506 Floristik, Geographie, Sj^steraatik etc. 



Pearson, H. H. W., List of plants collected in the Percy 

 Sladen Memorial Expeditions, 1908 — 9, 1910—11, 

 continued. (Ann. South African Museum. IX. 4. p. 193 — 272. 

 2 pl. 1915.) 



The new species and combinations which occur are as follows: 

 Hennannia bipinnata, Glover, comb. nov. (=i Mahernia bipinnata, 

 Linn.), Hermamiia Meyeriana, Glover (= Mahernia nmltifida, E. Mey.), 

 Agathosma Sladeviaiia , Glover (sp. nov.), Gymnosporia lanceolata, 

 Glover, comb. nov. (r= Celastnts lanceolatiis, E. Mey.), Gymnosporia 

 iv.tegrifolia, Glover (= Celastrus integrifolius, Linn. f.), Nenax Dregei, 

 L. Bolus, sp. nov., Sporobolus Slade}iianus, F. Bolus, sp. nov., Lo- 

 tononis exstipulata, L. Bolus, sp. nov., Indigofera limosa, L. Bolus, 

 sp. nov., Anticharis juncea, L. Bolus, sp. nov., Sutera rigida, L. Bolus, 

 sp. nov., Lyciuvn roseum, L. Bolus, n. sp. E. M. Jesson (Kew). 



Piper, C. V., The name of the so3'bean: a chapterin its 

 botanical history. (Journ. Amer. Soc. Agronomy. VI. p. 75— 84. 

 June 1914.) 



An analysis of the literature, in which Sir David Prain of 

 Kew participated, leads to the conclusion that the so}^ bean should 

 be known as Soja niax [Phaseolus max L.). Trelease. 



Piper, C. V., Wxethia heliantJioides Nuttall and W. amplexicau- 

 lis Nuttall. (Proc. Biol. Soc.Wash.XXVII. p. 97— 98. May 11,1914.) 



The analysis includes descriptions of the new W. amplexicaiiiis 

 major, W. amplexicaulis subresinosa, and an intermediate species 

 W. Cusickii. Trelease. 



Pittier, H., Some new caesalpiniaceous trees of Panama. 

 (Journ. Wash. Acad. Sei. V. p. 468—474. July IQ, 1915.) 



Centrolobium yavisanum , C. patinense, Peltogyne purpurea, and 

 Dimorphandra megistosperma. Trelease. 



Pugsley, H. W., British forms of Hypericum humifusum and 

 H. linariijolium. (Journ. Bot. LIII. 630. p, 162—170. 1915.) 



The author points out the variability of these two species, 

 and enumerates the large number of forms, (including several new 

 ones) with which the British Isles may be credited. Many of these 

 forms pass into each other and even form connecting links between 

 the two species. E. M. Jesson (Kew,;. 



Ridley, H, N., Plants from Gunong K§rbau, Perak. (Journ- 

 Fed. Malay States Museums. VI. 1. p. 43 — 62. 1915.) 



In the enumeration the following new species occur: Adinandra 

 montana, Hex polyphylla, I. grandiflora, Allomorphia hirticalyx, 

 Eugenia jugalis, Psychotria megacarpa, Lasiajithus caudicidatus , 

 Gaultheria hirta, Myrsine lanceolata, Embelia rotundifolia , Gaertneria 

 caudata, Symplocos crenulata, Didymocarpus robusta, D. modesta, 

 Justicia inconspicua , Cinnaniomum parvijolium, Pseudostreblus cau- 

 datiis, Eria crassifolia, Plafyclinis pulchella, P. carnosa, P. gram.inea, 



