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Thompson, H. S., The Flora of C3'prus. (Journal of Botany. 

 Vol. XLIV. N*^. 524. p. 270-278. N*'. .525. p. 304—309. N^. 526. 

 p. 332—341. 190b.) 



Vegetation in the island suffers chiefly from drought and locusts. 

 According to earlier works the island was once densely wooded, 

 but the woods now occupy a very decreased area. The general 

 character of the flora is Mediterranean as distinguished from Sj-rian; 

 but the long period of Separation from the mainland has produced 

 a fairly large number (55) of endemic species found almost entireh^ 

 in the mountains whilst a number of species occurring in Cyprus 

 have hitherto only been seen in Crete and certain islands of the 

 Grecian archipelago. The flora of the central piain much resem- 

 bles that of the maritime piain of Syria. The prevalence of needle- 

 leaved trees in Cyprus is noteworthy, as also the large number of 

 rare bulbous Monocotj^edons found on the hüls in early spring. The 

 list of plants is largely based on a collection by A. G. and M. E. 

 Lascelles. No new forms are described. F. E. Fritsch. 



West, G., A comparative study of the dominant Phanero- 

 gamic and Higher Cryptogamic Flora of Aquatic Habit, 

 in three Lake Areas of Scotland. (Proceedings of the Royal 

 Society of Edinburgh. Vol. XXV. Pt. II. p. 967—1023. 55 plates. 1906.) 



The three lake areas dealt with are: the Loch Nessarea; the 

 lakes in the island of Lismore, Argyll; Lakes situated between 

 Nairn and the bulbin sand hüls. After a brief general discussion 

 of the prevaüing conditions in these areas (p. 967 — 970) the author 

 gives a list of the plants observed (p. 971 — 985). The remainder of 

 the paper is devoted to a description of the Vegetation in the 

 individual lakes to which the numerous plates form a valuable 

 Supplement. For the many detailed observations contained in this 

 part of the paper reference must be made to the original. 



F. E. Fritsch. 



Fruwirth, C, Kartoffelsaatstationen. (Wiener Landw. Ztg. 



1907. p. 74.) 



Aufgabe solcher Stationen ist die Durchführung von Sortenver- 

 suchen und Saatgutbau. Bei letzterem wirkt innerhalb der Sorte 

 Auslese bei \^ermehrung zweckmässig. Von einer öffentlichen Stelle 

 aus werden „anerkannte" solche Stationen jährlich in geeigneten 

 Zeitpunkten besichtigt. In Württemberg wurden zuerst solche 

 „anerkannte" Stationen, vier an der Zahl geschaffen. Fruwirth. 



Hooper, D., Balsam of Hardwickia pinnata. (Pharm. Journ. 



January 5^^ 1907.; 



Hardwickia pi)inata Roxb. is a large free of Madras and 

 Travancore ascending to 3500 ft. The free is called "Yenne mara" 

 in Kanarese; in Travancore it bears the name "Matayan 

 Samprani". Other vernacular names are "Kolavu", "Tinnevelly" , 

 "Shurali", "Kolla", "Malabar" and "Uram". 



The oleoresin is a thick viscid fluid appearing black when seen 

 in bulk b}' reflected light, but light greenish yellow in a very thin 



