HO Pflanzenkrankheiten. — Floristik etc. 



Felled trees are best replaced by Deodar or broadleaved species, 

 a mixed forest rendering fewer the chances of infection by wind- 

 borne spores. E. M. Wakefield (Kew). 



Anonymus. Decades Kewenses LXXXV. (Kew Bull. Mise. 

 Inform. N». III. p. 113-118. 115.) 



The new species described are: Meliosma Mannii Lace (Indo- 

 China), Acacia Myaingii Lace (Indo-China), Adina indivisa Lace 

 (Indo China), Linociera Beccarii Stapf (Sumatra), L. elaeocarpa Stapf 

 (Bornea), L. evenia Stapf (Borneo), Pimelea tenuis Scott (West Au 

 stralia), P. tenuis Scott, var. longistyla Scott (West Australia), Bro- 

 diaea vecurvifolia C. H. Wright, Fimbristylis Allenii Turrill, F. com- 

 pacta Turrill. E. M. Jessen (Kew). 



Bartlett, H. H., Twelve elementary species of Onagra. 

 (Cybele Columbiana. I. p. 37—56. pl. 1—5. Dec. 29, 1914.) 



Oenothera syvticola (0. muricata Auct,), 0. Reynoldsii, 0. pratin- 

 cola, O. numisntatica, O. hrevicapsula, O. ruderalis, O. scitnla, 0. 

 laevigata, 0. litovea, O. rubescens, O. cymatilis, 0. insignis, and 0. 

 Tidestromii. Trelease. 



Bennett, A., The Potamogetons ofthe Philippine islands. 

 (Philip. Journ. Sei. C, Botany. IX. p. 339-344. Aug. 1914.) 



Only 13 are noted for the entire Malay region, of which P. 



Jeppevi A. Benn., P. angtistifolius Bercht. & Presl., P. malaiana 



Miq., P. Maackiamis A. Benn., X P- philippinensis nov. hybr. (P. 



malaianus X Maackiamis), P. pusilliis L., and P. pevvevsus sp. nov. 



are known to occur in the archipelago. Trelease. 



Blake, S. F., Two new Mexican Amaranths. (Journ. Bot. LIII. 

 p. 103—104. April 1915.) 



The new species Amayanthus annectens and A. lepturus from 

 Yucatan and Lower California respectively are described. 



E. M. Jesson (Kew). 



Campbell, D. H., Botanizing Excursions in Borneo. (Pop. 

 Sei. Month. LXXXVI. p. 193-203. Febr. 1915.) 



The author notes the more common Vegetation about Kuching, 

 Borneo. A visit was made to Sarawak to secure specimens of 

 two rare ferns Matonia sarnientosa and Macroglossuyn olidae ; and 

 later a week was spent on Mt-Mattang. Interesting comments are 

 made on the people and customs of Borneo. Harshberger. 



Cockayne, L., New Zealand Plants suitable for North 

 American Gardens. (35 pp. Wellington, N. Z. 1914.) 



This is a list prepared under the auspices of the New Zealand 

 Government for the Panama Pacific International Exposition at 

 San Francisco, February — December 1915. The plants considered 

 are grouped, as follows: 1) Tall Evergreen Trees {Agathisaustralis, 

 etc.), 2) Small Evergreen Trees {Cordilyne australis), 3) Small more 

 or less Deciduous Trees, 4) Evergreen Shrubs {Flelichrysiim micro- 



