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h the plant materials, and seems to have a modern and realistic erasp 
taxonomic concepts and nomenclature. Mr. Seymour, who was born in 
ssachusetts in 1895, is associate curator of the Pringle Herbarium of 
University of Vermont. The wording of the keys is unusually clear, 
h a minimum of jargon, and although I have had no occasion to test 
keys in the field, I feel confident that they are workable. 
Like most floras, this book is not meant to be a complete regional 
stitute for the larger manuals (such as Gray’s) since it does not include 
eriptions of the plants beyond the information given in the keys. Thus 
user, after having keyed out a plant with Seymour’s ‘“Flora,’’ may 
| have doubts about the identity of the plant until he reads a fuller 
cription in one of the standard manuals. 
Though printed on good paper and handsomely bound, the book has 
ain weaknesses in makeup. Many potential users may be turned away 
the monotonous typography—that of the typewriter keyboard, without 
lface, italics, or variations in size. One especially wishes that some 
nat had been adopted—perhaps spacing or indentation—that would 
e given definition to the text for the several species within a genus. The 
illustrations, which are black and white photographs of well chosen 
gnostic portions of difficult plants, are often badly reproduced. A greater 
ppointment, however, is the absence of distribution maps, which are 
1 a desirable feature for a modern flora or check list. Seymour gives 
ead verbal distribution data by state, county, and town, legitimately 
ed on herbarium specimens. While text citation of specimens is standard 
sedure in monographs, an author writing for the field botanist cannot 
ly assume that his reader has the time and patience to translate a dry, 
ar list of place names into a meaningful visual image of the range 
he plant in question. 
Aside from these faults in visual presentation, and some irregulari- 
in spelling, puctuation, etc., Seymour’s FLORA OF NEW ENGLAND 
thoroughly scholarly and very usable work, giving timely coverage 
in area that is a significant unit geographically as well as historically. 
ould certainly not be without this book if ever privileged to botanize 
he New England states. 
—Ray Schulenberg 
Morton Arboretum 
Lisle, Illinois 
IETY RECEIVES $500 FOR ENDOWMENT FUND 
Ulinois Audubon Society has received a bequest from the estate of 
late Myrtle Patzig who died April 14, 1968. The check from the Con- 
ntal Ilinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago was $500. 
bequest will go to the Audubon Endowment Fund. This fund has been 
1 to help pay general expenses of operating the Society. 
The IAS Endowment Fund is quite modest compared to similar funds 
everal eastern Audubon Societies which were founded at about the 
€ time. One group is endowed with over $137,000, another with 
000, and still another has an endowment of over $3 million while it 
‘S another $2 million for its fund. If you would like to leave a bequest 
our will to the Illinois Audubon Society, please drop a note to 1017 
lington Ave., Downers Grove, Ill. 60515. 
