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The Sandy soil of the veld bears a characteristic Vegetation, viz. 

 prostrate herbs with a dense mat of branches radiating all round 

 from a common rodstock (e. g. Tephrosia vadicafis), dwarf shrubs 

 (e. g. Anthospevinum ciliare), small erect perennials {Vahlia capensis), 

 plants liowering before the commencement of the rains (e. g. Anona 

 senegalensis), etc. On the kopjes the soil is a rieh black humus and 

 many trees seem limited to these areas (e. g. Euphorbia angularis). 



F. E. Fritsch. 



Haekel, E., Notes on Philippine Gramineae. IL (Philippine Jour- 

 nal of Science. I. Supplement 4. p. 263—269. Sept. 15. 1906.) 



A paper compiled from notes and identifications, rather than writ- 

 ten by the nominal author, to whom the foliowing new names are 

 attributed: Chionachne hiaiiritn , luiperata exaltata Merrillii, Pollinia 

 imberhis Willdeuoii'iana f. monostachya (P. japonica nionostachya 

 Franch. and Sarat.) RottboeUia ophiuroides intermedia , Ischaemum 

 ariiudiimceiim radicans, I. Merrillii, Av.dropogon fragilis lusoniensis, 

 A. füipenduliis lachnantherus f. bispiculata, Isachne debilis incrassata, 

 Panicum pedicellare {Paspahtni pedicellare Trin.j, Brachypodiiun sil- 

 vatictim lusoniense , and B. silvaticum aspernm. Trelease. 



Haines, H. H., On Itwo new species of Populiis from Dar- 

 jeeling. (Journal of the Linnean Society. Vol. XXXIII. No. 262. 1906. 

 p. 407—409. With textfigures.) 



Popidus Gamblei (= P. Gamblei T)o6.e}) has probably been included 

 in P. ciliata Hook f., but has an oblong-linear, bicarpellary, gla- 

 brous fruit with an ellipsoidal base, the valves being recurved in 

 the mature fruit. This species shows dimorphism of the leaves and 

 shoots, which is thought to be possibly due to fungus agency. 

 P. glauca n. sp. is closely allied to P. latutgiiiosa Oliver, but is distin- 

 guished by the leaves being onh^ slightly cordate at the base and 

 in having subglobose, pilose fruits; the perianth is large and the flowers 

 often bisexual. F. E. Fritsch. 



Hitheoek, A. S., Notes on grasses. (Rhodora VIII. p. 205—212. 

 November 1906.) 



The foliowing new names, partly necessitated by the interna- 

 tional rules of 1905 are proposed, the author being accredited with 

 them unless otherwise noted : 



Andropogon scoparius littoralis (A. littoralis Nash), Paspalum 

 psanimophilum Nash, (P. prostratiim Nash). P. laeve australe Nash 

 {P. australe Nash)^ Axonopus furcatus {Paspalus ßircatus F\negge)j 

 Panicum gravius Hitchc. and Chase, P. praecocius Hitchc. and Chase, 

 P. lanuginosum siccanuni Hitchc. and Chase, P. latmginosum 

 huachucae (P. huachucae Ashe), P. oricola Hitchc. and Nash, P.unci- 

 phyllum thinium Hitchc. and Nash^ P. patulum {P. Nashianum 

 patulum Scribn. and Merrill), P. acideatum Hitchc. and Chase, 

 Setaria iniberbis perennis (S. perennis Hall), S. viridis breviseta {Pani- 

 cum. viride brevisetum Doell.), Zisania aquatica angustijolia, Orysopsis 

 racemosa Ricker {Milium racemosum Smith) , Calamagrostis Pickeringii 

 lacustris (C. breviseta lacustris Kearney), Spartina patens juncea 



