224 TAXONOMY OF VASCULAR PLANTS [BoT. Absts., Vol. VIII, 



Sterculia nitida Vent. The former produces Kola Nuts with 3 or more cotyledons and the lat- 

 ter those with only 2 cotyledons. Under the genus Cola these species are known respec- 

 tively as C. acuminata (Beauv.) Schott & Endl. and C. nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl. Three 

 known varieties of the latter are given, namely, var. alba, var. rubra, and var. mixta. The 

 fruit and seeds are illustrated and fully described. The active principles and chemical com- 

 position are given and also elaborate notes on the trade, cost of drugs and chemicals during 

 the war, cultivation, yields, and properties. — Oliver A. Farwell. 



1541. Kops, Jan, F. W., van Eeden, en L. Vuyck. Flora Batava. Afbeelding en Besch- 

 rijving der Nederlandische Gewassen. [Flora of Batavia. Illustrations and descriptions of 

 the plants of Holland.] 402e-405e Aflevering. PI. 2001-2016. Martinus Nijhoff : 's-Graven- 

 hage, 1920. — The vascular plants illustrated and described in the present parts are: Agrostis 

 scabra Willd., Dipsacus laciniatus L., Lepidium bonariense L., Phalaris praemorsa Lam. & 

 DC, Rubus procerus P. J. Miill., R. rubicundus P. J. Mull. & Wirtg., R. Wahlenbergii Arrh., 

 and Rumex fennicus Murbeck. The non-vascular plants included are: Boletus felleus Bull., 

 Cyphella capula Holmsk., Hygrophorus agathosmus Ft., Pleurotus mitis P., Polyporus leuco- 

 melos P., Russula fellea Fr., Sistotrema confluens Ft., Tricholoma Russula Schaeff, and Xylaris 

 Guepini (Fr.) Ces. [See Bot. Absts. 1, Entry 635; 5, Entry 2347; 7, Entry 1457; 8, Entry 1298.] 

 — J. M. Greenman. 



1542. [NoRSTEDT, C. T. O.] [Swedish rev. of: Beauverd, G. Monographic du genre 

 Melampyrum. (Monograph of the genus Melampyrum.) Mem. Soc. Phys. et Hist. Nat. 

 Geneve 38:291-637. 31 fig. 1916-1917.] Bot. Notiser 1918: 159. 1918. 



1543. [NoRSTEDT, C. T. O.] [Swedish rev. of: Lindman, C. A. M. Svensk Fanerogam- 

 flora. (Swedish Phanerogam-flora.) 8vo.,viii + 639p.,330fig. 1918.] Bot. Notiser 1918: 

 306-308. 1918. 



1544. OsTERHOUT, Geo. E. Rocky Mountain botany and the Long expedition of 1820. 

 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 47: 555-562. 1920.— An account is given of the work of Dr. E. P. 

 James of the Long Expedition with the itinerary of the expedition and a list of the new species 

 collected. — P. A. Munz. 



1545. Vuyck, L., en H. C. van de Pavord Smits. Naamlijst der Nederlandsche Gewas- 

 sen afgebeeld en beschreven in deel I-XXV der Flora Batava. [Index of the plants of Holland 

 illustrated and described in parts I-XXV of the Flora of Batavia.] 12 X 19 cm., 131 p. Mar- 

 tinus Nijhoff: 's-Gravenhage, 1920. — This index is an alphabetical list of the scientific and 

 common names of the plants included in the first 25 parts of the "Flora Batava." — J. M. 

 Greenman. 



PTERIDOPHYTES 



1546. MoxLEY, G. L. Notes, chiefly nomenclatorial, on southern California ferns. Bull. 

 Southern California Acad. Sci. 19: 56-57. 1920.— ^Two new combinations of ferns, Thelypteris 

 normalis (C. Chr.) Moxley and Thelypteris arguta (Kaulf.) Moxley, are given.— iEoxana 

 Stinchfield Ferris. 



SPERMATOPHYTES 



1547. Anonymous. Poaomeiensis. Jour. Botany 58: 295. 1920. — Poa omeiensis Rendle 

 (Jour. Botany 58: 25, 1920) is an abortive name, hence should be replaced by P. szechuensis 

 Rendle. — K. M. Wiegand. 



1548. Anonymous. The name Alsine. [Rev. of: Sprague, T. A. Stellularia or Alsine. 

 Bull. Misc. Inf. Kew 1920: 308-318. 1920.] Jour. Botany 58: 294. 1920. 



1549. Ashe, W. W. Notes on trees and shrubs of eastern North America. Bull. Torrey 

 Bot. Club 47: 581-582. 1920. — Prunus allegheniensis Porter is shown to extend as far south 



