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1720. Downks, II. Juncus pygmaeus Rich. Jour. Botany 57 : 260. 1910. — A note or. 

 occurrence in the I. ami's End ami Lizard Districts of Cornwall. — A'. .1/. Wiegand. 



1721. Elmer, A. D. E. Zlngiberaceae of the Sorsogon Peninsula. Lead. Philippine Bo1 . 

 8: 2963-2995. 1919. — The following Philippine species are described AcUlmeria nl- 

 liii/n, Al pinia congesta, A. longipetiolata, A. vulcanica, Amomnm bulusam > ■ , A. Knearifoliutn, 

 A. luzonense, Hornstedtia irosinensis, II. peninsula, II. purpurea, II. sorsogonensis, //. subvir- 

 idis, Zingiber bulusanense, and Z. zerumbet Sm. var. magnum. Adelmeria gigantifolia (Zingi- 

 bi r ijiijaiilifoli inn Elm.), A nutmum conoideum {Hornstedtia conoidca Hull ), Hornstedtia pan- 

 dunicarpa (Amomum pandanicarpum Elm.) and //. propinquuaiAmomum propinquum Ridl.), 

 appear as new combinations. Notes are given on many other species. — E. D. Merrill. 



1722. Farwell, Oliver Atkins. Bromelica (Thurber) : A new genus of grasses. Rho- 

 dora 21: 76-78. 1919. — The eastern species of Oat Grass have always been changed about 

 with considerable uncertainty, being placed at different times in five different genera, namely, 

 Fcstuca, Bromus, Melica, Avena, and Trisetum, and even today these species are listed under 

 different genera in different manuals. The present author finds that they do not fit in exactly 

 under any of these genera, but appear to be intermediate between Bromus and Melica, con- 

 sequently he proposes, Bromelica (Thurber) n. gen. to include B. striata (Mx.) n. comb., B. 

 Smithii (Porter) n. comb., B. arislata (Thurber) n. comb., B. subulata (Bong.) n. comb., B. 

 Harfordii (Boland.) n. comb., B. Harfordii var. minor (Vasey) n. comb., B. Geyeri (Munro) 

 n. comb., and B. Geyeri var. Howcllii (Scribn.) n. comb. The synonomy of these species and 

 varieties is given. — James P. Poole. 



1723. Fernald, M. L. Carex flava, var. gaspensis in Vermont. Rhodora 21 : 40. 1919. — 

 Characteristic sheet of this variety found in the herbarium of the late George G. Kennedy, 

 collected at Willoughby, Vermont in 1896. Apparently the first record from Vermont. — 

 James P. Poole. 



1724. Fernald, M. L. Helianthemum Bicknellii and H. propinquum. Rhodora 21:36- 

 37. 1919. — Author proposes name Helianthemum Bicknellii nom. nov. for H. majus of present 

 day manuals. Blake had recently taken up the name H. propinquum for Bicknell's H 

 majus, but present author in study of flora of Cape Cod finds distinct specific differences 

 between H. propinquum and H. Bicknellii. — James P. Poole. 



1725. Fernald, M. L. Lomatogonium the correct name for Pleurogyne. Rhodora 21: 

 193-19S. 1919. — The writer has discovered that the name Pleurogyne, first given to the genus, 

 so long known by that name, by Chamisso and Schlectendal and later taken up by Grise- 

 bach who ascribed it to Eschscholtz, is clearly antedated by Lomatogonium first published by 

 Alexander Braun. The bibliography of the genus and of the single North American species, 

 L. rotatum, is given. Variations in the North American plants which have been distinguished 

 as varieties, and in one case as a distinct species (P. fontana A. Nelson), are all designated as 

 forms of L. rotatum because of the abundance of transitional specimens between these varia- 

 tions and the typical material. The bibliography of the Old World species is also given. — 

 James P. Poole. 



1726. Fernald, M. L. Nymphozanthus the correct name for the cow lilies. Rhodora 

 21:183-188. 1919. — The- writer demonstrates that Nymphozanthus, as proposed by L. C. 

 Richard for the cow lilies, antedates the prelinnean name Nuphar first published by Smith. 

 The article is concluded with the status of the generic names of these plants as it seems to be at 

 present, and a list of the principal species of Nymphozanthus, chronologically arranged, with 

 synonyms and citations of authorities. — James P. Poole. 



1727. Fuller, George D. Winter botany. [Rev. of: Trelease, William. Winter 

 botany. 394 p., 837 fig. William Trelease: Urbana, 1918. (See Bot. Absts. 2, Entry 638.)] 

 Bot. Gaz. 67: 173-174. Feb.. 1919. 



