Floristik und Systematik der Phanerogamen. 361 



Eastwood, Alice, New western plant s. (Bulletin of the 



Torrey Botanical Club. XXIX. Sept. 1902. p. 523—525.) 



Castilleia scabrida, Lappula gracilenta and Corydalis Wetherillii, 

 from the Colorado-Utah region; and Campanula stylocampa and C. 

 Baileyi, from the Pacific Coast. Trelease. 



EGGERT, Henry, Notes on Verbena. (Torreya. II. Aug. 1902. 



p. 123—124.) 



Descriptions and notes referring to V. racemosa, n. sp., from Texas, 

 related to V. bipinnatifida and V. brevibracteata ( V. bracteosa var. 

 brevibracteata Gray). Trelease. 



Fernald, M. L, Relationship of some American and 



Old Worl birches. (American Journal of Science. CLXIV. 



Sept. 1902. p. 167—194. PI. 5—6.) 



Contains the iollowing newnames: Betula alba cordifolia (B.cordi- 

 folia Regel), B alba minor (B. papyracca minor Tuckerman), B. alba 

 carpatica (B. carpatica Waldst. and Kit.). Trelease. 



HENRY, AUGUSTINE, The Genus Astilbe. (Gardeners Chronicle. 



[3.] Vol. XXXII. 1902. p. 95. fig. 34.) 



Astilbe chinensis may be divided into the three varieties described 

 by Franchet (PI. Davidianae. 1. 122). 



1. var. typica (Amurland, North China, Mupine). 



2. var. Davidii (Mongolia, Central China). — This variety, now 

 introduced into eultivation, is figured. 



3. var. Japonica (Japan). — This form was introduced into eulti- 

 vation in 1892. H. H. W. Pearson. 



Henry , Augustine , The four species of Rodgersla. 



(Gardeners Chronicle. [3.] Vol. XXXII. 1902. p. 131, 132. 



fig. 44.) 



Rodgersia pinnata Franchet, now flowering at Kew, for the frist 

 time in Europe, is figured. This species is a native of Yunnan and is 

 remarkable in possessing „quasi-digitate" pinnate leaves, those of the 

 other species of the genus being digitate. Two other species are in 

 eultivation, viz. R. podophylla A. Gray (Japan) and R cesculifolia 

 Batalin (Mountains of Central China). R. Henrici Franchet (Yunnan) is 

 not yet introduced. H. H. W. Pearson. 



Henry, Augustine, The Genus Astible. III. (Gardeners 



Chronicle. (3.) XXXII. p. 171.) 



Astilbe platyphylla De Boissieu (Yezo) was omitted from the authors 

 summary of the genus (see p. 156). H. H. W. Pearson. 



Henry, Augustine, The Genus Astilbe-continued. (Gar- 

 deners Chronicle. [3.] Vol. XXXII. p. 154—156.) 



The genus as at present known consists of 11 species, which are 

 here described, viz. A. Stoliczkoi Kurz (N. W. Himalayas); .4. simplici- 

 folia Makino (Japan) — both species with simple leaves A. rubra 



Hk. f. and T. (Khasia and Yunnan); A. chinensis Maxim. (China, Mon- 

 goüa and Japan); A. Thunbergii Miq. (China, fapanV, A. japonica Miq. 

 (Japan); A. decandra Don, (North America) ; A.'philippinensis Henry, sp. 



