206 Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. 



3) norvegica (Gunn.) Fr. Die Synonymik und die geographische 

 Verbreitung dieser Formen wird sorgfaltig angegeben; die Verbrei- 

 tung auch durch eine kleine Karte illustriert. N. Wille. 



Pearson, H. H. W. and J. Hutchinson. List of plants col- 

 lected in the Percy Sladen Memorial Expedition 1908— 

 1911 (cont.) (Compositae). (Ann. South African Museum. IX. b. 

 p. 355-448. 1917.) 



An introduction is given by H. H. W. Pearson toj. Hut- 

 chinson 's account of the Composüae, collected in the Percy 

 Sladen Memorial Expedition 1908—1911, in which a summaryofthe 

 more important places visited by the four expeditions concerned is 

 supplied. 



About 269 species are represented in the collection out of 

 which 31 are new. These, with two exceptions Pleronia iitüis and 

 P. Pillansii, are described by Hutchinson, the majority being 

 accompanied by black and white figures in the text. The following 

 are the new species: Fresenia nana, Felicia lasiopoäa, Chrysocoma 

 sparsifolia, Ifloga setulosa, Metalasia speciosa, Relhania conferta, 

 Geigeria namaquensis, Geigeria monocephala, Athanasia tomentella, 

 Pentzia argentea, P. lanata, P. pinnatisecta , Hippia Bolusae, Senecio 

 crepidiformis, S. Pearsonii, S. crassicaulis, S. viridiflorns , Euryops 

 khamicsbergensis, Othonna ovalifolia, O. divaricata, 0. euphorbioides , 

 O. papaveroides, Dimorphotheca acutifotia, Tripteris gracüis, T. ner- 

 vosa, T. microtis, Arctotis Stephensae, Berkheya excelsa and B. Tysoni. 

 Two new varieties, Athanasia flexuosa Thunb. var. tomentella, and 

 Cullumia ciliaris R. Br. var. angustifolia , and one new combination 

 Berkheyopsis gorterioides are also mentioned. 



M. G. Aikman (Kew). 



Phillips, E. P., A Revision of the South African Material 

 of the Genus Cyphia, Berg. (Ann. South African Museum. IX. 

 6. p. 449—474. 1917.) 



A description of the genus Cyphia, Berg., and its distribution 

 are supplied together with a key to, and description of, the 25 species. 

 The new species described are: Cyphia Bolusii, Swaziland; C. Irans- 

 vaalensis, Transvaal; C. maculosa, Transkei; C. natalensis, Natal; 

 C. longilobata, Oudtshoorn; C. Schlechtem, Clanwilliam Division. 

 Tulbagh Division; and C. lysonii Barberton District, Tembuland, 

 East Griqualand. The new varieties are: C. incisa, Willd. var. 

 bracteata; C. bulbosa, Berg. var. orientalis; C. longifolia, N. E. Br. 

 var. Baurii and C. assimilis, Sond. var. latifolia] and the new com- 

 binations are: C. incisa, Willd. var. Cardamines; and C. elata, Harv. 

 var. oblongifolia. M. G. Aikman (Kew). 



Toepffer, A., Zur Nomenklatur einiger Salix-Arten. (Oesterr. 

 bot. Zeitschr. LXVI. p. 399—403. 1916.) 



Die Benennungen Salix arbuscula, depressa und nigricans von 

 C. Schneider werden fallen gelassen und der Name S. philicifolia 

 eingeführt. Sollte eine Aenderung des Namens S. arbuscula beliebt 

 werden, so dürfte nach Verf. S. foetida Schleicher wohl die Priorität 



