has just begun to wrestle with barbarism, is 

 laid open. Much of the book is devoted to a discussion of the 

 slave trade, which has depopulated whole regions of the conti- 

 nent; and Professor Drummond is very anxious to see a com- 

 bination of European powers for the pupose of bringing it to an 

 end. 



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