586 Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. 



showing the results of his observations on the temperature and 

 rainfall at Chiengmai for the year April 1909 — Mareh 1910 and 

 also the average monthly rainfall for the years 1901 — 1909 as obser- 

 ved by the Borneo Co. Ltd. ■ 



The remarks on the Vegetation are confined chiefly to deserip- 

 tions of the successive types of jungle found on DoiSootepa 

 mountain about 5500 ft. high composed of metamorphic rock and 

 distant from the town of Chiengmai about 2 miles. 



The author describes 6 different types of jungle found on the 

 mountain with notes as to soil, nature of undergrowth, frequency 

 of epiphyles and climbers, etc. W. G. Craib (Kew) 



Lecomte, H., Sur une Sapindacee du Siam. (Bull. Soc. bot. 

 France. LIX. p. 140-144. 1912). 



II s'agit de V Arfeuülea arborescens Pierre, dont l'auteur a ob- 

 serve des fieurs et des fruils mürs ä Buitenzorg et expose en 

 detail les caracteres en eompletant la diagnose du genre et de 

 l'espece. La discussion des amnites du genre Arfeuülea, que Radl- 

 kofer placait dans la tribu des Harpulliees, conduit ä le rapprocher 

 plutöt du genre Cossignia. J. Offner. 



Maiden, J. H. and E. Betche. Notes from the Botanic Gar- 

 dens, Sydney. N°. 17. (Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales Abstr. Proc. p. 

 III— IV. May 31st 1912.) 



Acacia Ruppii, allied to A. conferta Cunn., from the Cläre nee 

 River district; Trachymene Clelandi, allied to T. Billardieri, from 

 the Hawkesbury River; and var. hirsuta of Akama Muelleri 

 Benth., from the Dorrigo, are described as new. Helichrysum 

 ledifolium Benth., Porana sericea F. v. M., Schismus fasciculatus 

 Beauv., Eragrostis speciosa Steud., and Cyperus ferax Rieh., are 

 recorded as additions to the fioraof New South Wales; Eragrostis 

 trichophylla Benth., as new for New South Wales and Queens- 

 land; and Diplachne Peacockii Maiden and Betche, as new for 

 Queensland. Notes on, and records for other interesting species 

 are given. Author's notice. 



Maiden, J. H. and J. M. Black. New species of Boronia. 

 (Trans. Proc. roy. Soc. S. Australia. XXXV. p. 1—2. Dec. 1911.) 



A very distinet species standing midway between the genera 

 Boronia and Zieria, and named Boronia palustris. A. D. Cotton. 



Merrill, E. D., Sertulum Bontocense. New or interesting 



Plants collected in Bontuc Subprovince, Luzon, by 



Father Morice Vano verbergh. (Philip. Journ. Sei. Bot. VIII. 



p. 71 — 107. 1912.) 



Contains as new: Cladium cyperoides, Alpinia Vanoverberghii, 



Vanoverberghia sepulchrei gen. et. sp. nov., Loranthus appendicula- 



tus {Cleisto loranthus verticillatus Merrill, not L. verticillatus Ruiz and 



Pavon), L. tetranthus, L. pentagonus, IUicium montanum, Derris 



öblongifolia, Teramnus angustifolius, Evodia villosa, Tetrastigma 



brunneum, T. philippinense, T. sepulchrei, Grewia setacea, Sida pu- 



berula, Saurauia Vanoverberghii, Calophyllum glabrum, Wikstroemia 



