932 THE AMERICAN NATURALIST. (VoL. XXXIX. 
The first volume of the new series of “Contributions from the 
Gray Herbarium of Harvard University," extending from 1891: to 
1903, has been completed by the recent issue of title page, index, 
errata, etc., compiled by Miss Day. 
The following botanical papers are contained in vol. 19 of the 
Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science: — Sayre, “ Bibli- 
ography of the Loco Weed”; Speckman, “ Dissemination and Ger- 
mination of Seeds”; Schaffner, “ Myxomycetes of Clay County, 
Kansas”; Crevecoeur, “Some Variations among some Kansas Wild 
Flowers”; Sayre, *Echinacea Roots”; Baker, “Notes on the Cul- 
ture of Wild Flowers.” 
The recently issued Sixteenth Annual Report of the Missouri 
Botanical Garden contains the following botanical papers : — Hitch- 
cock, “The Identification of Walter's Grasses”; Berger, “ A Syste- 
matic Revision of the Genus Cereus”; Bush, “The North American 
Species of Fuirena,” and “Two New Texas Tradescantias" ; Mac-, 
Menzie and Bush, “New Plants from Missouri”; Spaulding, “A 
Disease of Black Oaks caused by Polyporus obtusus” ; von Schrenk, 
“Glassy Fir,” * On the Occurrence of Peronospora parasitica on Cauli- 
flower," and * Intumescences Formed as a Result of Chemical Stimu- 
lation"; Hedgcock, “ A Disease of Cauliflower and Cabbage caused 
by Sclerotinia," and * A Disease of Cultivated Agaves due to Colleto- 
trichum”; Life, “Vegetative Structure of Mesogloia"; Trelease, 
“Illustrations of a ‘Strangling’ Fig Tree”; and Harris, “ The Dehis- 
cence of Anthers by Apical Pores.” 
The Fifth Annual Report of the Michigan Academy of Science con- 
tains the following papers of botancial interest : — Beal, “ Michigan 
Flora -— Fern and Seed Plants Growing without Cultivation” ; Chase, 
“Flora of Michigan — Diatomacee”; Bogue, “The Lichen Genus 
Physcia”; Beal, “How I know some of our Trees in Winter” ; 
Clark, “The Limits of Difference in Specific and Subspecific Dis- 
tinctions.” 
The opening fascicle (nos. 1-3) of Montana Agricultural College 
Science Studies contains: — Blankinship, “A Century of Botanical 
Explorations in Montana”; Blankinship, “Supplement to the Flora 
of Montana— Additions and Corrections,” and Blankinship and 
Henshall, “Common Names of Montana Plants.” 
(No. 467 was issued November 16, 1905.) 
