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and interesting one; one can only regret that the Hepaticae were not also included. 
The region is fortunately geographically rather than politically delimited and 
has been a classic one in the development of German bryology, a history of its 
bryological investigation naturally forming the beginning of part i. There 
follow a description of its physical and climatic features and in exemplary detail 
of its geologic structure so far as the constituent rocks and their distribution are 
concerned. The various parts are then described minutely with reference to 
their characteristic moss-species, after which a comparison with other, mostly 
European, regions is made. Finally several pages are devoted to the variation 
of the species and its significance. This first part is decidedly the interesting 
part of the book and reveals the author as a bryologist of astonishing field- 
experience, as a naturalist — with all respect be it said — rather than an oecologist. 
The second part is the usual list of species, localities, etc., preceded by an un- 
fruitful discussion of phylogenetic arrangement and the tiresome reiteration of 
the Sphagnum-polemics with Warnstorf . Evidently as a matter of reprisal 
for Warnstorf’s latest atrocities one notes an unusually large number of Rl. 
species in Sphagnum. Names in other groups have an entirely familiar look. 
A. LeRoy Andrews. 
Ithaca, N. Y. 
SHORTER NOTES 
Mr. Chamberlain, S. M. S. Secretary, writes to let us know that he has 
safely reached New York after an extended trip through western Canada, the 
Pacific Coast States, and return via the Panama Canal. We hope to hear more 
of this trip. 
The Editor is again at his accustomed place after a three-months botan- 
ical trip, through the great state of Washington. Accompanied by his wife he 
made stops at Newman Lake, along the Idaho line northeast of Spokane, mainly 
in an open rather arid yellow-pine district, and southwest into the treeless region; 
Pasco, on the Columbia River desert; Ellensburg, where the yellow-pine forest 
appears again; Easton, in the forest just east of the crest of the Cascades; Mt. 
Rainier, where two weeks were spent from the dense forest at the base up to the 
arctic belt at the snow-line; Tacoma, with its red fir forests, bogs, and prairies; 
and Pacific Beach, in the narrow belt of Sitka Spruce forest along the western 
coast of the state. There were brought back about seven thousand botanical 
specimens, including, of course, a fair proportion of bryological material and 
lichens. 
Returning by way of California the opportunity was taken of visiting Dr. 
Hasse, Curator of the S. M. S. Lichen Herbarium. Dr. Hasse has done great 
things for the S. M. S. Lichen Herbarium and it will be unpleasant news to 
Bryologist readers to learn that he is at present in poor health. We know 
that they would express to Dr. Hasse hopes for a speedy recovery. 
