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Mary Huger Dawson, of Charleston, who, with five children, all daugh¬ 
ters, survive to mourn their irreparable loss. 
Dr. Ravenel moved to Aiken in 1853, consequently he has been a 
resident for thirty-four years. For many years he was a vestryman of 
Trinity church, Black Oak, in St. Johns, Berkeley, and for the last 
thirty-three years has been a vestryman of St. Thaddeus church, Aiken, 
a considerable portion of the time as senior warden. 
The war swept away nearly all of his property, but he met his 
adversity with Christian fortitude and courage, doing his duty faithfully 
unto the end. 
NEW LITERATJJRE. 
BY W. A. KELLERMAN. 
“Vegetable Parasites and Evolution.” Address by Wm. G. Far- 
low, M. D.. before the section of biology, A. A. A. S., 1887. From 
Proc. Am. As. Adv. Sci., Vol. XXXVI. 
“A List of Works on the Xorth American Fungi.” By W. G. 
Farlow and William Trelease, Cambridge, Mass. Issued by the 
Library of Harvard University. 
The list is complete, with the exception of Schizomycetes, up to 1887, 
of those “works of greater or less value to working botanists,” excluding 
those of a popular and indefinite character. 
“ Disease of Tomatoes : Dactylium roseum (Berk.) var.” By 
Worthington G. Smith. Gardener’s Chronicle, Aug. 6,1887. 
This fungus, usually considered to be saprophytic, was found to be a 
true parasite, living upon the growing tomato plants. Illustrations 
accompany the article. The fungus is considered to be but an aberrant 
form of D. roseum , though the author says it would likely be considered 
a new species by some observers, on account of its somewhat different 
form and especially its parasitic habit. 
“ Revision of Scotch Sphasropsideas and Melanconie^e.” By 
Prof. J. W. H. Trail. The Scottish Naturalist, July, 1887. 
“Kryptogamen-Flora.” Pilze, von Dr. G. Winter. 28th Lieferung, 
pp. 1-84. Hysteriacese, Discomycetes (Pezizacese) bearbeitet von Dr. 
II. Rehm. Leipsic, 1887. 
“Ascomycetes observes aux environs de Liege par V. Monten, 
II.” Bulletin Soc. Roy. Bot. de Belguique Tome, vingt-sexieme. 
Premier fascicule, 1887. 
“Contributions a la Flore mycologuique,” par Mmes. E. Bommer 
et M. Rousseau. 1. c. 
“Beitr^ege zur Flora der Rost. U. Brand-Pilze Thueringiens.” 
Von G. Oertel. Fortsetzung. Deutsche botanische Monatsschrift, 
Juni, 1887. 
“ Observationes analytics in Fungos Agaricinos.” Auctore 
Doct. P. Voglino. 
“The Identity of Podosph^era minor, Howe, and Microsph^era 
fulvofulcra, Cke.” (with plate). Martha Merry. Botanical 
Gazette, August, 1887. 
