Bostonia. Volume 28

Founded in 1900, Bostonia magazine is Boston University's main alumni publication, which covers alumni and student life, as well as university activities, events, and programs

The Distribution of Cane, Arundinaria gigante (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)

The distribution of cane in the United States was compiled on a county basis from previous records, correspondence, and field work. Ecological correlations were considered. The range appears to be limited primarily by temperature and precipitation. Two geographic populations correlate with major drainage divisions. The broad ecologic amplitude of cane is indicated by its occurrence in many different community types

Keys of the Kingdom of the Mind

Mens Regum Bona Possidet, said Seneca, a Roman Phil­osopher of nineteen hundred years ago. Translated into English, this is what he said: A good mind possesses a kingdom. A sim­ilar sentiment was expressed by Francis Quarles, an English poet of three hundred years ago: My mind\u27s my kingdom

Studies of Arundinaria: Experimental Induction of Flowering and Additional Observation in the Field

Arundinaria has been observed for three successive seasons at a site near Amity, Arkansas. In advance of the 1971 flowering period rhizomes were taken from the field, pruned, and placed either in an environmental chamber or in the greenhouse in water or in sandy soil. Flowering occurred under each condition, but was most rapid and profuse in transplants growing in sandy soil in the greenhouse. Observations point to the possibility of induction of flowering or to the possible existence of an annually flowering race. Possible economic uses are considered

Comparative Studies of the Witch Hazels Hamamelis virginiana and H. vernalis

An investigation of Hamamelis vernalis Sarg. and H. Virginiana L. was begun in southwestern Arkansas in the tall of 1976. An overlap of flowering periods occurred from late November through December, affording the possibility of hybridization. At one site the two taxa flowered simultaneously only 30 yards apart. Variation occurs in both taxa and there is a degree of overlap in most characters, but the composite of diagnostic features distinguishes the two species. The hybrid origin of H. vernalis suggested by Jenne (1966) does not seem likely