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that work from drawings by Mr. Faxon, which, however, are photo- 

 mechanically reproduced. 



The Plant World for February contains the following articles : — 

 Safford, "Extracts from the Note- book of a Naturalist on the Island 

 of Guam,— III." ; Hastings, " Notes on the Flora of Central Chile " ; 

 Rowlee, " Conditions of Plant Growth on the Isle of Pines " ; and 

 Maxon, "A Botanist's Mecca [Chittenango Falls, N. Y.]." 



The Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, of 

 January ist, contains the conclusion of the botanical portion of Dr. 



California trees, and a second addition to the flora of Los Angeles 

 County, by Abrams. 



The American Botanist, (a popular journal) for January, contains 

 the following articles:— W. W. Bailey, "Bark"; A. A. Field, 

 " Cereus giganteus" ; W. A. Terry, "Partridge Berries and Winter- 

 green Berries " ; and, W. N. Clute, " The Scouring Rush in Winter." 



A revision of the described North American species of Leptochloa, 

 by Hitchcock, constitutes Bulletin 33 of the Bureau of Plant Industry 

 of the Department of Agriculture. 



Data on the rapidity of growth of Populus grandidentata are given 

 in Porest Leaves for February. 



The appearance of Volume II, Fascicle 3, of Caste's Plore descrip- 

 tive et illuslrie de la France, etc., gives occasion to once more call 

 attention to an admirably executed flora, with thumbnail habit and 

 detail illustrations of all of the species included. T. 



