Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. 453 



Blatter, E., Flora of Aden. (Rec. Bot. Surv. Tndia. VII. 1. 

 p. 1—79. ill. 1914.) 



The present contribution deals with the history of botanical 

 exploration of Aden, the physical aspects of Aden and the Vege- 

 tation, the latter treated under various headings, viz.: Statistical, 

 general aspects, flowering season and climate, plants and animals, 

 colour of flowers, geographical relations, origin, means of disse- 

 mination and gardening and cultivation. A map and 5 illustrations 

 are provided. W. G. Craib (Kew). 



Bolzon, -P., Flora del Monte Marmolada. (Dolomiti 

 Agordino-Fassane). (Nuvo Giornale Bot. ital. XXI. p. 143 — 

 215. taf. IL 1914.) 



Nombreuses observations sur la flore des differentes localites et 

 sur quelques associations suivies d'un catalogue des especes et des 

 localites comprenant 425 unites. C. Bonaventura (Firenze). 



Craib, W. G., A new cover-crop [DoUchos Hosei). (Kew Bull. 

 Mise. Inform. N"J. 2. p. 16—11. 1914.) 



This new cover crop which the discoverer, Mr. Hose, has 

 found very successful in Sarawak has been introduced into the 

 Malay Peninsula. It has been described as Z)o//c/^o.s Hoset a.her the 

 discoverer. W. G. Craib (Kew). 



Dünn, S. T,. Notes on Chinese Lnbiatae. (Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. 

 Edinb. VIII. 37. p. 153—171. 1914). 



The present paper which is stated to be preliminary to further 

 work on Chinese Labiatae is based on the examination of large 

 suites of material from several European herbaria. One new genus 

 Paralamium with one species P. gracile is described. The following 

 new species are described: Acrocephalns friiticosus, Plectrmithtis 

 angustifoliiis, P. discolor, P. enocalyx, P. grossesevratus , P. leuco- 

 phylhis, P. macvocalyx, Coleus hvacteatus, Pogostemon Dielsianns, 

 P. nigvescens, Elsholtsia Myosurus, E. ochroleuca, Perilln avium, 

 Salvia cynica, Scutellaria laxa, S. Tayloriana, Stackys leptodon, 

 Phlomis atvo pur puren, Gomphosteinma leptodon and G. tnicrodon. 

 As new combinations there occur: Orthosiphon marnioriiis (Hance 

 sub Plectrantho), Plectranthus Prainianus (Levl. sub Hancea>,, Coleus 

 carnosifolius (Hemsl. sub Plectrantho) , C. Esquirolii (Levl. sub Cala- 

 mintha), Dracocephalwn Stewartianum and D. tenuißoruni (Diels 

 sub Nepeta), D. Veitchii and D. Wüsonii (Duthie sub Nepeta), Sta- 

 chys kouyangensis (Vaniot sub Lamio) and Hancea nudipes fHemsl. 

 sub Plectrantho). W. G. Craib (Kew). 



Elgee, F., The Vegetation of the Eastern Moorlands of 

 Yorkshire. (Jour. of Ecology. IL p. 1 — 18. 4 pls. 3 figs. 1914.) 



In this contribution are summarised the observations on plant 

 distribution contained in a more general account of the area pu- 

 blished by the author (Bot. Cent. 123. p. 204). The area is a plateau 

 dissected by river Valleys, and there is an extensive coast line, 

 Scarborough to River Tees. Geologically it consists of Lower 

 Oolites and Lias, with glacial deposits on the coast and in the lower 

 Valleys, but with no evidence of deposits at higher altitudes. This 



