Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. 687 



Anonymus. Diagnoses Africanae. L. (Kew Bull. Mise. Inform. 



N°. 7. p. 328—338. 1912.) 



The following new species appear: 



Adencuidva Schlechten Dümmer, Agathoesma Burchellii Dümmer, 

 Kalanchoe Ellacombei N. E. Brown, Begonia parva Sprague, Vernonia 

 evataegifolia Hutchinson, Maba Dawei Hutchinson , Utricularia odonto- 

 sepala Stapf, Graphtophylliim glandidosum Turrill, Blepharis Evansii 

 Turrill, Cleistauthus gabotiensis Hutchinson, Tvagia affinis Muell., 

 Tragia collina Prain. T. coccnlifolia Prain, T. imerinica Prain, T. 

 Sondert Prain, Leidesia firmida Prain, Adenocline strieta Prain. 



M. L. Green (Kew). 



Barber, C. A., Mimosa pudica in Coorq. (Agric. Journ. India. 

 VII. p. 119-132. 1912.) 



A short description of the plant is given, also notes on its 

 distribution and habitat. As an economic plant it is pronounced 

 excellent cover for ground and its use as a fodder plant is — so far 

 as ascertained — followed by no bad effects. Methods of eradication 

 are also discussed, W. G. Craib (Kew). 



Burkill, I. H., Determination of the Prickly Pears now 

 wild in India. (Rec. Bot. Surv. India. IV. p. 287-322. 1911.) 



The author gives an aecount of the distribution of the various 

 species of Opimtia known in eultivation or as having spread from 

 eultivation. Critical notes on their oecurrence, history and nomen- 

 clature are also given. Five Opnntias and one Ceveus are now found 

 wild, namely, O. cochinelifera, O. monocantha, 0. nigricans, 0. ela- 

 tior, O. Dillenii, and Cereus pterogonus. A map showing distribution 

 aecompanies the paper. W. G. Craib (Kew). 



Burkill, I. H., Swertias chinenses quatuor novas ex herbario 

 G. Bonati descr. (Journ. As. Soc. Beng. VII. p. 81—82. 1911.) 



Contains descriptions of 5. Bonatiana, S. Dnclonxii, S. rosea 

 and S. patens. W. G. Craib (Kew). 



Chandler, B., On Utricidaria prehensilis, E. Meyer. (Notes Roy. 

 Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. XXII. p. 39-42. 1 pl. 1911.) 



This sub-aquatic African species presents differences from 

 aquatic species, and the more important organs are here illustrated 

 with descriptive notes on the figures which include: The plant, 

 natural size, showing the twining floral shoot; the base of the floral 

 shoot with rhizoids which bear rhizoid segments covered with 

 glands (figs. 2—4); T. S. of flower stalk ^fig. 5); external and internal 

 features of the flattened leaf and petiole (figs 6—7;; the bladder 

 with horn-like appendages, glands at the mouth,and bifid processes 

 inside (figs. 8—10). W. G. Smith. 



Chandler, B., Note on Donatia novae-selandiae , Hook. f. (Notes 

 Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. XXII. p. 43—48. 1 pl. 1911.) 



After discussing difhculties in taxonomy, it is suggested that 

 the genus merits recognition as a distinet order in the cohort Cam- 

 panulatae. From material sent from N. Zealand, a series of 

 illustrations with descriptive notes have been prepared, including 



