186 TAXONOMY, OF VASC. PLANTS [Bot. Absts. 



a brief discussion of the species concept with particular reference to Ranunculus repens L, 

 and characterizes the following subspecies: R. repens subsp. Bernardii. R. repens subsp. 

 latifolius, R. repens subsp. Desportesianus, R. repens subsp. angustifolius, R. repens subsp. 

 scriptus, and R. repens subsp. reptabundus. — J. M. Greenman. 



1293. Grande, L. Note di floristica. Bull. Ort. Bot. Napoli 5 : 55-67. 1918.— Important 

 notes are recorded concerning several species of flowering plants and the following new com- 

 binations are included: Lens ervoides (Cicer ervoides Brignoli), Crepis aurea (L.) Cass, subsp. 

 lucida (Apargia lucida Ten.), Ruppia cirrhosa (Buccaferrea cirrhosa Petagna), and Althaea 

 biennis (Alcea biennis Winterl). — /. M. Greenman. 



1294. Grande, L. Rettificazioni ed aggiunte all' Index Kewensis. [Corrections and 

 additions to the Index Kewensis.] Bull. Ort. Bot. Napoli 5: 179-259. 1918. 



1295. Guadagno, M. La vegetazione della Peninsola Sorrentina. [The vegetation of 

 the Sorrento Peninsula.] Bull. Ort. Bot. Napoli 5: 133-178. 1918.— The subject is con- 

 sidered under three captions: (1) A bibliography of the principal works concerning the Sor- 

 rento Peninsula, (2) Physical description of the district, (3) Botanical explorations of the 

 Sorrento Peninsula. The last part is primarily a brief historical sketch of the botanical 

 explorations and publications relating to the region under consideration from 1572 to the 

 present time. — /. M. Greenman. 



1296. Hyata, Bunzo. On a new species of Salvia and a new variety of Chelonopsis, 

 [Article in Japanese.] Bot. Mag. Tokyo 32: 252. 1918. — A brief description of a new species 

 Salvia omerocalyx and Chelonopsis moschata Miq. var. lasiocalyx is given. For detailed de- 

 scription see "Daiwan Shokubutsu Zusetsu, Vol. 8." — T. Matsumoto. 



1297. Hoehne, F. C. Catalogo e revisno das Leguminosas do Hervario do Museo Paulista 

 com a descripcao de algumas especies e variedades novas encontradas no mesmo. [Catalog and 

 revision of Leguminosae of the Herbarium of the Museo Paulista, with descriptions of several 

 new forms.] Rev. Mus. Paulista, Sao Paulo 10: 647-704. 9 pi. 1918.— The following new 

 species and varieties are described: Acacia subpaniculata, Piptadenia Loefgreniana, Calli- 

 andra Novaesii, Desmanthus latuhyensis, Mimosa desmanthoides, M. insidiosoides, M. delica- 

 tula, M. eriophylloides, M. eriophylloides var. lanosa, Sassia Loefgreniana, and C. ignorata. — 

 J . M. Greenman. 



1298. Hoehne, F. C. Orchidaceas novas e menos conhecidas dos arredores de S. Paulo. 

 [New or little known orchids from the environs of Sao Paulo.] Rev. Mus. Paulista, Sao Paulo 

 10: 437-446. 3 pi. 1918. — Restrepia crassifolia Edwall is redescribed, and two new species 

 of Spiranthes are proposed namely, S. oligantha and S. butantanensis. — J. M. [Greenman. 



1299. Iwaki, Takanori. Microscopical distinctions of some Japanese coniferous woods. 

 [Article in Japanese.] Bot. Mag. Tokyo. 32 : 187-198, 219-237. 1918— The author gives the 

 detailed description of the microscopical distinctions manifested by the wood tissue of some 

 Japanese conifers: Sciadopitys verticillataS. &Z., Thujopsis dolabrata S. & Z., Thuja japonica, 

 Maxim., Thuja (Biota) orientalis Endl., Cupressus sempervirens L., Chamaecyparis obtusa 

 S. & Z., and Chamaecyparis pisifera S. & Z. Remarkable characteristics of each genus and 

 family are also stated. No marked difference is noted between the different plants of the 

 same species obtained from different geographical origin. — T. Matsumoto. 



1300. Jtjel, H. O. Plantae Thunbergianae. Ein verzeichnis der von C. P. Thunberg in 

 Siidafrika, Indien und Japan gesammelten und der in seinen schriften beschriebenen oder 

 erwahnten pflanzen, sowei von den exemplaren derselben, die im Herbarium Thunbergianum 

 in Upsala aufbewahrt sind. [Plants of Thunberg. A catalogue of the plants collected by C. 

 P. Thunberg in South Africa, India, and Japan, and described or mentioned in his writings , 

 as well as specimens of the same which are preserved in the Herbarium in Upsala.] Roy 8vo. r 



