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Ging. (with subgroups Longicalcaratae W. Bckr. and Brevicalcaratae W. Bckr.), Chamae- 

 melanium Ging. (with subgroups Monophyllos W. Bckr. and Nudicaules W. Bckr.). In these 

 groups there are presented as new names: Viola odorata L. var. Amani (Post) W. Bckr. comb, 

 nov., V. ponlica (southern Russia, Caucasus, Turkestan, etc.), V. alba Besser subsp. Sintenisii 

 (W. Bckr.) W. Bckr. comb, nov., V. cinerea Boiss. var. Stocksii (Boiss.) W. Bckr. comb, nov., 

 V. cinerea Boiss. var. Stocksii (Boiss.) W. Bckr. forma kathiawarensis (W. Bckr.) W. Bckr. 

 comb, nov., V. biflora L. vars. hirsuta W. Bckr. (Sikkim) and nudicaulis W. Bckr. (Thibet), 

 V. Delavayi Franchet var. cillosa W. Bckr. (eastern Thibet), V. orientalis W. Bckr. var. con- 

 ferta (southeastern Manchuria etc.). An additional list, with descriptions, of new violets 

 from Asia is appended. These are V. sphaerocarpa (central China), V. pendulicarpa (north- 

 ern China), V. kansuensis (northern China), V. carnosula (Kamchatka), V. placida (Sikkim) 

 and V. tenuicornis W. Bckr. var. brachytncha (China, prov. Schensi). — Earl E. Sherff. 



1695. Bennett, A. Helosciadium inundatum L. (Koch) f. fluitans (Fr.) Prahl. Jour. 

 Botany 57: 260. 1919. — A note on its publication, character, and occurrence near Holyhead. 

 — K. M. Wiegand. 



1696. Bennett, A. Utricularia. Jour. Botany 57 : 260. 1919. — A note on the occurrence 

 of incorrect measurements in books regarding U. vulgaris, U. major, U. intermedia and U. 

 minor. — K. M. Wiegand. 



1697. Blake, S. F. The anay, a new edible-fruited relative of the avocado. Jour. Wash- 

 ington [D. C] Acad. Sci. 9: 457-462. Fig. 1. 1919. — Two new species of the genus Hufelandia, 

 both collected in Central America, are described. The fruit of one is somewhat similar to 

 the avocado and it is believed that the tree can be grown in Florida. The fruit of the second 

 is not known. — Helen M. Gilkey. 



1698. Blake, S. T. A new salvia from Guatemala. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington [D. C] 

 32 : 187-188. 1919. — Salvia hempsteadiana Blake is described as a new species from specimens 

 collected in Guatemala by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Its abun- 

 dance of azure blue flowers gives promise of horticultural value. — J. C. Gilman. 



1699. Blake, S. T. New plants from Sinaloa. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington [D. C] 32: 

 189-194. 1919. — Polygala sinaloae Blake, Parsonsiablepharophylla Blake, Piptolhrix sinaloae 

 Blake, Perymenium stenophyllum Blake, Verbesina Ortegae Blake, and Otopappus Salazari 

 Blake are described as new species from the District of San Ignacio, Sinaloa, Mexico. They 

 were collected by Sefior A. E. Salazar under the direction of Senor J. G. Ortega, head of the 

 Department of Agriculture, Department of Sinaloa and Nayarit. — J. C. Gilman. 



1700. Bodeker, Friedrich. Echinocactus Joossenianus Bod. spec. nov. Monatsschr. fur 

 Kakteenkunde 28: 38^4. 1918. — Under the name given in the title the author describes and 

 illustrates a new species of cactus which is a native of Paraguay or northern Argentina. — 

 ./. M. Greenman. 



1701. Bodeker, Friedrich. Mamillaria erythrosperma Bod. spec. nov. Monatsschr. fur 

 Kakteenkunde 28: 101-105. 1918. — The author describes and illustrates under the name given 

 in the title a new species of cactus and designates a variety of it as var. similis De Laet. The 

 species is a native of Mexico. — ./. M. Greenman. 



1702. Bornmuller, Jos. Uber den Formenkreis von Cercis Siliquastrum L. und Cercis 

 Griffith!! Boiss. [On forms of Cercis Siliquastrum L. and Cercis Griffithii Boiss.] Beih. Bot. 

 Centralbl. 36 u : 1-14. 1918. — The taxonomic characters of Cercis Siliquastrum L. and of C. 

 Griffithii Boiss. are enumerated and contrasted. They relate mainly to (1) pubescence of 

 fruits, peduncles and leaves, (2) form and size of fruits, as also the breadth of their winged 

 margins and (3) the size of flowers. A tabulated summary with descriptions, of old and new 

 varieties, subvarieties, forms, and subforms is presented for both species. — Earl E. Shcrjf. 



