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Martelli, IT. Le Composite racoolte dal Dottor 0. IJccojivi iielP arcipclago JIalcse 
e nella Pupiuisia. ' .{Nuoco Oioni. Bot. Ital. 15 (18S3) pp. 281-305.) 
An enumeration of the Gompositae collected by Dr. Bcccari, many of which 
extend to the Philippines. 
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Matsumura, J., and Hayata, B. Enunioratio ]*]an(;n'am in Tiisnla Formosa 
sporite crescentium Inicu.stpu-, rite cognilarum adjectis dericriptionibua et 
flgiiris speeierum pro regione novarum. [Journ. Coll, kSci. Tokyo 22 (1900) 
pp. 1-702, plates 18.) 
An enumeration of all the plants known to the authors from Formosa 
with the descripti(ms of jsoiiie new spucius, about 1,012 .species bein;^ enumer- 
ated of which about 775 are known to extend to the Philippines. Undoubt- 
edly the former number will be considerably increased as more extensive 
explorations are made in Formosa, and the latter will be incioasod when we 
shall have obtained a more thorough knowledge of i\\v flora of norlhcrn 
Luzon and of the Batane Islands. The work oil the Formosa flora is being 
prosecuted by Dr. Hayata and lists of additions are being published by him 
from time to time in the Botanical Magazine^ Tokyo. 
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Merrill, Elmer D. Botanical Work in the Philippines. {Bureau of Ayriculture 
{Manila) Bull. 4 (1903) pp. 1-53.) 
An historical account of the work accomplished on the Philippine flora 
by various authors, with an account of the Manila Botanical Garden, herbaria 
and botanical libraries in Manila, Philippine botanical material in Europe 
and America and a partial bibliography relating to Philippine botany. 
Merrill, Elmer D. Report on Investigations Made in Java in the Year 1902. 
{Forestry Bureau {Manila) Bull. 1 (1903) pp. 1-84.) 
In the enumeration of the Philippine plants identified at Buitenzorg 
(Plantae Ahernianse, pp. 15-55) 60 families, 225 genera and about 400 
species are listed, several genera, Wallaceodcndrmi, Erythroxyloiij Walsura, 
Actephila, Gynotroches, Lepiniopsis, and Couthovia, are reported from the 
Philippines for the first time and 5 species are described as new, Evodia 
windana-nsis { = E. latifolia DC. ! ) , Semecarpus maorojihylla, Palaquium 
ahernianum, Vitex pJiilippinensis and Timonlus phiUppinetisis. Various errors 
in identifications have been corrected in later publications, but others remain 
to be considered. Among the apparent errors in identifications Pinus khasia 
is a form of P. insularis, as is the species following enumerated without 
name. Qucrcus philippinensiSj i-s not DeCandolle's species but is Q. celehica, 
Artocarpus hlumei is probably incorrectly identified and the specimen may 
be referable to A. communis Forst. Ailanthus moluccana is not that species 
but A. philippinensis Merr., Canarium commune is not the Linnean species 
but is C. ovatum. Toona ciUata is doubtful as to the species, the material 
being sterile it is impossible to be sure of the identification. Wuhura rolusta 
is not Roxburgh's species but distinct, IV. aherniana Perk. Pterospermum 
hhimcanum , whether or not KorthaVfi species, the specimens are referable to 
the earlier P. ohliquum Blanco, ^aurauia reinxrnrdtiava Bl., specific identity 
very doubtful., Arlhrophyllum divcrsifolium BI., should be excluded, as the 
specimen cited is Oroxylum indicum Vent.!, leaf specimens only. Trachclos- 
permum, the generic identification is doubtful, fruits only. Ixora amhoinioa 
can be excluded as the specimen cited is apparently referable to Phalcna. 
Undoubtedly other errors in identifications will be found later as the material 
is more thoroughlv worked over and carefully compared. 
