4 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



In the Anales de la Universidad de Chile for 1872 and 1873, 

 Philippi published a " Descripcion de las Nuevas Plantas incor- 

 poradas iiltimamente en el Herbario Chileno." This work, which 

 was also issued separately in two parts, contains critical notes on 

 nearly 350 flowering plants and vascular cryptogams, most of 

 which are there described for the first time. In the notices of 29 

 species or varieties, ''El Senor don Tomds King" is referred to 

 by name as having furnished specimens from localities in North 

 Chile. The following, which were thus supplied by him, are 

 described as new to science : — 



TROPiEOLEiE. 



Tropceolum Kingi, Ph. — An. Univ. (1872) 684. 



Leguminos^. 

 Frrazurizia, gen. nov. — Ph., An. Univ. (1872) 688. 



PORTULACACEiE. 



Tetragonia pedunculatajTh. — An. Univ. (1872) 717. 

 T. microcarpa, Th., vsLY.^ „ „ „ ,, 



Umbellifer^. 



Gymnop)hyto7i Kingi, Ph. — An. Univ. (1872) 727. 



RUBIACEiE. 



Crtickshanksia densifolia, Ph. — An. Univ. (1872) 730. 

 C. chrysantha, Ph. ,, ., ,, „ 



C. capitata, Ph. ,, ,, ., 731. 



Valeriane^. 

 Valeriana senecioides, Ph. — A71. Univ. (1872) 735. 



COMPOSITiE. 



Haplopappics pa7iiculatus,Vh. — An. Univ. (1873) 490. 

 Senecio balsamicus, Ph. ., ,, ,, 499. 



CoUda valparadisea, Ph. ,, ,, ,, 503, 



