BOTANICAL, INDEX. 
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In the May number of the Bulletin of the Torry Botanical Club, George Daven- 
port describes a new fern ( Northokena Gnuji ) from Arizona, with a most excellent 
plate. 
Revision of the Genu* Pinus, and description of Pinus Elliottii, by Dr. George Engel- 
mann. — This is a folio pamphlet of about 30 pages, and contains three line plates 
drawn on stone by Mr. Paulus Roetter. The author has taken hold ol a perplexing 
genus, and with his usual patience and success, has worked it through, presenting 
us in this Revision the results of years of investigation. A lull description is given 
of the structure of stem, leaves, and flowers the genus, and then tollows a new 
arrangement of the species with notes upon such as the author himself has examined. 
The genus Pinus contains between 00 and 70 species, of which the author enumerates 
45 as having been examined by himself. Two new species are described, P. Wrightii 
and P. Elliottii, the former being a Cuban pine, the latter growing along our south- 
eastern coast from South Carolina to Florida, and thence westward along the gulf 
border, and bearing the reputation of being by far the handsomest of all the south- 
ern pines. — Botanical Gazette. 
Notes on the Bartram Oak, by Isaac C. Martindale.— This is a pamphlet of 24 pages 
gives the whole history of this much doubted species, collecting from various botan- 
ical works all the facts concerning it, many of which are very interesting. The 
object is to give sufficient testimony for its re-establishment to specific rank under 
the name of (f heterophylla, Mx. — Botanical Gazette. 
Mr. Median’s book on the “Ferns and Flowers of the United States” is having a 
remarkable success, and means will shortly be taken for publishing it in this coun- 
try. — The Garden. 
BOOKS WANTED. 
We lack the following enumerated four numbers of Dr. Warder's Western Horti- 
cultural Review to complete the first three volumes, viz : Yol. Ill, No. S (May, 1853) ; 
No. 10 (July, 1853) ; No. 11 (August, 1S53) ; and No. 12 (September, 1853). Any one 
having the desired numbers, as also all or a part of the subsequent volumes, and 
willing to part with them, will confer a favor by notifying us by letter, giving price 
of same. Of course we do not want anything imperfect, but would not object to the 
pages being soiled from use, or if the covers are mutilated; but the pages of reading 
matter must be in good readable condition. 
We have also nearly a complete set of the Horticulturist from 1860 to 1874 inclu- 
sive (unbound), and the Gardener's Monthly from 1860 to 1874 inclusive (unbound), 
which we desire to complete and have bound for reference. We shall esteem it a 
great favor if any of our friends having any of the desired numbers would notify us. 
We have between eighty and ninety duplicate numbers of the Gardener's Monthly, 
issued from January, 1871 to 187S, which we should be pleased to exchange or sell at 
a very low figure to any one wishing to complete a set. 
We have several duplicate numbers of the American Naturalist which we will 
also exchange for any of the above desired numbers. 
HORTICULTURAL SOCLETLES. 
AMERICAN ASSOC 1. 1 TI ON OF NURSERYMEN. 
The Fifth Annual Meeting of the American Association of Nurserymen, Florists, 
Seedsmen and kindred interests was held at Chicago, Ills., June 16, 17 and 18, 1880, 
with a long list of interested representatives from all parts of the country. Not only 
was the list ot delegates a formidable one, but it also included representatives of 
most of the leading firms in all branches of business pertaining to Horticulture, and 
what is of particular moment on such occasions, nearly all of the most practical and 
successful members presented carefully prepared papers on their observation and ex- 
perience with trees, shrubs or plants, their hardiness, adaptation to different soils, 
climates, and economic value; on fruit, their worth and comparative merit, their de- 
sirability and profit, and last, but not least, on birds and insects. All these were 
carefully considered as only intelligent and painsaking observers are capable of doing, 
and certainly added much to the storehouse of knowledge already accumulated. The 
President, T. S. Hubbard, of Fredonia, N. Y., called the first day’s session to order 
at 10 a. m., June 16th, in the Director’s Room of the Exposition building, where the' 
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