208 references: botany 



Cook, O. F. A new ornamental palmetto in southern Texas. Bureau of Plant 

 Industry Circular 113: 11-14. February 15, 1913. (Describes Inodes exul 

 Cook.— W. R. M.) 



Cook, O. F., and Doyle, C. B. Three new genera of stilt palms {Iriarteaceae) from 

 Colombia, with a sijnoptical review of the family. Contributions from the 

 U. S. National Herbarium 16: 225-238, text fig. 41, pis. 54-65. February 21, 

 1913. (Includes descriptions ' of the new genera Acrostigma, Catostigma, 

 and Catoblastus, each founded upon a single new species. — W. R. M.) 



Cook, O. F. Wild ivheat iii Palestine. Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin 274: 

 5-56, pis. 1-15, figs. 1-11. April 3, 1913. 



Cook, O. F. Relationships of the false date-palm of the Florida Keys, with a synop- 

 tical key to the families of American palms. Contributions from the U. S. 

 National Herbarium 16: 243-254, pis. 74-77. May 14, 1913. (The new fami- 

 lies Pseudophoenicaceae, Geonomaceae, Malortieaceae, Chamaedoraceae, 

 Iriarteaceae, Synechanthaceae, and Acristaceae are here established. — 

 \V. R. M.) 



Griffiths, D. Einige neue Opuntioideen. Monats. Kakteenkunde 23: 130-140. 

 September 15, 1913. dlncludes descriptions of seven new species of Opuntia 

 and one of Nopalea. — W. R. M.) 



Hasse, H. E. The lichen flora of southern California. Contributions from the 

 U. S. National Herbarium 17: 1-132. June 9, 1913. 



Holm, T. Phryma leptostachya L., a morphological study. Botanical Gazette 

 56: 306-318, pis. 8-10. October 15, 1913. 



Kearney, T. H., Briggs, L. J., Shantz, H. L., McLane, J. W., Piemeisel, R. L. 

 Indicator significance of vegetation in Tooele Valley, Utah. Journal of Agri- 

 cultural Research 1: 365-417, figs. 1-13, pis. 42-48. February 16, 1914. 



Krause, K. a new shrub of the genus Esenbeckia from Colombia. Smithsonian 

 Miscellaneous Collections 61^*: 1. September 29, 1913. (Describes E. 

 Pittieri, sp. nov., allied to E. leiocarpa and E. cornuta. — -W. R. M.) 



McAtee, W. L. a list of plants collected on St. Vincent Island, Florida. Pro- 

 ceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 26: 39-52. March 22, 1913. 



McAtee, W. L. Some local names of plants. Torreya 13: 225-236. October 14, 

 1913. 



Mason, S. C. The pubescent-fruited species of Prunus of the southwestern states. 

 Journal of Agricultural Research 1: 147-177, figs. 1-8, pis. 9-16. November, 

 1913. 



Maxon, W. R. Studies of tropical American ferns — no. 5. Contributions from 

 the U. S. National Herbarium 17: 391-425, pis. 11-23, text figs. 8-10. Janu- 

 ary 21, 1914. (Includes a revision of the American species of Oleandra, 6 

 out of the 11 recognized being described as new; extended notes upon Poly- 

 podium duale and related species; descriptions of 6 new species of Polypodium, 

 5 of these related to P. trichomanoides; descriptions of new species in several 

 other genera; and a revision of the North American species of Hemitelia, 

 section Euhemitelia. — W. R. M.) 



Montgomery, E. G. Experiments in wheat breeding: experimental error in the 

 nursery and variation in nitrogen and yield. Bureau of Plant Industry Bulle- 

 tin 269: 5-61, pis. 1-4, figs. 1-22. April 24, 1913. 



