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and-scientific men and friends and patrons of the natural sciences ; 
to be paid each year out of the funds devised for the support of 
the Garden.” The illustrations include a map of the grounds, 
pictures of the buildings and characteristic scenes in parts of 
the garden. The plates, typography and general make-up 
leave nothing to be desired and we trust that this volume may 
be followed by many others of a similar character. AL oH, 
Monocotyledonen—Drei neue. R. A. Philippi. (Gartenflora, 
XXXViil. 369-371, t. 1302). 
Latace is a proposed new genus of Liliacez, with a single 
species, Z. Volckmani from the Andes of Santa Rosa, Chili; 7Z7/- 
tandsia Geissei, from Caldera, and Stemmatium narctssiotdes. 
Myrtacee ex India Occidentalia Dominis Eggers, Krug, Sintents, 
Stahl aliisque collecte. Wjalmar Kiaerskou. (Bot. Tids- 
skrift, xvii. 248-292; illustrated by seven plates and numer- 
ous wood-cuts). 
An enumeration of the recently collected Myrtacee from the 
West Indies. New species are described in the following genera: 
Calyptranthes, Marliera, Myreia, Eugenia, Myrcianthes, Ano- 
momtis, Calyptropsidium, Myrtus and Marlieropsis, a new genus — 
with a single species, 17. Eggersit, collected by Baron Eggers in 
Santo Domingo (No. 1,061). It is a very important paper, and 
illustrates how much is to be done in elucidating the West Indian 
flora. Altogether fifteen new species are characterized, mainly 
from Santo Domingo, Jamaica and the Bahamas. 
Nomenclature and its Amenties. H. W. Harkness. (Zoe, i. 
275, 276). : 
_ This is a memorandum on the recent argument between the 
editor of the BULLETIN and Mr. James Britten regarding the use 
of the generic name Zissa instead of Buda for the plants more — 
commonly known under Spergularia or Lepigonum. The writer 
agrees with Dr. Britton, but is plaintive over the attitude taken 
by him, and complains of being driven. This we sincerely re- _ 
gret. A curious statement, illustrating want of research on the 
part of our critic, is that the name Micrampeles, Raf.—the old _ 
generic name for Echinocystis and Megarrhiza—has never yet 
been recognized by any one outside of the Torrey Club. We 
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