36 ERYTHEA. 



SHORT ARTICLES. 



Baker's Monograph of the Liliace^e. — Mr. Baker writes 

 that the Synopsis of Aloinese and Yuccoidese (1880) is the last part 

 of his monograph, issued. He adds: "The whole Order is complete 

 except Allien, and these Regel has dealt with. There are a great 

 many new species described in Flora Capensis, Vol. vi, published a 

 short time ago, and the Tropical African species up to date are 

 dealt with in the volume of the Flora now in the press." 



There are seven parts to Mr. Baker's monograph, and these are 

 scattered through several volumes of the Linnean Society's Journal, 

 which renders them inaccessible to most students possessed of but 

 small libraries. It is to be hoped Mr. Baker may see his way to 

 issue a uniform and up-to-date monograph of the Liliacese, after the 

 style of his works on the Iridese and Amaryllidese. 



The following references to the separate parts of Mr. Baker's 

 monograph may be of service to students of the Order; the date of 

 presentation to the Linnean Society has been supplied as far as 

 possible: — 



i. A Revision of the Genera and Species of Herbaceous Capsular 

 Gamophyllous Liliacese [including the Tribes Hemerocallidece, 

 Agapanthese, Millese, Massoniese, Hyacinthese, Odontostemoneae] 

 Journ. Linn. Soc. (Botany), xi, 349-436. Read Feb. 3, 1870. 



ii. A Revision of the Genera and Species of Scilleae and Chloro- 

 galeae. Op. cit. xiii, 209-292. Read March 7, 1872. 



iii. A Revision of the Genera and Species of Tulipese. Op. cit. 

 xiv, 207-310. Read Dec. 4, 1873. 



iv. A Revision of the Genera and Species of Asparagaceae. Op. 

 cit. xiv, 508-632. Read 1875. 



v. A Revision of the Genera and Species of Anthericea? and 

 Eriosperrnese. Op. cit. xv, 253-363. Read 1877. 



vi. A Synopsis of Colchicacese and the Aberrant Tribes of 

 Liliacese [including the Tribes Boryese, Sowerbseese, Aphyllan these, 

 Colchicacese, Merenderese, Anguillariese, Uvulariese, Heloniese, Vera- 

 trese, Tofieldieae, Conantherese, Liriopese and Gilliesiese]. Op. cit, 

 xvii, 405-510. Read Feb. 16, 1879. 



vii. A Synopsis of Aloinese and Yuccoidese. Op. cit. xviii, 148^ 

 241. Read Jan. 15, 1880. 



