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Endlich gives an economic account of "Zacaton," — species of 

 Epicampcs, — in Der Tropenpflanzer for June. 



The synonymy of Eriophoru7n charnissonis is discussed by Holm 

 and Fernald in The Ottawa Naturalist for June. 



Illustrations of the curious Karasaki specimen of Pinus thunbergii 

 are given by Miyoshi on plates 29 and 30 of his Atlas of Japanese 



by 



Morphological notes on Cycads are published by Seward in vol. 

 13, part 5, of the Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 

 Part 3 of Grout's Mosses with Iland-Lens and Microscope bears 



A monograph of Scapani;i, t'orming ;i (|uarto volume of 312 pages, 

 with 52 plates, has been published by Mrilh r as vol. S3 of the Nova 

 Acta der k. Leop.-Carol. drntsrhni Akadrmir der N aturforscher. 



A revision of the Charcfe of North' America, by C. B. Robinson, is 

 separately printed from vol. 4, no. 13, of the Bidletin of the New York 

 Botanical Garden. 



Part 2 of n..lu..,\\ Xnrlh Anunmn Uredineo' deals with species 

 of Puccuna toiiiid oii ]\r. )r;i(< ;i'. Satitalacetje, Aristolochiacew, Poly- 

 gonaccie, AinaranuK cir. Poriiihicaceje, Caryophyllace.ie, Cruciferse, 

 Saxifragacea\ ( la^^iilac a-, ainl l{<.,.a(va\ A notable feature of the 

 work is the frr(jiiciii illuMraiioii, by plioto-micrographs from type 



. iMnii. 12, IK.. -1, (.f tlic Mounirs of the Torrey Botanical 



■diiiiitiary list of some 500 higher fungi collected about St. 

 las been published by Glatfelter in vol. IG, no. 4, of the Trans- 



of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. 



