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minutiflora, Bromheadia divaricata, Phajus subtrilobus, Calanthe cuneata, C. tenuis, Bulbo- 

 phyllum angxdiferum, B. caudatisepaliim, B. concavum, B. crassicaudatum, B. cuneifolium, 

 B. deltoideum, B. disjunctum, B. eximium, B. lanceolatum, B. latisepalum, B. longimucro- 

 natum, B. magnivaginatum, B. minutifllorum, B. pergracile, B. reflexum, B. rldzomatosum, 

 B. sigmoidetim, B. venustum, B. vinaceum, B. vinculibulbum, Thelasis carnosa, T. variabilis, 

 Eulophia ovalifolia, Grammatophyllum kinabaluense, Cymbidium angustifolium, Thrixsper- 

 mum crescentiforme, T. triangulare, Trichoglottis magnicallosa, T. tenuis, Malleola kina- 

 baluensis, M. transversisaccata, Sarcanthus Merrillianus, and Microsaccus longicalearatus. 

 New combinations are as follows: Habenaria Gibbsiae (Rolfe), H. kinabaluensis (Kriinzl.), 

 H. Stapfii (Kranzl.), Malaxis kinabaluensis (Rolfe), M. amplectens (J. J. Sm.), M. bidenti- 

 fera (J. J. Sm.), M. cordifolia (Rolfe), M. incurva (J. J. Sm.), M.rnoluccana (J. J. Sm.), M. 

 moluccana var. sagittata (J. J. Sm.),M. nigrescens (J. J. Sm.), M. obovata (J. J. Sm.), and M. 

 xanthochila (J. J. Sm.). In the paper on Philippine orchids one new genus, Philippinaea 

 Ames & Schltr., is described, based on Adenostylis Wenzelii, with the following new combina- 

 tion: Philippinaea Wenzelii (Ames) Ames & Schltr. The following species are described as 

 new: Coelogyne quinquelamellata, Dendrochilum binuangense, D. ecallosum, D. niveum, D. 

 propinqwum, D. purpureum, Malaxis cuneipetala, M. propinqua, M. Taylorii, Oberonia leyten- 

 sis, 0. surigaensis, Liparis jarensis, L. monophylla, L. rizalensis, Dendrobium busuangense, 

 Agrostophyllum leytense, Spathoglottis Vanoverberghii, Bulbophyllum costatum, B. horten- 

 soides, B. jarense, B. masaganapense, B. philippinense, B. semiternum, Acriopsis floribimda, 

 Saccolabium tenellum, and Taeniophyllum leytense. — E. D. Merrill. 



702. Ajnonymotjs. [Rev. of: Fawcett, William, and Alfred Barton Rendle. Flora 

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703. Anonymous. [Rev. of: Fawcett, W., and A. B. Rendle. Flora of Jamaica, con- 

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704. Anonymous. [Rev. of: Small, James. The origin and development of the Com- 

 positae. New Phytologist. Reprint No. 11. xi + 334 V- Wm. Wesley & Son: London, 

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705. Anonymous. Ancestral studies of Compositae. [Rev. of: Small, J[ames]. The 

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706. Balfour, I. Bailey. Some large leaved Rhododendrons. Rhododendron Soc. Notes 

 1 : 204-222. 1920. — An account of 14 species of the Falconeri series of the Sciadendron group 

 with a key to the species. Four of the species are new, their technical description will appear 

 in Notes Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. — Alfred Rehder. 



707. Bean, W. J. The Fortune! group of Rhododendrons. Rhododendron Soc. Notes 1 : 

 187-194. 1919. — Notes on the taxonomy, history, and ornamental value of the 8 species 

 constituting the Fortunei group are given and a key to the species appended. — Alfred Rehder. 



708. Velli, Saverio. Letture. L' "Althea taurinensis" DC. ed i suoi rapporti coUe 

 specie affine crescenti in Italia. [Lecture. Althaea taurinensis DC, its descriptions, together 

 with those of related species growing in Italy.] Atti R. Accad. Sci. Torino 54: 291-314 (173- 

 196). 6 fig. 1919. — A contribution toward clearing up the identity of closely related species 

 of Althaea from Italy. Detailed descriptions, citation of synonyms and exsiccatae, critical 

 notes and remarks on the geographical distribution are given. The following new varieties 

 are described: Althaea taurinensis DC. var. Cesatiana, A. taurinensis DC. var. Regoana, 

 and A. taurinensis DC. var. dissecta. — Harriet M. Libby. 



