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ground, probably on account of the more abundant moisture 
which rises to a certain distance, even in the dead trunk, through 
capillary force.— F. B. Ellis, Newfield, WY: 
REVISION OF THE GENUS CLEMATIS OF THE UNITED AORE 
Joseph F. James has just published a revision of the gen 
Clematis of the United States in the Journal of the re pee 
Society of Natural History (Vol. vı, July, 1883), the eee con- 
clusions of which are embodied in the following ta 
Section I. ATRACENE.:; 
tragene americana Sims., A. UA AA 
1. C. verticillaris DC. me Nutt., Clematis a americana Poir., C. colum 
biana T. & G. 
2. C, alpina Mill., 
var. ochotensis Gray == ped 4s et leka 
. ochotens : 
Section II. CLEMATIS. 
baldwinii Torr. & Gr. 
douglasii Hooker = C. wyethii Nutt. 
C. ovata Pursh, C. sericea Michx. 
C. Tebei Watson 
Viorna urnigera Spac ch. 
G coccinea i li C. texensis Buckl. 
C. pitcheri Torr. & Gr., C. filifera, Benth. 
ERSE) 
8. C. bi igelo 
aa, ire ERMA Walter 
C. cordata pala C. cylindrica Sims., C. cyl- 
indrica, var. crispa Wood, C. diva ricata, 
10. C. crispa L. = O an peen C. viorna Andr., 
var. walteri Gray = < C cylindrica, var. 
G cylindri ica, var. AAY 
ori W 
} C. lineariloba DC., “C. iain Pursh, 
11, C. lasiantha pisat 
12. C. pauciflora 
13. C. ania Te & Gr. = C. nervata Benth. 
a gras i C. cordata Pursh, C. cordifolia Moench, C. 
14. C. virginiana L. = catesbyana, rsh, fragrans Salisb., C. 
ennsylvanica Donn, C. purshii Dietr 
var. bracteata DC. = C. bracteata Mœænch, C. holosericea Pursh. 
15. C. Satin folie Nutt. = C. virginiana Hook. (in part, not Linn.) 
r. brevifolia Nutt. 
var. bracteata Torr = ook. (in part, not Linn.) 
E Tease pat & Hill (not Nutt.), C. 
var. californica Watson . = | A enig sis Olia, var. brevifolia Benth. (not 
Nutt.) 
_ [HE Boranicat CLUB or THE A. A. A. S—There was such a 
gratifying attendance of botanists at the Minneapolis meeting of 
e Ameri Association for the Advancement of Science that 
a meeting was called on Thursday afternoon . Twenty- 
five members, who are more or less interested in botanical studies, 
responded to the call. An informal = was effected, 
and several committees were appointed. Several excursions were 
Provided for, and arrangements were made for calling the club 
