Pteridophyten. 495 



provinces of Kwantung and Fokien, China, the following are 

 described as new: Dryopteris cuspidata epigea Copel.; Athyviitm (Di- 

 plasium) nudicanle Copel., a "species of the D. maximum group"; 

 A. (Diplasium) Matthewi Copel. , also a "species of the D. maximum 

 group"; Asplenium adnatum Copel., related to A. crinican le Hance; 

 Woodwardia Kempii Copel., related to W. Harlandi; Plagiogyria 

 tenuifolia Copel. and P. Dunnii Copel., both s>pecies of the P. adnata 

 group; Pteris nana quinqiiefoliata Copel.; and Polypodium macro- 

 phyllum fokienense Copel. 



The following new combinations are published : Athyriwn opacum 

 (Don) Copel. {Hemionitis opaca Don); A. decurrenti-alatum (Hook.) 

 Copel. (Gymnogramme decurrenti-alata Hook.); A. chlorophyllum 

 (Baker) Copel. (Asplenium chlorophyllum Baker). 



Notes on several other species are included. Maxon. 



Copeland, E. B., New or interesting Philippine ferns, III. 

 (The Phil. Journ. Sc. C. Bot. III. p. 31—37. February, 1908), 



The following are described as new: Lomagramma pteroides 

 subcoriacea Copel., from Mindanao; Oleandra colubrina membranacea 

 Copel.; 0. colubrina nitida Copel.; Davallodes Copel., gen. nov., 

 with three species: D. hirsutum (J. Smith) Copel. (Leucostegia hirsuta 

 J. Smith), D. gymnocarpum Copel., sp. nov. from Negros. and D. 

 grammatosorum Copel., sp. nov., from Mindanao; Dennstaedtia denn- 

 staedtioides arthrotricha Copel., from Luzon; Asplenium filip es Copel. 

 and A. ßlipes minutum Copel.; Loxogramme involuta gigas Copel.; 

 Drynaria descensa Copel., from Luzon, related to D. quercifolia; 

 Lygodium Matthewi Copel. and L. Mearnsii Copel. 



The following new combinations also are published: Leptochilus 

 normalis (J. Smith) Copel. (Gymnopteris normalis J. Smith); Loma- 

 gramma articulata (]. Smith) Copel. (Polybotrya articulata J. Smith); 

 L. Wilkesiana (Brack.) Copel. (P. Wilkesiana Brack); and Loxogramme 

 grandis (Racib.) Copel. (Gymnogramme grandis Racib.). Maxon. 



Underwood, L. M. and R. C. Benedict. Ophioglossaceae [of 

 North America]. (North American Flora. XVI. Part. 1. p. 1 — 13. 

 November 6, 1909). 



Three genera are recognized : Potrychium with 22 species within 

 the ränge of the North American Flora, none of them new : Cheiro- 

 glossa with a Single species: and Ophioglossum with 7 species, one 

 being described as new: O. Harrisii Underwood, from Jamaica, 

 allied to O. reticulatum L. O. arenarium and 0. alaskanum, regarded 

 in recent years as valid species, are reduced to 0. vulgatum. 



Maxon. 



Underwood, L. M. [assisted by R. C. Benedict.] Marattiaceae 

 [of North America.] (North American Flora. XVI. Part 1. p. 

 17-23. November 6, 1909). 



Two genera are recognized : Danaea, with 12 species, one of which 

 is new, Danaea grandifolia Underwood, from Colombia, allied to 

 D. nodosa: and Marattia, with 6 species. one of which is new, M. 

 excavata Underwood, from the high mountains of Costa Rica and 

 Guatemala. Maxon. 



