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— The Fern Bulletin received the award of Grand Prize at the 

 Paris Exposition. So far as known this is the only American 

 botanical journal so honored. 



— In the Botanical Gazette for December William R. Maxon 

 discusses the specific validity of Asplenium ebenoides. He in- 

 clines to the belief that the fern is a fertile hybrid between Camp- 

 tosorus rhizophy litis and Asplenium ebenoides. 



— The papers presented at the New York meeting of fern 

 students have been issued under the title of Femwort Papers, 

 Mr. A. A. Eaton describes four new species and one variety of 

 Isoetes in his paper. 



— In Rhodora for November Mr. George E. Davenport has some 

 further notes on the crested form of Dicksonia recently described 

 in this journal. He believes the plants have maintained their 

 crested character naturally for twenty- five years. 



— Mr. A. A. Heller, of Lancaster, Pa., has established a botan- 

 ical journal to be known as Muhlenbergia. It will be issued at 

 irregular intervals and devoted principally to articles by its editor, 

 whose activity in matters botanical are nearly sufficient to keep 

 one publication going. This journal wishes him success. 



— In the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 

 for October 31 William R. Maxon gives the name of oreophiltim 

 to a form of the common polypody previously named biserrata 

 by C. F. Millspaugh. It is characterized by the narrow acute and 

 usually doubly crenate pinnae. 



BOOK NEWS. 



A profusely illustrated volume on our Eastern ferns is an- 

 nounced to appear early in spring. The text, which treats ex- 

 haustively of the interesting facts about each species, is by Willard 

 N. Clute, and the illustrations, both in black and white and in 

 color, are by W. W. Stilson. 



A list of the private libraries of Great Britain, Canada and 

 the United States will soon be issued by G. Hedeler, 18 Nurn- 

 bergerStr., Leipzig, Germany, who desires information regarding 

 the private libraries of these countries, and the specialties to 

 which they are devoted. 



