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Index to Recent American Botanical LiteratureSource: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Vol. 17, No. 8 (Aug. 12, 1890), pp. 218-224Published by: Torrey Botanical SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2476511 .

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argument in favor of the hypothesis that stipules like leaf-sheaths

are the remains of primitive foliaceous appenclages from which

originated the monocotyledons and dicotyledons, (Saporta et

Marion, L'Evolution du Regne Vegetal) and he concludes with

the following, dedutctions Ist. That this species is a link betweeni the sections Caprifo-

lium and Xylosteum, that is between the perfoliate and imperfo-

liate Loniicere. 2d. That the presence of stipules in the genus PenztaJyxis will

nullify the characters that absolutely distinguish this genus from

Lonicera, (L. Cazifojnica furnishing another example of a stipu- late species).

3d. That stipules in the order Caprifoliacew do not have that

taxinomical value heretofore attributed to them, as in the samie

species, or even in the same individuial they may be more or

less developed or are absent altogether.

4th. That the presence of stipules in the Rubiacew loses some

of its value as a distinguishing character between that order and

the CaprifoliaceaL. A. M. V.

Index to Recent American Botanical Literature. A raucario%ylon of Krauis, zoitlh Compiled Descrziptionzs and Par-

tial Syzzonoiny of tke Species-A Revision of the Geizis. F. H. Knowlton. (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. xii. 60I-617).

In this contribution an attenmpt is made to arrange the various fossil genera A raucari/es, Dado%yloni, Pissadce,zdroli, Cordailes, etc., according to their supposed affinities, anid to give a comnplete synonomy and bibliography of each species. In this arrange- ment three genera oiily are recognized, Corduites, Utnger, Dad- o,rylon, Endl., and Araucarioxyloi, Kraus. Eleven species are included under the first nmentioned genus, twenty-six under the second and thirteen under the last. The structure of tlle wood of each species is described and the habitat given. Aside from the value of the descriptions, the citations of synonomny and bib- liography wvill be appreciated by all stuclents who have occasion to study this class of fossil plants. Babcock Herbarium. (Rept. Dept. Nat. Hist. Northwestern

Univ. i888, pp> 9, I0). An account of the donation and probable extent of the above

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lherbarium, now in the possession of the Northwestern University.

Babcock Herbarium-List of iosses in the. (Rept. Dept. Nat. Hist. Northwestern Univ., 1889, pp. 14-i6).

Beggiatoa a/ba anid tlze Dying of Fis/I inz Iowa. L. H. Pammel.

(Abstract, Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., 1887-9, pp. 90, 91).

B-ig nonia rzugosa. J. D. H. (Bot. Mag. Tab. 7,124).

Brodicea minltizflora. Carl Purdy. (Zoc, i. 101-102).

cataloguze of Plants Growing zoit/zhut Cultivation in 1kiponi an6d the NVear Vicinity. Mrs. C. F. Tracy. (Pamph. pp. 26, Ri- pon, Wis., March, I889).

Catala/ogue of the MJfosses in tie Collc-tions of Dr. Vasey and Dr. Lap/zam, now in the University Herbariuim. (Rept. Dept. Nat. Hist. Northwestern Univ. 1889, pp. 17-19).

Gizerry D'isease-. L. H. Pammel. (Abstract, Proc. Iowa

Acad. Sci. 1887-9, pp. 92-94).

A description of Cyl/ildrosporinz Pad/i, Karst., supposed by

somiie to be identical with Septoria 1ruzni and S. Cerasinia.

Ciperaceals /lilfexico-lNotla acerca de las. P. Maury. (La Naturaleza (II) i. 294-296; translated from Bull. Soc. Bot.

France). Cottoii Root-Rot. L. H. Pammel. (B3ull. No. 7, Texas Agric.

Exp. Sta., Nov. i889. Pamph. Svo. pp. 30, PI. I-V).

Oz-aoniuim auiricoinuin is figured.

Cypress IKnees-The Cauises of. S. V. Clevenger. (Am. Nat.

-xxiv. 5 8 1). In this contribution to the much discussed question, the

author refers to a previous article in which the anchor and but-

tress theory of the angular roots was advocated, alnd suggests

that the strain which inevitably occurs at the angles would re-

sult in sap exudation and the piling up of indurated tissue such as is found in the "knees." In support of this proposition he

quotes from Herbert Spencer's Principles of Biology as follows: " Many commonplace facts indicate that the mechanical strains to which upright gravity plants are exposed, themselves cause

increase of the dense deposits by which such plants are enabled

to resist such strains." Douiblinig of F-lowers- Observationzs upon1. Byron D. Halsted.

(Pop. Sci. Monthly, xxxvii. 374-381).

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In a popular form the author gives an excellent resum6 of

the facts and tleories in regard to the transformation of parts and

the abnornmalities of structure occurring in nature and induced

by cultivation. Elemenits of Structural aud lSystemiiatic Botany for High Sclzools

and Elementary College Couirses. Douglas H. Campbell. (8vo., pp. ix + 253, Boston, Ginn & Co., I890).

This iittle book is a welcome addition to our available mate-

rial for teachilng the general priniciples of Botany. It consists of

chapters on the structure of cells and tissues, followed immedi-

ately by others on the classificatioln of plants, the pi-imary sub-

divisions recognized being (i) Protophytes, including Slime

Moulds, Schizoplhytes and Volvocineae; (2) A1g,a2,, grouped un- der the Green, the Brown and the Red; (3) Fungi, inclucling as

classes, Phycomycetes, Ustillagineze, Ascomycetes and Basidio-

mycetes; (4) ]Bryophytes; (5) Pteridophytes and (6) Sperma- plhytes (why not Sper-matoplhytes ?) Under this last group we

note one of the most valuable features of the book, viz., the de-

parture from the generally accepted arrangement of the angio-

sperms, and the substitution fherefor of modern ideas of classi-

fication. The difficulty in the use of the system here adopted

will be in the lack of floras arranged on a similar plan. Chapters are devoted to the fertilization of flowers and to histological

methods. The book is illustrated by one huindred and twenty-

eight cuts, nearly all of them new, exhibitinig the structure of all

the larger groups, and they are among the most valuable ele-

ments of the volume. N. L. B.

Fresk WVater Algw. (Rept. Dept. Nat. Hist. Northwestern Univ.

1890, pp. 18-21). A list of one hundred and four species, collected in Cook Co.,

Illinois. Aiigoiis Diseases of F-ruit Trees in Iowa-Sone. L. H. Pammel.

(Abstract, Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., 1887-9, pp. 91, 92).

Description of Eni/omosporiuin maculatuini.

FiuizgiAffectiing Fishes-Ani Aquariuimos Stzdy. Samuel Lock-

wood. (Journ. N. Y. Mic. Soc. vi. 67-85, P1. 23-24).

This article is divided inlto two parts, one dealinig with Sap-

rolegwia, the other with Devaa, a new genus alliecl to the for-

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mer. Saproleonia ferox and IDevea are both figured. In the

latter genus is described and figured a new species, D. izfundibus,

found upon Hippocanmups in captivity.

Ileterosporoius Fern A llies of the Pacific Coast anid Miexico. Lucien M. Underwood. (Zoe, i. 97-IOI).

An enumeration with critical notes and citations of known localities for the species of Isoetes, ia rsilia, Pilul/aria and

Azolla. I. Priinglei is described as new from Guadalahaja, Mex.

(Pringle, No. 2,633); Aoll/a filicoides, Lam., recently collected

by Mr. Brandegee in San Mateo Co., Cal., is new to the United

States flora. Prof. Underwood is mistaken in his statement that

"the last catalogue of Mexican Pteridophytes was by Fournier

(1872)." Mr. Hemsley's Botany of the Biologia Centrali-Ameri-

cana enumerates those known up to i886. Professor Under-

wood now lists just twice the number of heterosporous species

there recorded. N. L. B.

Hickory- Tl/e False Shagbark (Hicoria microcarpa). L. H. Bailey. (Amer. Gard. xi. 386-389; eleven illustrations).

Professor Bailey contributes an exceedingly valuable essay on

this interesting, tree and its relations to the Shag-bark and Pig-

nut Hickories. He contends, and to our nmind establishes coIn-

clusively, that it is a well-marked species, its nearest ally be-

ing the Pig-nut, from which it may readily be distinguished, however, by its thin-shelled, strongly beaked nut with dehiscent

husk, sweet edible meat, and its shaggy bark, which splits off in

narrow strips. The observed range given for the tree is from

New York to Michigan and south to Delaware. With this paper

in lhand botanists will doubtless be able to considerably extend

these limits. It is quite as abundant as the Pig-nut in the vicin-

ity of New York City. N. L. B.

flex lougipes. W. Trelease. (Garcl. and For., iii. 344, fig. 46). Insular Florlas. Lorenzo G. Yates. (Reprint from Ninth Ann.

Rept. State Mineralogist Calif. pp. 11-20; no date).

The exceedingly interesting flora of San Miguel, Santa Rosa,

Santa Cruz and the Anacapas, to whiclh attention has been

broughlt from time to time by our West Coast botanists, is here

catalogued, so far as known, witlh locality and name of collector

after each species.

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Lueddeizannia Pescatorei. J. D. H. (Bot. Mag. Tab. 7123).

Masdeva//ia Car-deri. J. D.

H. (Bot. Mag., Tab. 7125).

lledicinal P/au/is ofA labama- Tize. Clhas. Mohr. (Pamph. Svo,

pp. 17, Mobile, Alabama).

This list is of much value to the apothecary, ancl, so far as it

goes, to the botanist also. The niumber of species enumeratecl

is necessarily limited, but the notes on clistribution are full, and

common names are given for eaclh species.

Jliediciila/ Pl/ats of th/e State of Minnesota-An enumieration of th/e. Carl Weschcke. (Pharm. Rundsch. viii. 155- 157).

MicronCycetes Novi. P. Hariot and P. A. Karsten (Journ. Mycol.

Xii. 129-13 1).

Calospliceria Smzilacis and Corniularia R/zois collected by Lesque- reuLx in Ohio are describecl as new.

Mficroseris- Tze Pappus of T. S. Brandegee. Zoe, i. 126-127).

MTIo5ses-New Canadian. N. C. Kindberg. (Ottawa Nat. iv.

6 I -6 5). in this number are described one new species of Dicranuiz

one Plkyscomitrizim, one WVebera, a new Te/elia, a new TiZZidinun-Z,

twvo /crac/iyt/ieciunlis, one Isot/ieciii in, one R/ync/ostegilm, two

Amblysteg,iuns and one Iarpidiuim besides four new varifties

and two subspecies. E. G. B.

Naturalized Plants of Southernz CGalifornia-III. S. B. Parish. (Zoe, i. 122-126).

Among thcse interestina notes is one on the introduction by

the Chinese of Sg/itarcri Cl/iizensis at Sani 13ernardino.

Notes onl Nortl Ailnericani Trees-XVIII, XIX. C. S. Sargent.

(Garden and Forest, iii. 33I, 332 and 344).

Descriptions of the woocl of the followingi species are given:

He//ella pcarvifolia, Kueberlinia spiniosa, Ilex mnonticola, Ceano-

thus vel/utinus, var. arboreuts, Riuuis iuliegruyolica, Cercidiumii flori- dtuuu, Acacia Faruiesiana, A. ftericau/is, Pruiuiuis i/ir/iolia, var. oc-

cideuztalis, Crcitwguis Griis-gc/l/i, var. berberijo/ia and /youiotham- nus aspleiuifoli/zs. Notes oui some-g of 1/ic rarer Pl/aitsfoziuid in B/iie Eart/i and Pike-

stolie Courities, liuuniesota. John 13. Leiberg. (Bull. Minn.

Acad. Nat. Sci. iii. 37, 38).

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Otacacn/tus- -Sur les Clziracteres des. H. Baillon. (Bull. Mens. Linn. Soc. Paris, No. I04, 831, 832).

Differing from Mr. Bentham, M. Baillon holds that 0. cwrit- lels, Lindl., belongs to the Scroplhularinea rather than to the Acanthaceae, and that the plant collected by Pearce in Bolivia re- ferred to in the "Genera Plantarum" under Otacanzlhus, represents a distinct genus of true Acanthace-e, and proposes for it the name Tacoantlzis Pearcei, the generic name derived anagramlmatically.

N. L. B. Pezistemnon ge;ztianioides. (Garden, xxxvii. 603, illustrated).

Pliladelphia Botanists-Somse ear-ly. W. E. Leonard. (Bull. Minn. Acad. Nat. Sci. iii. 29-37).

Notes on the life and works of Schweinitz, Nuttall, Rafinesque and Darlington.

Pinius Tcda, L.-The Old Field or Loblolly Pinie. J. T. Roth- rock. (Forest Leaves, iii. 25, illustrated).

Planite Glaziovian6 novec vel minius cogonite. P. Taubert, (Bei- blatt zu Engler's Bot. Jahrb. xii. Heft i).

New species of Brazilian Plants collected by Dr. A. Glaziou are, described in the following genera: Diclorisandra, Barba- cenziia, Brosim umos, Daph nopsis, Adenosteplanus, Roupala, Aristo- loclia, Trpiplaris, Tetracplacuis, Patagoonula, Belanogera, Weinman- izia and il/acrodendron, a new genus of Saxifrageae; a number of the descriptions are by Dr. C. Mez.

Plantis of Sancta Catalina Islaznd. T. S. Brandegee. (Zoe i. I07-

I I5). Notes on several of the more interesting plants of the island,

with a list of species supplementary to Mr. W.V S. Lyon's cata- logue printed in the Botanical Gazette, i886.

Ptelea aptera. (Garden and Forest, iii. 33.2, fig. 45).

RevisedNXames of Plantis of Nerw lersey, Extracted from Brititon's State Caltalogule. H. H. Rusby. (Reprint from Drug. Bull. July, i8go, pamph., pp. 23).

In this handy little pamphlet the author has arranged alpha- betically all the changes in nomenclature from Gray's Manual alnd other recent text books and catalogues. The list is a timely one, and will be found very useful. X

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Report of the Department of Botanzy, Iorua S/cite Ag,riczltulzral College anid Farm1. L. H. Pamnmel. (Reprint from 13th

Bien. Rept. Board of Trtustees, i888 and I889, pp. 42-48).

This report is principally taken up with brief notes upon some

of the recently introduced weeds, suclh as CGuscultc epithyiuns,

Solalnum Carlolinielnse, S. rostratunm and Lactuzca Scariola, also loco-poisoning, due to Crotalaria sagittalis and Astrag-alus mol-

lisimu11s. Sazd-/illFlora- 'Cliaracteristic. M. A. Carleton. (Trans. Kans.

Acad. Sci. xii. Part i. 32-34).

A list of eleven observed species is given for the region of the

sand hills in the principal river valleys of Kansas. The species

thoughlt worthy of mention under the above title are: Priinus

Clhicasa, Litlosperminz /iirtunz, Evolvuluis argenzteus, Yucca angCus-

tifolia, D9iscopleuri-a capillacea! (which grows with us in swampy

land or even in Avater), Viola tricolor, var. arvenisis, Crist atella

Janiesii, Liariia Canadensis, Aplopappus divaricatls, Fralicliia gracilis and Hosackia Fuzrs/i laa. Silk Cotton Tree-The. (Garden and Forest, iii. 341, 342, illus-

trated). Under this title is a descriptiotn and r-epresentation of a tree of

Erziodenzdrono anfractuosum, from a specimen in front of the towni-

house of Nassau, West Indies.

Some Westerni Planits. Wm. M. Canby. (Bot. Gaz. xv. I50).

Astragoalus Twveedyi, identical with specimens collected and

distributed by Mr. Howell as A. collinus, Dougl. is described as

new. Mr. Canby relegates A. C6alifor-nziculs, to A. collinuis, Doug].,

var. Califorzicuis, Gray. A doubtful species of Eroigeron, allied to

E. _pumilus, is described tinder the provisional name E. Scr-ibleri.

Trillizzum2 sessile, var. Califorlicizum. (Garden and Forest, iii. 320,

fig. 44). Varieties Not Soonz T/Vearzaiing Ouzt-Someic Reasons for. Byron D.

Halsted. (Am. Nat. xxiv. 577-581).

WVillozes Presenited to the Heiiry H. Babcock Herbarium by /1. S. Bebb, Fsq., of Rocef/ord, Ill. (Rept. Dept. Nat. Hist. Nortlh-

western Univ. 1889, pp. 20-23).

Tlhis list includes a list of hybrids and also a description of

Salix g/azcopliylla, Bebb, and its varieties.

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