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NEW JERSEY FUNGI. 
Sphaeria (Caulicolae) virginica. C. & E. 
Sparsa, erumpens. Peritheciis subglobosis, atris, papillatis, 
prominulis; ascis cylind rico -clavatis : sporidiis uniseriatis, fusi- 
formibus, 5-septatis, rectis vel curvulis, fuscis (-06 x '01 mm.). 
On Lepidium Virginicum. No. 3003. 
Sphaeria (Foliicolae) heloniaefolia. C. 8p E. 
Amphigena. Peritheciis sparsis, punctiformibus, prominulis, 
cuticula tectis (0-12-0-15 mm.). Sporidiis ellipticis 1-2 septatis, 
constrictis, fuscis (-025--03 x '008 mm.). 
On leaves of Helonius bullata. No. 3199. 
Although no asci were seen, this has been assumed to be a 
Sphceria. 
Chaetomium sphaerospermum. C. & E. 
Peritheciis superficialibus, atris, strigosis, in csespitulis elongatis 
congestis, subglobosis ; pilis rigidis, erectis, elongatis, tenuibus, 
atrobrunneis, supra divaricato-ramosis ; sporidiis globosis, brunneis 
(*01 mm. diam.). 
On bottom of barrel in cellar. No. 3174. 
BOTANY OF THE WEST. 
One of the most valuable scientific reports which have appeared 
as the result of the U.S. Government Surveys of the Territories of 
the West is Dr. J. T. Rothrock’s final report on the Botany of the 
survey undercharge of Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler. It is a quarto of 
over 400 pages of letter-press, accompanied by 30 plates and one 
wood cut. 
The Doctor was very fortunate in securing the co-operation of 
such specialists as Mr. Serreno Watson, Dr. Engleman, Prof. 
Porter, Mr. Bebb, Mr. Booth, Dr. Yasey, Prof. Eaton, Mr. James, 
and Prof. Tuckerman, all authorities in their respective branches. 
The portion of the report most interesting to the readers of 
“ Grevillea ” are those by Prof. Eaton, Mr. James, Mr. Austin, 
and Prof. Tuckerman. 
In the report of Prof. Eaton, on the Ferns of the South- 
west, “ it has been thought best to give, not merely a report of such 
as have been collected by the survey under Lieut. Wheeler, but 
including these to make a full report of all the ferns discovered 
hitherto in the regions lying *W. of the 105° W. Long, and S. of 
the 40° N. Lat. Since many of these species are described only 
in works which are inaccessible to most collectors and amateurs of 
ferns, it seems desirable to give reasonably full descriptions of ail 
the species and genera which are not found in ‘ Gray’s Manual, ’ 
and to even describe anew a few which are given in that work.” 
“ The genera Scolopendrium, Struthi opteris, Onoclea, Dicksonia , 
Schizcea, Lygodium, and most remarkable of all Osmunda , have 
never been discovered in any part of the territory west of the 
