1883.] Botany. 1067 
Series IIT. CoRoNARIE”.—Roxburghiacee, Liliaceæ (which includes all the many 
tribes and suborders—Smiliacez, Melanthacex, Trilliacex, etc—which have 
often been regarded as distinct orders), Pontederiaceze, Philydracee, Xyridex, 
Mayacee, Commelinacez, Rapateacez. 
Series IV. CALYCINÆ.—Flagellarieæ, Juncacee, Palme (including Phytelephasiex 
and Nipacez). 
Series V. NUDIFLORÆ. — Pandanez, Cyclanthace, Typhaceze, Aroidex, Lem- 
nacee, 
Series VI. APOCARPÆ. —Triurideæ, Alismaceæ, Naiadacex (including Juncaginez), 
Series VII. GLUMacE&.—Eriocaulex, Centrolepidex, Restiacez, Cyperaceæ, Gram- 
inez. 
With this volume we may now arrange the Monocotyledons in 
our herbaria with something like satisfaction, which before was 
impossible. The disposition of the genera in many orders, as for 
example in the Graminez, being very different from that hereto- 
fore followed, will necessitate some quite radical and at first con- 
fusing changes, but from our experience with the grasses under 
the new arrangement, we are confident that it will prove much 
more satisfactory than the old —C. Æ. Bessey. 
Botanica. Nores.—At the meeting of the American Associa- 
tion for the Advancement of Science at Minneapolis, fifteen papers 
upon botanical subjects were presented, a larger number than for 
ized as follows: Dr. E. L. Sturtevant pointed out an interesting 
parallelism between the structure of the kernels of maize and 
sorgh 
The box-huckleberry ( Vaccinium brachycerum 
Michx., Gaylussacia brachycera Gray) was shown by Professor 
M. Coulter during the present year. His paper will soon appear 
in full—__pr, W. J. Beal brought forward numerous cases in the 
Graminez in which the lower sheaths of the leaves are closed as 
in sedges, instead of being open as is almost invariably stated in 
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