328 TAXONOMY, VASC. PLANTS [BoT. Absts., Vol. VIII, 



eight families (following Britten and Brown, 2nd ed., are represented, many by only a single 

 species, but of the order Liliales 26 species are shown, of the orchid family 28 (thus re- 

 flecting the popular interest in this group), of the buttercup family 22, and of Rosales as a 

 whole 44 species. The genus Viola is fully represented by 17 species while of the order Eri- 

 cales there are 20, of mints 13, of the Scrophulariaceae 17, and of composites in the broad 

 sense 50 species. Descriptive text accompanies the plates and figures, all being printed on 

 uniform medium weight coated paper. Common names are given in dark faced type followed 

 by the scientific name in italics. A paragraph of technical description, another of habitat 

 relations, geographical distribution, flowering data, and frequence. Frequently also data 

 as to related genera or species are given and, in some cases, items of general information 

 or historical interest are added. Keys to more difficult or larger genera are included; as in 

 Polygala, Viola, and Aster. The text and plates are preceded by 23 pages of descriptions of 

 plant structures for the aid of persons not trained in the use of manuals — a sort of illustrated 

 glossary with 95 cuts adapted from Gray's Lessons in Botany. — W. L. Bray. 



2232. Moss, C. E. The Cambridge British flora. Yol. 3, xvi + 200 p., 191 pi. University 

 Press: Cambridge [England], 1920. — The present volume continues this well known work 

 on the same plan as the previous volumes; it includes the families Portulacaceae to Fumaria- 

 ceae. Outstanding features of the work are: A very full bibliography and synonymy, outline 

 maps showing the distribution of species, a recognition and differentiation of many varieties, 

 sub varieties, forms, and hybrids, several of which are indicated as new or new combinations. — 

 /. M. Greenman. 



2233. Rice, Bertha M., and Roland Rice. Popular studies of California wild flowers. 

 8 vo., 127 p., 34 illustrations from photographs. Upton Bros. & Delzelle: San Francisco, 

 1920. — The title of this volume well characterizes the work. The authors have presented in 

 popular more or less poetic style some of the attractive Californian wild flowers. — J. M. 



Greenman. 



2234. Stone, Herbert. A guide to the identification of our more useful timbers, being 

 a manual for the use of students of forestry. 8 vo., viii + 52 p., 3 pi. Cambridge University 

 Press: London, 1920. 



2235. Taylor, Norman. [Rev. of: Britton, N. L., and C. F. Millspaugh. The 

 Bahama Flora, viii + 695 p. Published by the authors: New York, 1920 (see Bot. Absts. 

 7, Entry 1429).] Torreya 20: 124, 125. 1920. 



PTERIDOPHYTES 



2236. HiERONYMUs, G. Bemerkungen zur Kenntnis der Gattung Angiopteris Hoffm., 

 nebst Beschreibungen neuer Arten und Varietaten derselben. [The genus Angiopteris with 

 descriptions of new species and varieties.] Hedwigia 61: 242-285. 1919. — The following new 

 species from the Orient are described: Angiopteris Naumanni, A. novocaledonica, A. papan- 

 dayanensis, A. Cumingii, A. Henryi, A. elongata, A. Oldhami, A. boninensis, A. palauensis, 

 A. Boivini, A. Fauriei, A. fokiensis, A. yunnanensis, A. caudatiformis, A. Sakuraii, A. 

 oschimensis, and A. oligotheca. Several new varieties are included. — D. Reddick. 



SPERMATOPHYTES 



2237. Allen, Marion E. The supposed generic character of Naumburgia. Rhodora 

 22: 193-194. 1920. — By some botanists Lysimachia thyrsiflora has been separated from Lysi- 

 machia, as a genus Naumburgia, on the ground of the small, tooth-like staminodia in the sinu- 

 ses of the corolla. A number of dissections of both American and foreign material in the Gray 

 Herbarium showed that the American specimens were consistently characterized by an ab- 

 sence of staminodia, and that they were wanting in a majority of cases in the Eurasian mater- 

 ial. Thus N aumburgia Moench, as a genus distinct from Lysimachia, falls to the ground. 

 The plant with teeth is probably a variation. — James P. Poole. 



