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of our marshes and rivershores was universally known to American botanists as Equisetum 

 limosum L. In that work, the first attempt to apply the American Code, the name E. fluvia- 

 tile was substituted. The present authors, after an investigation of the nomenclatorial his- 

 tory of the species, find that according to the International Rules, E. limosum must stand. 

 They agree with the earlier authors that there appear to be no true varieties of the species 

 in America, that the apparent varieties intergrade freely, occur commonly in the same colonies 

 and sometimes even on the same rootstock, and recognize the more striking forms as E. limo- 

 sum L. forma jninus A. Br., forma verticillatum Doell, and forma polystachiurn (Briickn.) 

 Doell. A key to these forms is published as well as the synonymy, bibliography, and distri- 

 bution of each. — James P. Poole. 



351. GoDFERY, M. J. Two new orchid hybrids. Jour. Botany 59: 57-60. PL 557. 

 1921. — Plants collected by A. M. Forbes in Italy are described as X Serapicamptis Forbesii, 

 and are interpreted as a hybrid of Serapias Lingua L. and Anacamptis pyrimidalis Rich, 

 The reasons for this view are given at length. Notwithstanding the great difference in length 

 of spur in these 2 species it is believed that cross pollination may occur. Another orchid, 

 from France, probably a cross between Ophrys arachnitiformis Gren., and 0. scolopax Cav., 

 is described as X Ophrys Cranbrookeana. — K. M. Wiegand. 



352. Haines, H. H. Some new species of plants from Bihar and Orissa. Jour. Asiatic 

 Soc. Bengal IS: 309-317. PI. 9-1]. 1920. — The following new species are described: Hyperi- 

 cum Gaitii, Aglaia Haslettiana, Atylosia cajanifolia, Mucuna minima, Jussieua fissendocarpa, 

 Pimpinella bracteata, Ligusticwn alboalatum, Melothria zehnerioides, Oldenlandia arenaria, 

 Lobelia aligera, Thesium unicaule, and Tragia Gagei. — E. D. Merrill. 



353. Hamilton, A. A. Notes from the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Proc. Linn. Soc. New 

 South Wales 45 : 260-264. 1920. — Information is given on the following species : Scirpus supi- 

 nus L., Schoenus Moorei Benth., Lepidosperma quadrangulata n. sp., Grevillea punicea R. 

 Br. var. crassifolia n. var., Hakea saligna R. Br. var. angustiflora n. var., Pultenaea ferruginea 

 Rudge, Prostanthera densa n. sp., P. rhombea R. Br., P. saxicola R. Br. var, montana n, 

 var., and P. debilis F, v, M. — Eloise Gerry, 



354. Henriot, Philippe, Plantes tares ou nouvelles recueillies aux environs de Sainte- 

 Foy-la-Grande. [Rare or new plants collected in the vicinity of Sainte-Foy-Ia-Grande.] Proc. 

 Verb. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 70: lOG-121. 1917-191S. — Attention is called to the comparative 

 richness of the flora in the northeastern portion of the department of Gironde, France, The 

 author gives an extensive list of the flowering plants that are rare or have not been reported 

 previously from this locality. Notes are given describing the exact stations at which many 

 species occur together with miscellaneous information as to peculiarities of distribution. — 

 E. B. Payson. 



355. Kenoyer, L, A, Notes on Vallisneria. Jour, Asiatic Soc, Bengal 15: 303-304. 

 1920. — The differences between European, American, and Indian forms of the so-called Vallis- 

 neria spiralis are tabulated. — E. D. Merrill. 



356. Khadilker, T. R, Description of the inflorescence of Amorphophallus campanulatus 

 Bl. Jour. Indian Bot. 2: 55-56. 1 fig. 1921. 



357. McAtee, W. L. Notes on Viburnum and the assemblage Caprifoliaceae. Bull. 

 Torrey Bot. Club 48: 149-154. 1 fig. 1921.— The species of Viburnum in the United States 

 do not have "stellate" pubescence, but "fasciculate." V . nudum and F. cassinoides inter- 

 grade; while the leaves of the former are generally said to be entire, crenulations can generally 

 be found on both species by unrolling the margin; the shape of the pit of the fruit is a more 

 reliable character. The 2 species seem to hybridize. Whorled leaves cannot be said to dis- 

 tinguish Rubiaceae from Caprifoliaceae, for many of the latter possess such, especiall}' on 

 strong root shoots. The same situation exists in the case of the stipules, for some of the 



