24 Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. 



Tibet 1904 — 1906 the author describes the following new species: 

 Herminiurn ophioglossoides, H. Forrestü, Habenaria diplonema, H. 

 diceras, H. Forrestü, Neottia grandiflora, Pleione Forrestü, Microsty- 

 lis yumtanensis and Calanthe undulata. A new genus BuUeyia with 

 one species B. yunnanensis is also described. All of these are illustra- 

 ted by reproductions of photographs of the type specimens. The 

 following new combinations occur: Orchis tetraloha {Peristyhis tetra- 

 lohus, Finet), O. basifoliata {Peristylus tetralobus, var. basifoliatus, 

 Finet), Her^ninüun forceps [Peristylus forceps, Finet), H. coeloceras 

 {P. coeloceras, Finet), Hemipüia yunnanensis [H. cordifolia, var. 

 yunnanensis, Finet) and Pleione Henryi {Coelogyne Henry i, Rolfe). 



" W. G Craib (Kew). 



Smith, W. W., New Burmo-Chinese species of Didymocar- 

 pus. (Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. XXIV. p. 150—154. 1912.) 



After a preliminarj'^ note on the differences between Didynio- 

 carpus and Chirita the author describes the following new species: 

 Didymocarpus Burkei, D. silvarum, D. margaritae, D. Mengtse, D. 

 Purpur eo-bracteata, and D. Veitchiana all of which except the last 

 named being figured. W. G. Craib (Kew). 



Smith, W. W., New species of Craibiodendron. (Notes Roy. Bot. 

 Gard. Edinburgh. XXIV. p. 157—160. 1912.) 



The author here gives an extended distribution for C. shanicum 

 and adds to the genus three new species — C. Henryi, C. ymnia- 

 nense and C. Forrestü — from China and one, C. Mannü, from 

 Assam. C. shanicum, C. yunnanense and C. Forrestü are illustrated 

 by reproductions of photographs of herbarium specimens. 



W. G. Craib (Kew). 



Takeda, H., Notes on some new and critical plants from 

 Eastern Asia. (Kew Bull. Mise. Inform. p. 214—223. 1912.) 



Critical remarks are given on Japanese species of Arisaenia, 

 Calantagrostis, Glaucidiunt, Leucothoe and Tripterygium and a new 

 subvariety of Caltha palustris var. sibirica Regel is described from 

 China. One new species Tripterygiuni Regeln, Sprague et Takeda 

 (=. T. Wilfordi, Regel, Maxim, et Matsuda) occurs. Notes are also 

 given on the Chinese plants where the species extends to China. 



W. G. Craib (Kew). 



Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Flora Capensis. (V. 1. 3. p. 449— 6-1 0* 

 1912; 4. p. 641— end. 1912. Lovell Reeve & Co., London.) 



Part 3 of section 1 includes the Orders from Chenopodiaceae to 

 Proteaceae the last named being elaborated by J. Hutchinson, 

 E. P. Phillips and O. Stapf. Part 4 is entirely devoted to the 

 conclusion of this order. With the completion of Section 1 of Vol. 

 V. a list of addenda and corrigenda is provided, also an Index and 

 an editorial preface. 



The new species described are as follows: 



Cryptocarya ynyrtifolia, Stapf, C. Sutherlandii , Stapf, C. Wyliei, 

 Stapf, Aulax pallasia, Stapf, Leucadendron nervosuni, Phillips and 

 Hutchinson, L. proteoides, Meyer, L. Schlechteri, Phillips and Hut- 

 chinson, L. sorocephalodes, Phillips and Hutchinson, L. radiatutn, 

 Phillips and Hutchinson, L. coriaceum, Phillips and Hutchinson, 



