Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. 71 



be stated 1) the dark purple bean (Java bean) is deadly poisonous 

 and the cream}'^ white Lima bean is perfectly wholesome, a biblio- 

 graphy is given. E. M. Cotton. 



Evans, J. B. Pole, Note on a new Variety oi Kalchbrennera 



Tuckeri Berk. from Grahamstown and Kentani district, 



(Rec. Albany Mus. Grahamstown. III. 2. p. 157—159. May 1915.) 



Describes a new variety (var. microcephala) of this monotypic 



genus. The variety differs from the type in the much larger size 



of the receptacle in comparison with the stalk. 



E. M. Wakefield (Kew). 



Francis, Mary E., The book of grasses. (Garden City, New 

 York, Doubleday Page & Co. 1912. XVI, 351 pp. 4^. Price ^4.00.) 



A simple popularly written guide to the common grasses and 

 some of the most frequent rushes and sedges, illustrated by nume- 

 rous text diagrams and plates, of which sixteen are in colors. The 

 original photographs are by Eid red ge and K night. 



Trelease. 



Goldman, E. A., Plant records ofan expedition to Lower 

 California. (Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. XVI. p. 309— 371 , with map 

 and pl. 104-133. Feb. 10, 1916.) 



An account of an expedition in 1905 — 6 by the author and Mr. 

 E. W. Nelson with an annotated list of the plants collected and 

 an abundance of excellent Photographie illustrations of the striking 

 Vegetation of Baja California. Three species: Qtiercus Brandegei, 

 Q. idonea, Q. devia. one described as new. Trelease. 



Grüning, G., Euphorbiaceae—Porantheroideae et Ricinocarpoideae 

 {Euphorbiaceae—Stenolobeae). (Das Pflanzenreich. LVIII. IV. 147. 

 p. 1—97. 1913.) 



Die Stenolobee)! bilden eine scharf umschriebene Gruppe der 

 Euphorbiaceen . Die Gruppierung ist: 



I. Ovarii loculi 2-ovulati . . . Subfam. I. Porantheroideae Pax, 



A. Antherae. 4-loculares, 4-porosae 



Tribus I. Poranthereae Müll. Arg. 



Flores petaligeri v. rarissime apetali . . 1. Poranthera Rdge. 



Flores petaligeri; infloresc. racemosae vel corymbosae, sti- 



pulae scariosae .... 1. subg. Eiiporanthera Grün. 



(mit 6 Arten, z.B. microphylla). 

 Flores apetali, axillares, stipulae + coriaceae, suffruticu- 

 lus dioicus alpinus ... 2. sub. Oreoporanthera Grün. 



(nur mit P. alpind). 



B. Antherae birimosae. Flores apetali 



Tribus II. Caletieae (Müll. Arg.), 

 a. Stamina libera v. sublibera. 



«. Capsula 3-(raro 2-)locularis, 2—6 sperma, stamina 3—6 



2. Micrantheiniim Desf. 



Calyx 6-merus, laciniae rudimenti ovarii 3 segmentis 



calyeis exterioribus oppositae; stamina 2X3 epi- 



sepala .... I. subg. iS'z/Cß/^^w (Müll. Arg.) Grün. 



(nur mit M. hexandruni). 



