Systematik der Phanerogamen. — Pharmacologie. — Agricultur. 367 



\V f lliams, Frederic N., S a 1 i e n t characters in Hieracium. 



(Journal oi Botany. XL. 1902. p. 313—316.). 



The author points out the necessity oi comparing British Hieracia- 

 forms with those of Central Europe as well as with Scandinavian. After 

 reierring to Babington's erroneous definition of a „seta" as a „gland- 

 tipped hair'' he proceeds to discuss the more important characters used 

 in classifying Hieracia viz. forms of hairs, structure of the alveolar de- 

 pressions of the receptacle, and the manner of stem-branching. The 

 opinion is expressed that the Solution of many difficulties met with in 

 the study of this genus will be found in the recognition of their ten- 

 dency to form natural hybrids and in the inherent instability of their 

 characters. H. H. W. Pearson. 



Dominquez, JUAN A., Contribuciön al estudio micro- 



g r a f i c o de los medicamentos simples de origen 



vegetal. 55 pp. Buenos Aires 1902. 



L'auteur donne les caracteres micrographiques des principales 

 drogues provenant du regne vegetal. A. Gallardo (Buenos Aires). 



Senft, Emanuel, Ueber den Samen von Caesalpinia Bondu- 



cella Roxb. (Pharmaceutische Praxis. Zeitschrift für die 



wissenschaftliche und praktische Pharmacie der Gegenwart 



und die verwandten Fächer, geleitet von Ph. Mr. Josef 



Longinovits. Wien und Leipzig. I. Jahrg. Heft 1 und 2. 



Gross-Octav. 4 pp. Mit 1 Tafel und 4 Figuren.) 



Eine genaue anatomische Untersuchung der Samen. Nebenbei wird 

 auch auf das Alter der Droge, deren Wirkung und chemische Zusammen- 

 setzung eingegangen. Das beigegebene Litteraturverzeichniss über den 

 Gegenstand geht bis in's Jahr 1678 zurück. 



Matouschek (Reichenberg). 



LuEHMANNj J. G., The true Grasses of Victoria. (Agr. 

 Journal, Victoria. Vol. I. 1902. p. 716—722. With 3 plates.) 



In a series of papers the author proposes to give the botanical 

 characters by which the Victorian grasses may be recognised as well as 

 such information as to their economic value as is available. In this 

 paper the following genera are dealt with: Imperata, Pollinia, Rottboellia, 

 Anthistiria, Tragus, Neurachne, Zoysia, Imperata arundinacea Cyrillo 

 Rottboellia compressa Linn. fil. and Anthistiria australis R. Brown, are 

 figured. H. H. W. Pearson. 



Maiden, J. H., Useful Australian Plant s. (Agr. Gazette, 



New South Wales. Vol. XIII. 1902. p. 721—723. 2 pl.) 



The author describes and figures Eucalyptus punctata DC. and 

 Diplachne loliiformis J. v. M. H. H. W. Pearson. 



RlDLEY, H. N., The Timbers of the Malay Peninsula 



(concluded). (Agricultural Bulletin of the Straits and 



Federated Malay States. Vol. I. 1902. p. 289—292.) 



Deals with the Malay an timber-yielding species of the Coniferae, 

 Liliaceae, Palmae, Pandaneae and Gramineae. H. H. W. Pearson. 



