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THE AMERICAN NATURALIST. [Vol. XXXVII. 



mis, "The Germination of Weed Seed," and "Germination of 

 Maize"; Lummis, "Effect of Coal Tar, Coal Oil, Gasoline, Benzine 

 and Kerosene on Germination of Maize " ; and Lazenby, " Com- 

 position and waste of Fruits and Nuts." 



The American Botanist for May contains the following articles : 

 Dobbins, "Lycopodiums of the Green Mountains"; Gilbert, "A 

 New Fern from Bermuda [Asplenium mutuuni]" ; Ryon, "Poison 

 Ivy and its Effect"; and Barrett, "Deciduous Tropical Trees." — 

 The editor's "Botany for Beginners," and a series of notes, con- 

 stitute a prominent feature of the number. 



Pirotta of Rome, has been started. The first number, dated May 15, 

 contains articles on the development of the seed of Cynomorium, 

 description of a new Euphorbia, E. Valliniana- a study of the 



Mediterranean region ; a study of the origin and differentiation of the 

 primary vascular elements of the roots of Monocotyledons, and notes 

 on Gherardo Cibo's herbarium and on a recently unearthed addition 

 to the herbaria of Liberato Sabbati. 



The Botanical Gazette for June contains the following articles: 

 Sargent, "Crataegus in Northeastern Illinois"; Stevens, V. L. and 

 A. C, "Mitosis of the primary Nucleus in Synchytrium decipiens " ; 

 Bergen, "The Macchie of the Neapolitan Coast Region"; Butters, 



Laboratory in the Tropics"; and, Ashe, "New or Little-Known 

 Woody Plants." 



The Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club for June contains the 

 following articles: Harper, "Botanical Explorations in Georgia 

 during the Summer of 1901, II Noteworthy species"; Bush. "A 

 list of the Ferns of Texas " ; Eaton, Tsoetes riparia Canadensis and 

 7. Dodged 



The Journal of Mycology for May, with portrait of S. M. Tracy for 



the Cultivated Snapdragon " ; Morgan, " A new species of Sirothe- 



can Ustilaghieae " ; Morgan, " Dictyostelie* or Acrasieas " ; Murrill, 

 "Historical Review of the Genera of Polyporacerc "; Durand, "The 



new Species of Cercospora " ; Kellerman, "Another much-named 



