90 Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. 



herbaria has been examined. A review is given of De Candolle's 

 sections as set out by him in his earlier paper and slightly modified 

 by him in the Prodromus. In revising the genus for the Flora 

 Capensis, however, it has been found necessary not only to redraft 

 the generic descriptions, but also, in order to prevent confusion, to 

 redefine the sections and give them fresh names, viz: I. Intberbia, 

 IL Barbata, III. Penicülata, IV. Annulata. The section Imberbia cor- 

 responds in the main with De Candolle's Euthesium and includes 

 also his sections Aetheothesium and Discothesiutn. The sections 

 Barbata and Annulata correspond with the section Frisea, while 

 the section Penicülata has been formed to accomodate a type of 

 flower not previously recognised. As was observed by De Can- 

 dolle well marked floral types are to be found in the genus, these 

 are flgured and the characteristic features dealt with in detail. A 

 great deal of material has accumulated, largely owing to the activity 

 of Galpin and Schlechter, which has necessitated the descrip- 

 tions of the foUowing 52 new species: 



Thesiuin acuniinatuni, T. aggregatuni, T. anniilatunt, T. asperi- 

 foliuvn, T. asterias, T. Buvchellii, T. Burkei, T. coviariuni, T. corni- 

 gerum, T. costatuni, T. costatmn var. jiiniperina , T. cupressoides, T. 

 cuspidatum , T. cytisoides, T. discifloruni, T. fimbriattim , T. floribiin- 

 duni, T. fruticosum , T. glaucescens, T. glomeratum, T. gracilarioides, 

 T. gypsophiloides, T. helichiysoides, T. hispidulum Lam. var. sub- 

 glabra A. W. Hill, T. hirsutum, T. hystricoides , T. Hystrix, T. impe- 

 ditutn, T. impeditum var. rasa, T. junceum Bernh. var. rnafnmosa 

 A. W, Hill, var. plantaginea A. W. Hill, T. Junodii, T. lacinitlatum, 

 T. macrogyne, T. microceplialunt, T. Nationae, T. nigrmn, T. nudi- 

 caule, T. occidentale, T. Orientale, T. Patersonae , T. patuluni, T. 

 peyticillatiim , T. pleuroloma, T.polygaloides, T.prostratum, T.pungens, 

 T. repandurn, T. rufescens, T. Susannae, T. scirpioides, T. subniidum 

 L. var. foliosa A. W. Hill, T. translucens, T. wnbelligeruni , T. ur- 

 ceolatum, T. utile. 



At the end of his enumeration. De Candolle gives certain 

 "species dubiae". These, as far as they relate to Cape plants have 

 been satisfactorily placed, as the types in the Stockholm Herbarium 

 have been examined. Of the "species nomine tantum cognitae" 

 (Prodr. XTV. p. 672) the five Cape plants were collected by R. 

 Brown and the specimens have been examined at the British Museum. 

 It has been found that: 



Thesium ciliatum R.Br. ■=: T. scabrum Linn. T. crassifolium 

 R.Br. = T. Frisea ß. Thunbergii A.DC. T. ericoides R.Br. =: T. 

 ericae/olium A.DC T. sparteinn R.Br. = T. lineatum Linn. T. tereti- 

 foliwn R.Br. = T. spinosuvn Linn. E. M. Jesson (Kew). 



Balfour, I. B., Chinese and other Primulas. (Journ. Rov. Hort. 

 Soc. XXXIX. 1. p. 128-183. illustr. 1913.) 



The species are treated of under the following geographica! 

 groups: Chinese, Asiatic neither Chinese, Himalayan nor Japanese, 

 African, Japanese and American. In each case an alphabetical enu- 

 meration ot the species with their synonyms precedes the systematic 

 enumeration. All, but more especiall}'^ the Chinese, are very fully 

 passed under review but more particularly from the historical and 

 horticultural point of view. The author, while l'ollowing in the main 

 Pax's monograph, makes several departures in his seciional groupings. 



