278 General Notes, [March 
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, contains much of 
interest to the mycologist. As a result of these cultures the 
author of the paper concludes to connect the species of Gym- 
cornuta ; G. claviceps, with R. aurantiaca ; G. clavarieforme, with 
Reestelia of G. globosum is still left in doubt——H. N. Patterson, 
of Oquawka, Ill., has brought out a handy check-list of North 
American Plants, including Mexican species which approach the 
United States boundary. It will prove very serviceable. 
Cooke’s “ British Desmids” has reached the seventh number, 
and continues to maintain its high character. When completed 
it will form an excellent companion volume to Wolle’s “ Desmids 
of the United States.” Part III. of Macoun’s “ Catalogue of 
Canadian Plants” is devoted to the Apetale, including the 
and corrections to Parts I. and II., while a very full index com- 
pletes the volume. The publication is creditable to the Geolog- 
ical and Natural History Survey of Canada. It is to be hoped 
that the work will be continued. The Eriogonous genus Las- 
tarriæa Remy, has lately been studied by Dr. Parry, who con- 
rms its generic rank. Three species are characterized. viz.: 
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America; L. stricta Philippi, ined., from Chili; Z. Znearis Philippi, 
ined., Chili——An interesting paper, by Thomas Meehan, on 
the Fertilization of Cassia marilandica, received some time ago, 
as been noticed before-in these pages. The author found that 
not a single seed was produced when the flower was protected 
need of a revision of the Ranunculi, the statement is made that 
“almost half a century ago the North American species of Ra- 
nunculus, as then known, were hastily compiled for Torrey and 
Gray’s Flora, with very little knowledge of original materials; 
and they have not been elaborated since.” Numbers 146 and 
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