Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. 59 



E. hicapitata, Jatropha urens longepedunculata , Hibiscus Purpusii, 

 Ayenia peninsularis, A. reßexa, A. cuueata, Laetia glabra, Sicyos 

 sinaloae, S. acerifolius, S. silvestris\ Eeliptostelma n. gen. {Asclepiada- 

 ceae, with E. fnolle\ Asciepias polyphylla, Vincetoxician atrocorona- 

 tum, Bassoria Purpusii, B. foliosa, B. setosa, Solanum sylvicola, S. 

 stephanocalyx, Episcia aurea, Crusea chiapensis, and Aster spinosus 

 spinosissimus. Trelease. 



Britton, N. L., Studies of West Indian plant s. IX. (Bull. 

 Torr. Bot. Cl. XLIV. p. 1—37. Jan. 1917.) 



Contains as new: Cleonie obtusa, Chamaecrista obcordata [Cassia 

 obcordata Sw.), C. pinetonon, C. Tuerckheirnii, C. caribaea {Cassia 

 caribaea Northr.), C. inaguensis {Cassia inagtiejtsis Britt.), C. lucayana 

 {Caesia lucayana Britt.), C. Dussii, C. Swartsii {Caesia Swartsii 

 Wikstr.), C. polyadena {Cassia polyadena D.C.), C. pygmaea {Cassia 

 pygmaea D.C.), C. riparia (Cassia riparia H.B.K.), C. strigillosa 

 {Cassia strigillosa Benth.), C. Chamaecrista {Cassia Chamaecrista L.), 

 C. adenosperma {Cassia adenospenna Urb.), C. pedicellaris {Cassia 

 pedicellaris D.C.), C. Buchii {Cassia Buchii Urb.), Leucocroton saxi- 

 cola, L. angustifolius, L. linearifoUus, Passiflora nipensis, P. Sha- 

 feri, P. pseudociliata, Rondeletia canellaefolia, R. yafnuriensis, R. 

 Lecni, R. intermixta, R. baracoensis, R. insularis, R. savannarum, 

 R. vacciniifolia, R. bicolor, R camagueyensis, Eriocaulon arenicola 

 Britt. & Small, E. fusiforme Britt. & Sm., E. ovoideum Britt. & Sm., 

 Dupatya montana, D. pungens {Paepalanthus pungens Griseb.), Pilea 

 Cowellii, Ichthyomethia havanensis Britt. & Wils., Castelaria calcicola 

 Britt. & Sm., Stenostomum obovatum, S. aristatinn, and Evolvulus 

 siliceus Britt. & Wils. {E. arenicola Britt. & Wils.). Trelease. 



Candolle, C. de, Meliaceae Centrali-Americanae et Pana- 

 ma nses. (Smithsonian Mise. Colb. LXVIII. W 6. p. 1-8. (Public. 

 2479. July 23, 1917.) 



Contains as new: Guarea brevianthera , G. Cook-Griggsii, G. ter- 

 nifoliola, G. parva, G. Tondusii, G. Willia^nsii, G. longipetiola , G. 

 cubbrana, G. Pittieri, Trichilia chiriqtiina, T. albiflora, and T. hava- 

 nensis pilipetala. Trelease. 



Craib, W. G., Species of Piptanthus in Cultivation. (Gard. 

 Chron. LX. Nos 1559 and 1564. Nov. and Dec. 1916.) 



Critical notes on the genus Piptanthus with a key to species 

 and diagnoses of three novelties as follows: P. bicolor Craib, P- 

 concolor Harro w, P. Forrestii Craib. E. M. Cotton. 



Davie, R. C„ Some Brazilian Plant s. (Journ. Bot. N^ 656. LV« 

 p. 201—203. Aug. 1917.) 



A list is given of plants collected during a visit to the States 

 of Rio de Janeiro and S a o Paulo and among them the foUowing 

 new species are described: Gaultheria Willisiana, Pleurosiachys 

 Geraldiana. E. M. Cotton. 



