822 General Notes. [August, 
proved to be a new variety of Améblystegium serpens L., which M. 
Renauld has called var, Barberi. 
1.—Folium. . 2.—Capsulum et operculum. 
Specimens of the Utah species are enclosed.—Z&. 4. Barber, 
4101 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
P. canadensis illustrates which do not appear to have been not 
ety is about one-third more common than the purple. y does not 
The modus operandi of the fertilization of this species shat- 
differ essentially from that of its English representative, B. o Re- 
ica, which was described by Dr. Ogle in the Popular Scvenct ects 
view for 1870. The upper part of the tubular corolla p pistil 
forward forming a hood which contains the stamens aM he an- 
Lubbock! describes the rest in the following words: n anther 
thers open on their inner sides, and the edges of the ei th and 
cells on the one side of the flower exactly correpta on the 
are applied to the corresponding edges of the y e 
other side of the flower; each pair of anthers thus tor sightly 
were, a closed box. The outer sides of the anthers a nood ate 
attached to the walls of the hood. But the sides fee humble 
somewhat too near together to admit the head of © pushes 
bee, and the insect, therefore, in order to reach the petting down : 
them a little apart, thus opening the anther box 3 
1“ British wild flowers in relation to insects,” p. 141- 
