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author; a paper on Nectria moschata, by Glück; one on the anatomy 
of Anonaceez, by Beyer; a study of Berberidacem, by Tischler; 
a supplement to Miss Perkins’s monograph of Monimiacez; a paper 
by Hennings, on the fungi of Japan ; a discussion of the wind as 
a factor in plant geography, by Warming ; and a paper on the geo- 
graphical distribution of mosses in middle Europe. 
The Beiblatt, No. 70, of the same number, contains Dr. Clements's 
paper on a system of nomenclature for phytogeography, read in 
Denver last year, with concise comments by Professor Engler, and 
No. 4 of Urban's “ Plantze nove americanz, imprimis Glaziovianze," 
dealing with palms, and written by Dammer. 
The Ottawa Naturalist for September contains a paper on the 
arboretum and botanic garden at Ottawa, and a short account of 
the plants at Norway Bay, Bristol, both by W. T. Macoun. 
Professor Greene, who had thought of discontinuing /7ttonia at 
the conclusion of the fourth volume, has decided differently, and 
under dates of September 9 and September 18 issues the first fifty- 
six pages of the fifth volume. These two installments include the 
following papers: “New or Critical Species of Acer," “A New 
Study of Microseris"" ‘Some Phacelia Segregates," ‘ Segregates 
of Viola canadensis,” “Some New Acaulescent Violets,” * Revision 
of Romanzoffia," * Revision of Capnorea," * New Species of Cryp- 
tanthe," and * A Fascicle of New Compositz.”’ 
Torreya for September contains the following articles: Kirkwood, 
“The Vegetation of Northwestern Oregon”; Peirce, “ Extrusion of 
the Gametes in Fucus”; Lloyd, * Mutual Irregularities in Opposite 
Leaves"; Earle, *A Key to the North American Species of Lac- 
tarius " kai, “The Pith Cells of Phytolacca decandra” ; and 
Wobei: “A New Station for Zsofria affinis." 
K. K. Mackenzie and B. F. Bush have issued a manual of the 
flora of Jackson County, Missouri, which includes descriptions of 
1141 species and 5o additional varieties, contained in 500 genera. 
This differs from the usual local floras in being a descriptive hand- 
book, with keys to the higher groups and to the species of the 
larger genera. 
In the Sierra Club Bulletin for January Miss Eastwood gives an 
account of Trinity County, California, with a list of the trees and 
shrubs found in that county. 
The shrubs of Wyoming form the subject of Bulletin 54 of the 
Wyoming Experiment Station, written by Elias E. Nelson. 
