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tion of the Society to Mrs. Hasse for her generous gift, and to send her herewith 

 a vote of thanks. 



It will take considerable time to mount and arrange the new material, which 

 is itself very rich in duplicates, but as this progresses, it seems very probable 

 that there will be an opportunity for offering some of the extra material for sale 

 to members of the Society and others. While nothing definite can be announced 

 at present, members may be sure that the price will be as reasonable as it can be 

 made, while still covering the costs of handling and transportation. Further 

 notices will appear regarding this from time to time, but it is suggested that any 

 member interested in securing a chance at these valuable specimens should write 

 either to the Curator or to the Treasurer, so that some idea may be obtained as 

 to the possibilities. 



Charles C. Plitt. 



SHORTER NOTES 



The fourteenth fascicle, numbers 326-350 inclusive, of Prof. J. M. Holz- 

 inger's Musci Acrocarpi Boreali-Americani was issued the middle of February 

 last. The issue contains a number of the less Vv'ell known species, among them 

 Ephemerum megalosporum (Aust.) Salm., Nanomitrium synoicum (James) Lindb., 

 Pleuridium Bakeri Card. & Ther., PL Bolanderi C. M., Jaeg., Didymodon Ren- 

 der soni R. & C, Bartramia stricta Brid., and a new variety of Br yum pseudotriquet- 

 rum, marked "var. aristatum Ther. ined.," from the type locality. Besides 

 these there are three species from Swedish localities. We need say nothing in 

 addition to what has already been given in these pages, concerning the care 

 which the excellent specimens of this series shows. But we would urge mem- 

 bers of the Society to cooperate whenever possible in collecting material for Prof. 

 Holzinger. As time goes on, the task of securing species unrepresented becomes 

 far more difficult, and it is only by extensive help from collectors that it becomes 

 practicable to continue the fascicles. 



E. B. C. 



Nichols's Vegetation of Connecticut. — In a fine series of papers^ on the 

 vegetation of Connecticut Dr. George E. Nichols has done much to preserve for 

 future botanists a record of the general composition and ecological relations of 

 a vegetation which in a few more years will present practically no virgin forests 

 or other undisturbed groups of plants. Nichols follows in the main the method 

 of treatment originated by Cowles, paying particular attention to the relation of 

 the plant societies to the physiography of the region studied. 



To the readers of The Bryologist there is much of interest in Nichols's 

 papers. In his third paper, "Plant Societies on Uplands" (Torreya 14: 167- 



1 The Vegetation of Connecticut. I. — Phytogeographic Aspects. Torreya 13: 89-112,/. 

 1-6. May, 1913; H. — Virgin Forests. Torreya 13: 199-215. /, 1-5. Sept., 1913; HL — Plant 

 Societies on Uplands. Torreya 14: 167-194. /. i-g. Oct., 1914; IV. — Plant Societies in Low- 

 lands. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 42: 169-217. /. i-i5- Apr., 1915. 



