Floristik u. Systematik der Phanerogamen. — Palaeontologie. 52S 



ribus differt, Nyassaland); tab. 8031. Odontof^lossiim ramulosum Llndl- 

 Colombia; tab. 8032. Petasites japonicus Maxim., Eastern Asia; 

 tab. 8033. Cirrhopetaliim breviscapum Rolfe sp. nov. (äff. C. lasiochilo 

 Hook. f. foliis latioribus, sepalis lateralibLis longioribus flavis brunneo- 

 maculatis et labelli pilis tenuioribus distineta), Malaga; tab. 8034. 

 Prunus pendula Maxim., Japan; tab. 8035. Scilla messeuiaca Boiss., 

 Greece; tab. S03o. Cotyledon Insignis N. E. Br. sp. nov. (inter species 

 floribus mäjoribus, foliis oppositis et cymis axillaribus distinctissima), 

 Nyasaland. ■ F. E. Fritsch. 



TUTCHER, W. J., Descriptions of some New Species, 

 and Notes on other Chinese Plant s. (Journal of the 

 Linnean Society. Vol. XXXVII. Botany. 1905. No. 258. 

 p. 58—70.) 



All except two of the species discussed come from Hongkong 

 and the paper commences vvith notes on the flora of that island. At the 

 present time it comprises about !400 species, of which about 100 are 

 endemic ; some of the species have not been found nearer than Hup eh 

 or Yunnan, but further investigation will doubtlessly show their pre- 

 sence in all the intervening conntry. The general aspect of the flora is 

 that of a more northern latitiide, the shrubs and trees having a stunted 

 appearance, although most of the species are tropical; the most abun- 

 dant tree is Pinus Massoniana, which is however due to the work of 

 the Afforestation Department. The author also adds a few remarks on 

 thf flora of the New Territory (incl. Lanlao island) and then proceeds 

 to the consideration of the individua! species. The new forms are as 

 follows: 



Illiciiim Dunn'ianuni, CanieUia Crapne'iliana; Chlsocheton Hong- 

 kongensis ; Mucuna Birdwoodiana ; Brldclia Balansae ; Alsophila podo- 

 phylla Hook. var. procnnibens n. var. ; Polypodiuni (§ Phymatodes 

 Alathewii; Gymnogramnie clUptica Baker var. furcans n. var. 



In a postcript Dunnia, a new genus of Rubiaceae with a single 

 species D. sinensis is described; it is allied to Enimenopferys and 

 A'Iussaendopsis, differing from them in having persistent calyx-lobes. In 

 the globose capsule, dehiscing septicidally with 2 lobes and in the 

 numerous, fimbriate seeds. F. E. Fritsch. 



Arber, E. A. N., The Spora ngiuni -li ke orj^ans of Glosso- 

 pterls Browniana, Brontr. (Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc. Vol. 

 LXI. p. 324—338. PI. 30—31. 1905.) 



Up to the present time, the sporangia of Glossopfcris have 

 never been observed, and there is no definite information with 

 regard to the fructification of this fossil. Some specimens from 

 New South Wales, recently examined, have been found to 

 exhibit in association with the scale-leaves, groups of minute, 

 sac-like bodies, which resemble the sporangia of certain living 

 and extinct plants sufficiently closely to permit of the use of 

 the tcrm, sporangiuni-likc organs. These sac-like bodies are 

 elliptical in shape, and nieasure from 1,2—1,5 mm. along the 

 major axis. In some exemples, onc extremity is bent into a 

 Short, ncck-like Prolongation. The cell walls of the outer limi- 

 ting layer of the sac are conspicuous and characteristic. These 

 bodies appear to have been arranged in sorus-likc groups, and 

 to liave dehisced longitudinaliy. Unfortunately no trustworlhy 

 evidence can be obtained as to the contents of tiiese sacs. 



