Floristik und Systematik der Phanerogamen. 667 



therein. Of less importance is the nearness of Underground water to the 

 surface. Physiographic features have determined the vegetational distri- 

 bution in this region and these are all glacial in their nature. 



H. M. Richards (New York). 



LOJACONO, N., S u i Crataegus e s u 1 Mespilus germanica i n 



Sicilia. (Rend. Congr. Botan. Palermo. 1902. p. 137 



— 144.) 



L'auteur apres avoir releve les difficultes de distinguer le Cratae- 

 gus monogyna du Cr. oxyacantha, decrit le Cr. brevispina de 1' A n - 

 da lousie, qu'il a trouve sur le Mont Pellegrino pres de P a 1 er m e 

 et un Cr. De Stefani que vegete dans l'interieur de la Sicile. II 

 fait ensuite des observations interessantes sur le polyinorphisme de ces 

 plantes. Montemartini (Pavia). 



Maiden, J. H., On four new species of Eucalyptus. (Pro- 

 ceedings of the Linnean Societv of New South Wales for the 

 year 1904. Vol. XXIX. Partus. No. 115. 1904. p. 469 



—478.) 



The four new species are: 1. Eucalyptus Seeana spec. nov. (— E. 

 tereticornis Sm. var. linearis Baker and Smith?) is closely allied to E. 

 tereticornis, but is sharply distinguished from it by the narrowness of the 

 young foliage; 2. E. Deanei spec. nov. {— E. saligna Sm. var. parviflora 

 Deane and Maiden) is distinguished from E. salina by its broad sucker 

 leaves and by the smaller and more urceolate fruit; 3. E. Andrewsi ?,]ptc. 

 nov. comes dosest to E. piperita from which it differs in its buds and 

 fruits; 4. E. Consideneana spec. nov. is closely allied to E. Sieberiana 

 and E. piperita (possibly a hybrid betwee these two species!), but is 

 distinguished from both by the narrow juvenile foliage leaves. 



F. E. Fritsch. 



Maiden, J. H., The Botany of Funafuti, Ellice Group. 



(Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales for 



the year 1904. Vol. XXIX. Part 3. No. 115. 1904. p. 539 



—556.) 



The author's list is based on collections made by Mrs. E d gewo rth 

 David during July and August 1897 and by G. H. Halligan and A. E. 

 Finckh in 1898. The introductory remarks are mainly concerned with 

 hints for collecting specimens on excessively humid islands such as 

 these one, preservation in some preserving fluid (e. g. 2''/o formalin) being 

 suggested äs far preferable to drying. The greater part of the paper is 

 taken up by an enumeration of the plants, the native names of which are 

 given in most cases {38 Dicots., \2 Monocots., 5 Vase. Crypt. and \ Liehen). 

 Amongst these we find a number of those littoral and estuarine plants, 

 the fruits of which are readily distributed by ocean currents, etc. (e. g. 

 Calophyllum Inophyllum, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Barringtonia speciosa, 

 Wedelia biflora, Scaevola Koenigii, Hernandia peltataj. These are all 

 more or less widely distributed in the Pacific islands. The author gives 

 an interesting summary as to the probable ways in which the present 

 Vegetation of the Island obtained a footing upon it, e. g. in addition to 

 distribution by ocean currents, adhesion to roots of introduced plants or 

 feet of birds (e. g. Eleusine indica), succulent fruits eaten by birds 

 (Morinda citrifolia etc.), burred fruits (Tirumfetta procumbens) etc. 



F. E. Fritsch. 



