654 Floristik und Systematik der Phanerogamen. 



Fernald, M[erritt] L[yndon], Some little known Plants 

 irom Florida and Georgia. (Botanical Gazette. 

 Vol. XXXIII. p. 154—157.) 



The author records the occurrence of the following plants in Florida 

 and adjacent Georgia, collected by A. H. Curtiss: Najas conferta A. Br., 

 Fimbristylis schoenoides Vahl, Mayaca flnviatilis Aubl., Atriplex Lainpa 

 Gillies, Galenia secuncla Sond., Sapiiim biglandiilosiim var., lanceolatiim 

 Muell. Arg., Lechea Leggettii Britt. and;Holl.. Perilla ocymoides L. and 

 Plnchea Quitoc DG. The following plants are characterized as new: Hex 

 decidna var. Ciirtissü, Lythnim Ciiriissii, Sabbatia foliosa, Scutellaria 

 glabrinsciila and Cacalia siilcata. Type specimens oi all are preserved 

 in the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, and co-types have been 

 distributed in Curtiss^ well known Exsiccati. B. L. Robinson. 



Hemsley, W|illiam] Botting, The Flora of Tibet or High 

 Asia; being a Consolidated account oithevarious 

 Tibetan botanical collections in the Herbarium 

 of the Royal Gardens, Kew, together with an 

 exposition of what is known of the Flora ofTibet. 

 By W. B. Hemsley, assisted by H. H. W. Pearson. 

 (Journal of the Linnean Society. Botanv. XXXV. 1902. 

 p. 124—265.) 



The introduction gives a succinct account of the history of the in- 

 vestigation of the Flora, from the time of Strachey and Winter- 

 bottom, to the travels of Deasy and Hedin. After some remarks 

 on the character of the climate, the author proceeds to narrate the salient 

 points of each journey, giving the itineraries, from Strachey and 

 Winterbottom, Thomson, Hooker the brothers Schlagint weit, 

 Bower and Thorold, Rockhill, the Littledales, Wellby and 

 Malcolm, Hedin and Deasy and Pike. 



Next follows an enumeration of all the known plants within the 

 limits set by the author, followed by general remarks on the prevailing 

 Vegetation, drawn from all sources, including Maximowicz, Giles, 

 Picot, Bonvalot, and such other travellers as Przevalsky, 

 Po tan in, and Piasezki. The special facies of the flora is dwelt on, 

 by detailed observations of such components as Saiissiirea, Arteinisia 

 and Tanacetiim, Astragalns and Oxytropis ; also the peculiar habit of the 

 plants, as shown in the tufted and cushion-like growth, dwarf habit and 

 remarkable Underground development as compared with the aerial por- 

 tions. The colours of the flowers and fruit, with remarks on the repro- 

 duction and dispersion close this part of the paper. 



A table is given of 130 plants which occur at or above 16000 feet 

 (= 4877 nietres) in the region under review: then come Distribution 

 Tables showing the Tibetan flora with its components ranging over other 

 areas, ending with a Bibliography, and a short index. 



The new species described are as under: 



Astragalns (§ Phaca) Malcolinü Hemsl. and Pearson (p. 172); Peii- 

 cedanum (§ Cervaria) Malcolmü Hemsl. and Pearson (p. 174); Arteinisia 

 (§ Dracnncnlus) Wellby iY\tms,\. and Pearson (p. 183); in addition to three 

 species transferred on grounds which are stated, from Senecio to Creman- 

 thodinni, which rest on the authority of Hemsley alone; they are, 

 Crenianthodinm Deasy i (p. 184); C. Fletcheri (p. 185); and C. goringensis 

 (p. 185). They had been previously named as species of Senecio by 

 Hemsley himself in previous Communications. 



B. Daydon Jackson. 



