THE AMI-: RICA X XA TL'RALIST. [Vol. XXXVII. 



The Botanical Gazette for November contains the following papers : 

 Johnson, "On the Development of Certain Piperacea:" ; Kraemer, 

 '"'The structure of the Starch Grain"; Aven Nelson, "Contributions 

 from the Rocky Mountain Herbarium, IV"; and Evans, " A New 

 Hepatic from the Eastern United States." 



Broteria, Revista de sciencias natures do Collegio de S. Fiel, is 

 the title of a new annual, issued at Lisbon. The frontispiece of the 



botanic garden at Coimbra, accompanied by a short account of his 

 life and work. 



The Journal of Mycology, for December, contains the following 

 articles : Morgan. "A New Genus of Fungi [Sporocystis] " ; Sanders, 

 '* Interesting variations in the appendages of Podosphaera oxyacan- 

 thae " ; Holway, " Notes on Uredineai, I " ; Schaffner, " Ohio Stations 

 for Myriostoma " ; Ellis and Bartholomew, " New Species of Fungi 

 from Various Localities " : Morgan. " The I )iscomycetes of the Miami 

 Valley, Ohio » ; Kellerman, " Notes from Mycoiogical Literature, 

 III"; Kellerman, "Index to North American Mycology, continued." 



Median's Monthly, which has regularly included a plate with 

 commentary dealing with native plants, in each number, stopped with 

 the December number but is serially continued by a new journal, 

 Floral Life. 



Part 26 of Pittonia, the opening number of the fifth volume, 

 consists of a series of papers by Professor Greene, dealing with a 

 considerable number of genera of phanerogams. 



The Plant World for October contains the following articles : 

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

 of Guam, II"; Fitzpatrick, "A Study of the Island Flora of the 

 Mississippi River near Sabula, Iowa"; Niles, "Origin of Plant 

 Names, II, the Lady's Slippers and Moccasin Flowers"; Barrett, 

 " The West Indian Corkwood " ; and Bates, " The Disputed Longev- 

 ity of Certain Plants." 



Rhodora for November contains the following articles: Evans, 

 "Notes on New Kn-land I lepatica- " ; Fernald, " Variations in Glaux 

 in America"; Jones, "Pogonia affinis in Vermont"; Holt, "Is 

 Cirsium palustre a Native of New Hampshire?" Morrell, "Lamium 

 album in Maine"; Fernald, "Lists of New England plants, X, 

 Carex " ; and Beal, " Seed Throwing of Viola." 



Torreya for November contains the following articles: Cannon, 



