Floristik. Geographie, S5'stematik etc. 205 



h. ManiavOj Mascareiihasia Geayi et M. Kidron; aucune diagnose 

 latine n'accompagne ces descriptions. Le genre Plectaneia est re- 

 presente par des lianes appelees Tsitsiry et appartenant ä l'espece 

 P. elastica Jum. ou ä une espece tres voisine (Voir ä ce sujet du 

 meme auteur: Sur le Tsitsiry de Madagascar, C. R. Ass. fr. Av. 

 Sc. Congres de Reims, 1907); d'autres especes sont encore ä l'etude. 

 Enfin la famille des Urticacees compte aussi ä Madagascar quel- 

 ques plantes ä latex, encore insuffisamment connues. J. Offner. 



Robinson, B. L., A revision of the genus Rutnfordia. (Proc. 

 Amer. Acad. Arts & Sei. XLIV. p. 592—596. May 22, 1909.) 

 An anah'sis of the six species, with R. atteniiata and R.oveopola 

 as new. Trelease. 



Robinson, B. L., Diagnoses and tr ans fers of tropical 

 American phanerogams. (Proc, Amer. Acad. Arts & Sei. 

 XLIV. p. 613—626. May 32, 1909.) 



Contains the following new names: Antigonon gvandißoriim 

 {Polygonuni grandiflorurn Bertol. , Tamonea enphvasiifolia, Rtisselia 

 cuneata, Gratiola oresbia, Bacopa Beccabimga {Herpestis Beccahunga 

 Griseb.), B. humifiisa {H. huniifusa Griseb.), B. tnicronionnieria 

 {H. tnicronionnieria Griseb.), B. rnonnievioides {Ranaria moiinierioides 

 Cham.), B. semiserrata (Braniia semiserrata Mart.), B. stvicta [Her- 

 pestis stricta Schrad.), Hetevotoma Pringlei, VernoittaConsattii, Phania 

 Ciirtissii, Stevia Berlaudieri pododenia , S. Berlandieri adenotricha , S. 

 dictyophylla , S. revoliita, Eupatoriiun malacolepis, E. oresbioides, E. 

 ramoyiense, Melanipodium dicoelocarpum , M.tepicense, J aegeria glabra 

 {J. petiolaris Rob.), Gymnoloniia scaberrima [Tithonia scaberrinia 

 Benth.), Verbesina Langlnssei, Otopappiis brevipes, O. brevipes glabra- 

 tus (0. ciirvißorus glabratiis Coult.), O. teqiiilaniis (Zexmenia tequilana 

 Gra}"), O. tequilaniis acuminatiis (O. acuminatus Wats.), Cosmos Nel- 

 sonii Rob. & Fern., C. Pahneri, C. Pringlei Rob. & Fern., S. scabiosoides 

 f. indivisus, Calea Peckii, C. scabra {Calydermos scaber hag.), C. scabra 

 longifolia iCalyd. longifolius Lag.), C. scabra pedunciilaris (C. pedun- 

 cidaris HBK.), C scabra livida (C. peduncidaris livida Rob. & Greenm.), 

 Peregia hebeclada urolepis, P. nudiiiscula and P. platyptera. Trelease. 



Robinson, B. L. and M. L. Fernald. Emendations ofthe 

 seventh edition of Gray's Manual. I. (Rhodora p. 33 — 61, 

 Mar. 1909.) 



"Errata", etc., largety typographical, but some referring to 

 localities, and a few correcting names used in the "Manual", adding 

 hitherto unrecognized forms, or improving the differential keys. The 

 following new species appears: Calirrhöe Bushii Fernald. Trelease. 



Rose, J. N., A species of Pereskia from Guatemala. (Contr. 

 U. S. Nat. Herb. XII. p. 399. pl. 52—54. May 10, 1909.) 

 Pereskia aiitumnalis {Pereskiopsis autumnalis) Eichlam. 



Trelease. 



Rose, J. N., Consattia, a new genus of the Caesalpiniaceae. 

 (Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. XII. p. 407-408. pl. 59. May 10, 1909.) 

 A monotypic genus, with the species C. arborea, from Central 

 Mexico. Trelease. 



