590 Floristik u. Systematik d. Phanerog. — Pharmaceut. u. Chem. 



Greene, E. L., The genus Leiostemon. (Leaflets. I. p. 223. 

 Sept. 8, 1906.) 



A Rafinesquian segregate of Pentstemon, containing the foliowing 

 species: L. ambiguus (L. purpurens Raf.) and L. Ihurberi (P. 

 Thurberi Torr.). Trelease. 



Maeden, J. H., The Bot any of Ho well (Bora Creek): A Tin- 

 Granite Flora. (Proceedings of the Linnean Society oi New 

 South Wales for the year 1906. Vol. XXXI. Part 1. No. 121. 

 1906. p. 63—72.) 



The prevailing Vegetation over a large area is due to a species 

 of Acacia (e. g. A. neriifolia). Other important forms are Euca- 

 lyptus Andrewsü, E. slderoxylon, Boronia granltica, Phebalium 

 rotundifolium, Mirbelia speciosa, Leptospermum, Kunzea opposlta, etc 

 Proteaceae are abundant; Casuarina appears to be absent, whüe 

 Callitris is rare. A list of the plants found is given. 



F. E. Fritsch. 



Theselton = Dyer, W. T., Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Vol. 11. 

 4. ser. No. 20-21. August-September 1906. 



Tab. 8087: Rliodostachys pitcainiüfoUa Btnih., Chile; tab. 8088: 

 Bulbophylliim Ericsoni Kränzl., Malay Archipeiago; tab. 8089: 

 Boronia fastigiata Barth, Western Australia; tab. 8090 : Codo- 

 nopsls Tangslien Oliv., China; tab. 8091: Hedysariim innltijugum 

 Maxim, var. apiculatum Sprague n. var. (a typo foliolis paucioribus 

 apiculatis supra glabris recedit), Central Asia; tab. 8092: Eicns 

 Krishnae C. DC, India; tab. 8093: Catasetuni galeritum Reichb. 

 f. var. pachyglo&sum Reichb. f., Brazil; tab. 8094: Ribes vibunii- 

 folium A. Gray, Low er California and Santa Catalina Is- 

 land; tab. 8095: Linospadix Micholitzil Ridley. New Guinea; 

 tab. S096 : Cereiis Scherii Salm-Dyck, Mexico. F. E. Fritsch. 



Perkin, A. G. a n d S. Phipps, Notes on some natural colouring 

 matters. (Journ. Chem. Soc. London. Vol. LXXXV. p. 56— 64. 



1904.) 



Prunus spinosa contains in its flowers a considerable quantity 

 of kampherol. 



Viola odorata and Trifolium repens contain quercetin in the 

 form of a glucoside. 



The Japanese dye-stuff „Fukugi" contains a substance for which 

 the name Fukugetin is proposed. This closely resembles the dye 

 yielded by Resida lufeola. 



The tetraethyl ether of morin, and tetrabromomyriceten ethyl 

 ether have been formed and examined. £. Drabble (Liverpool). 



Power, F. B. and F. H. Gornall, The Constituents ofChaul- 

 moogra seeds. (Journ. Chem. Soc. London. Vol. LXXXV^ 

 p. 838—851. 1904.) 



It has hitherto been supposed that Chaulmoogra oil — a sub- 

 stance largely used in the treatment of Leprosy and other skin 

 diseases — was the product of Gymnocardia odorata R. Br. a 

 member of the Bixaceae. This is however shown to be erroneous. 

 It is obtained from the seeds of Taraktogenos Kurzil King a native 



