1§I7. 
Museum of Malural Sciences. 
Viola bicolor, Pnrsh. V. ienella, Raf. 
near Woodbury, V. 
Viola pajjilionacea, Pursh. In Penn- 
sylvania. V. 
Viola concolor, Forster. At the falls 
of the Schuylkill. V. 
Viola Striata, wild. V. asarifolia, Mg. 
Ditto. V. 
Eschynomene aspera, Mx. near Glo- 
cester point. E. 
Florkea uliginosa, Mg. below' the falls 
of Schuylkill. V. 
Arahis rotundifolia, Raf. At Camb- 
den. This species is intermediate betw een 
the A. reptaus and the Draba arahisans. 
V. 
Arabis parvijlora, Raf. and Aihaliana, 
Bart. Ditto. V. 
Carex acuta. Mg. common in woods ; 
many other species of this extensive 
genus are omitted in the Prodromus. V. 
Sedum ternatum, Mx. near Darby. V. 
Uvuluria acutifolia, Raf. at the falls. V. 
Clmropliyllum procumbens, Mg. Ditto 
Dentaria dipliylla. Mg. Ditto. V. 
Cerastium nutans, Raf, near Gray’s 
Ferry. V. 
Ces-astium tenuifolium, Pursh, at the 
falls. V. 
Ranuncidus debilis, Raf. German- 
tow'u. E. Ldthospcrmmn fenellum, Raf. 
at Cambden, common. V. 
Festuca tendla, IMg. wdld. Dit to. V. 
Gentiana crinita, wild, near Frauk- 
ford. A. 
Scripus acicularis, L. in New-Jersey, 
common. E. 
(^uercus ohtusiloba, Mx. Ditto. Am- 
brosia elaiior, L. in Pennsjlvania, near 
Germantown. A. 
Asclepias viridifiora Raf. (and Pursh) 
near Darby. E. 
Asclepias cutca, Raf. Ditto, rare. E. 
Polysrala spathulata, Raf, near Mount 
Holly E. 
(Enothera imiflora, Raf. in New^-Jer- 
sey. E. 
Callitriclie teirestre, Raf. (and Mg.) 
above Cooper’s Ferry. V. 
Callitriclie cruciata, Raf. at German- 
town. E. 
Hyacintlius botryoides, L. near German- 
town, naturalized. V. 
JVarcissus pscudonarcissus, L. natural- 
ized, near Gra3"’s Ferry, 
Lcchea mucronota, Raf. in New-Jersey. 
E. 
Epilohitim divaricatum, Raf.nearChes- 
nut Hill. E. 
Leiophyllum thymifolium, Pursh, fAm- 
mj'iisine buxifolia, Pursh ; abominable 
name !) between Cambden and Mount 
Holly. E. 
Pyridanilicra barhiilaia, Iilx. near 
Woodbury. V. 
Spirea tomeniosa, L. Ditto. E. &c. 
&.C. fcc. 
We have been induced to notice this 
Prodromus at some length, because it is 
the first w'ork of its kind published in the 
United States, and as botanical know- 
ledge is increasing fast in our country, it 
might be taken for a model of some simi- 
lar future production. But as it would 
rather he an improper one, let us hope 
that our botanists will avoid the faults i 
has been needful to point out. Dr. Bige- 
low^’s Florula Bostoniensis, which shall 
be noticed hereafter, ^vould be a' better 
model, although it bears a ditferent name. 
It is particularly expected thatthe gentle- 
men no'O' engaged in framing a Prodromus 
Florce .Noveboracensis, w ill coaupile it and 
publish it in such a shape and style aS 
w'il! do honour to themselves, and escape 
the most severe criticism. 
C. S. R. 
Art. 5. MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 
By C. S. Rafines^ur, Esquire. 
1. Description of the Tubipora, Striatulm, 
a new species of Fossil from the State 
of JVew-York. 
F ossil T ulnpores, although not un- 
common in nature, have been al- 
most unnoticed by methodical writers. 
Remains of tliis genus, or rather family of 
Polyps, are not scarce in North America, 
and in particular in the northern and w'cst- 
ern parts of the state of New -York. , I 
have seen many species in the possession 
of Dr. Sami. L. Mitchill, which appear 
altogether new, and w'hose descriptions I 
hope he will soon give 'us. I shall at pre- 
sent merely give the description of one 
species, which I found in my tour, in the 
summer of 1816. 
Tubipora striatida. Tubes connivent, 
fastigiated, compact, thicker above, near- 
ly straight, hexagonal, unequal, minutely 
striated, outside and inside. 
The specimen upon which this species 
is ascertained, and which is deposited at 
the Lyceum of Natural History, was 
found at Glen’s falls on the Hudson ri’ er, 
imbedded in a calcareous sand-stone many 
