7 the seventh segment is of fundamental im- portance in delineating genera within this Group. The life of S. J. Mitchell by Hall (1934) gives a fair account of the activities of the members of the N.Y. Lyceum, the ranch of Caster Eddy, and the father of Cropper and perhaps Ropincques. Oct. 17th. Mon. From the description it is probable that Alanthinium catipilium is Veratrum pariflorum. The correct name for Stenanthrium angustiflorum is S. gramineum as Marong had already noted, Ker's plate in B.N. appearing in 1813, a year previous to Pursh's publication. It seems more and more obvious that the characters of the seeds provide the key to the Veratreae: Anemathrium has bony seeds; Zygadenus flat-winged seeds; Veratrum has testate regular seeds with a transparent reticular testa; Melanthinum flat seeds with an yellowish opaque testa, glands and imbriculate petals, as well as polygamous flowers, seem to be characters of comparatively little generic importance. Bordea pedunculata, collected at Julahoma, is abundant with Sclerierus and low bushes (Vaccinium, etc). It has an enormous root, as do the other members. It was noted but not collected in the sterile hills north of Blue Run, west of Nashville. The upright fruiting stems closely somewhat the im- vasion of Stylisanthus.