1. Plant collecting along the lower Orinoco, Venezuela: H. H. Rusby and R. W. Squires (1896)

   • Laurence J. Dorr

   Articles Pages: 1 - 20

2. Begonia mariannensis (Begoniaceae), a new species from Trinidad, West Indies

   • Dieter C. Wasshausen
   • Tracy McClellan

   Articles Pages: 21 - 23

3. Malaxis chica, a new species of Orchidaceae from Nuevo León, Mexico

   • Carol A. Todzia

   Articles Pages: 24 - 26

4. A new species of Elatine (Elatinaceae) from the Colombian páramos in the northern Andes

   • Udo Schmidt-Mumm
   • Henry Yesid Bernal

   Articles Pages: 27 - 30

5. Type specimens of Orchidaceae conserved at the Komarov Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia (LE)

   • Eric A. Christenson

   Articles Pages: 31 - 43

6. Books received

   Announcement Pages: 43 - 43

7. Collecting collections: building the library of The New York Botanical Garden

   • Bernadette G. Callery

   Articles Pages: 44 - 56

8. Jesse M. Greenman Award now $1,000

   Announcements Pages: 56 - 56

9. Phalaenopsis bellina (Rchb.f.) Christenson, a segregate from P. violacea Witte (Orchidaceae: Aeridinae)

   • Eric A. Christenson
   • Mark W. Whitten

   Articles Pages: 57 - 60

10. Comparative capitular morphology and anatomy of Coreopsis L. and bidens L. (compositae), including a review of generic boundaries

    • Mesfin Tadesse
    • Daniel J. Crawford
    • E. B. Smith

    Articles Pages: 61 - 91

11. Lignicolous corticioid fungi (Basidiomycota) of North America: Systematics, distribution, and ecology

    • Roy E. Halling

    Book Reviews Pages: 92 - 92

12. Orchids of Borneo,

    • Eric A. Christenson

    Book Reviews Pages: 92 - 93

13. Orchids of the High Mountain Atlantic Rain Forest in Southeastern Brazil

    • Eric A. Christenson

    Book Reviews Pages: 93 - 94

14. The Rupert Barneby Award

    Announcements Pages: 94 - 94

15. Annoncements

    Announcement Pages: 100 - 100