56 TAXONOMY OF VASCULAR PLANTS [BoT. Absts., Vol. X, 



Rhododendron Kaempferi PL var. angustifolium Nakai, Macromitrium Okamurae Broth., 

 M. N akanishikii Broth., Ranuncuhis altaicus Laxmann var. minor Nakai, Polygonum ussuri- 

 ense Nakai (P. sagittatum L. var. ussuriense Regel), Athyrium rupesire Kodama. Part 4, p. 

 73-84, pi. 249-264. May, 1920. This part includes the following species new to science: 

 Leontopodium leiolepis Nakai, Pertya macrophylla Nakai, Aconitum hondoense Nakai, and 

 Tripterocladium japonicum Broth. — /. M. Greenman. 



329. MiYABE, KiNGO, AND YusHUN KuDO. Icones of the essential forest trees of Hok- 

 kaido. 27 X 38.5 cm. Fasc. 1. 1-15, pi. 1-4. 1920; Fasc. 2. 15-26, pi. 5-7, fig. 1-2. 1920; 

 Fasc. 3. 27-33, pi. 8-10. 1921. Published by the Hokkaido Government.— These fascicles 

 represent the first of a series treating of the more important forest trees of Hokkaido. Each 

 species here presented is copiously illustrated by a colored plate giving detailed representa- 

 tions of the important taxonomic features. The illustrations are accompanied by a text that 

 gives detailed synonymy, citation of bibliography for the species involved, extended descrip- 

 tions, statements of the habitat and distribution, and economic uses of the trees. In some 

 cases a comparison is also made between the species described and closely related species with 

 which it might be confused. In the first 3 fascicles 10 species of Coniferae are described and 

 illustrated. The following new species, varieties, and combinations occur: Abies Mayriana 

 (A. sachalinensis Fr. Schm. var. Mayriana Miyabe & Kudo), A. Wilsonii, Larix dahurica 

 Turcz. var. kamchatica {Larix kamchatica Carr.), Finns himekomatsu. In addition to the 

 above, Taxus cuspidata, Picea glehni, P. jezoensis, Pinus pentaphylla, P. pumila, and Thu- 

 jopsis dolabrata are depicted in the first 3 fascicles. — E. B. Payson. 



330. Petch, T. Recent revisions of Ceylon botany. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Peradeniya 

 7: 139-166. 1920. — The author reviews various papers published in other periodicals in 

 which additions are made to the known Ceylonese flora, proposed changes in nomenclature, 

 etc. — E. D. Merrill. 



331. Salisbury, E. J. [Rev. of: Arber, Agnes. Water plants: A study of aquatic an- 

 giosperms. xvi + 436 p., 171 fig. Cambridge University Press: 1920 (see Bot. Absts. 9, 

 Entry 374).] Sci. Prog. [London] 15: 669-670. 1921. 



332. Sandwith, Noel Y. Some British plants. Jour. Botany 59: 21-22. 1921.— Notes 

 on Fumaria paradoxa Pugsley (F. Martinii Clavard), Galeopsis speciosa, Pinguicula vulgaris, 

 Nitella translucens, Sparganium neglectum, and Crataegus oxyacanthoides are given. — K. M. 

 Wiegand. 



SPERMATOPHYTES 



333. Anonymous. [Note on Bupleurum protractum.] Proc. Linn. Soc. New South 

 Wales 44: 820. 1919 [1920]. A note is given on specimens of Bupleurum protractum Link. & 

 Hoflfm. from the National Herbarium, and means of distinguishing it from B. rotundifo- 

 lium L. — Eloise Gerry. 



334. Anonymous. [Rev. of: The flowering plants of South Africa. Edited by I. B. Pole 

 Evans. Vol. 1, No. 1. ii p., + W pi. L. Reeve and Co.: London; The Speciality Press of 

 South Africa: 1920.] Nature 107: 40. 1921. 



335. Anonymous. [Rev. of: Moss, C. E. The Cambridge British Flora. Vol. III. 

 Portulacaceae to Fumariaceae. Folio, xvi + 200 p., 191 pi. Cambridge University Press: 

 1920.] Jour. Botany 59:24-27. 1921. 



336. Bailey, L. H. A collection of plants in China. Gentes Herbaruml: 1— i9. 17 fig. 

 1920. — Under the title "Gentes Herbarum," the author has started a series of occasional 

 papers relating to systematic botany, consisting of contributions from his private herbarium 

 (Ithaca, New York) . The first fascicle deals with a collection of plants made by him in eastern 

 and central China in 1917; of particular interest are the collections from Honan, as the flora 

 of that province was scarcely represented before in any herbarium. The short introduction 



