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der Alpen von grossem pflanzen^eographischen Interesse , da er ein 

 neues Glied in die spärliche Zahl jener südeuropäischen Arten einführt, 

 welche wahrscheinlich seit der präglacialen Zeit nördlich der Alpen 

 wohnen und die Eiszeit an einigen wenigen Orten überdauert haben. 

 Ich gebe mich der Hoffnung hin, dass eben dieses Interesse auch die 

 sammelnden Botaniker veranlassen wird, den Bestand an Exemplaren 

 auf dem beschränkten Standorte möglichst zn schonen.] 



Brown , N. E. , Anthurium inconspicuum n. sp. (The Gardeners' Chronicle. 

 New Series. Vol. XXIII. 1885. No. 599. p. 787.) 



[„Stem probably elongating. Scale-leaves 1 — 2 inches long, deltoid, 

 oblong,, or lanceolate oblong, obtuse, with a short mucro , with one or 

 two keels down the back, at first pallid and somewhat transparent, 

 membranous, soon becoming brown and fibrous. Petioles 6 — 9 inches 

 long, 11/2 line thick, nearly terete, with a slight flattening down the 

 face, gx'een; geniculus 1/2 inch long, offen incurved; lamina 9 — 12 inches 

 long, 11/2 — 3 inches broad, narrowly elongate-elliptic , gradually and 

 equally narrowed from the middle in a slightly curved line to an 

 acutish apex and base, green on both sides, but a little paler beneath, 

 scarcely shining ; midrib equally narrowed, prominent and rounded on 

 both sides, primary lateral veins 11 — 13 on each side of the midrib, 

 not prominent either above or beneath , about level with the general 

 surface, and but little stouter than the secondary reins, straight, making 

 an angle of about 400— 45° with the midrib, uniting in a continuous 

 intramarginal rein at a distance of 3—4 lines from the margin. Scape 

 as long as the petioles, scarcely 1 line thick, terete, green. Spathe 

 3/4—1 inch long, 3— 3i/- lines broad; reflexed, oblong, with a convolute- 

 acute apex, bright green. Spadix V2 — 1 inch long, 2 lines thick, dark 

 brown-violet , the individual flowers about 3/4 line in diameter. This 

 species was sent to Kew by Mr. Glaziou from Rio-Janeiro."] 

 Kraus, C, Die Saftleistung der Wurzeln , besonders ihrer jüngsten Theile. 



IV. Der Blutungsdruck der Wurzel verglichen mit dem des Stammes. 



(Wollny's Forschungen auf d. Gebiete d. Agriculturphysik. Bd. VIII. Heft 1. 



p. 33—50.) 

 Magnen, J,, Glanes botaniques: Notice sur deux plantes nouvelles (Phalaris 



paradoxa L. , Narcissus juncifolio Tazetta) , et Souvenirs d'herborisation. 



(Extrait des Memoires de l'Academie de Nimes. Annee 1883.) 80. 16 pp. 



Nimes 1885. 

 Martin, Gr., Notes sur la flore de la Creuse. (Extr. du Bulletin de la Societe 



des sciences nat. et archeol. de la Creuse.) 80. 24 pp. Gueret 1885. 

 Orchids, the royal family of plants. Illustrated by H. S. Miner. 4°. London 



(Slark) 1885. 52 s. 6d. 



Baciborski, M,, Zapiski florystyczne. [Floristische Notizen aus Polen.] 8«. 



14 pp. Krakau 1885. 



Beichenbach, H. Gr. fll., Oncidium ludens nov. sp. (The Gardeners' Chro- 

 nicle. New Series. Vol. XXHI. 1885. No. 599. p. 756.) 



[„Cyrtochila appendiculata labeil; linguiformi; sepalo impari ungui- 

 culato transverse elliptico; sepalis lateralibus longius unguiculatis ob- 

 longis acutis; tepalis breviter unguiculatis hastatis; oblongis crispis 

 annulato convolutis, nunc liberis (!), nunc coalitis, labello basi utrinque 

 angulato linguiformi-acuto apicem versus recurvo, callo baseos cuneato 

 quadrato, parte cuneata angulo parvulo utrinque supra partem quadratem 

 obtusangulo quadrilobum, carina utrinque basi bicruri de callo in apicem 

 auriculae excurrente; columnae alis semirhombeis, lamellis apice libero 

 acutis de margine foveae in media tabulam infrastigmaticam ex- 

 currentibus."] 



, Cyrtopodium Saintlegerianum n. sp. (1. c.) 



[„Omnia Cyrtopodii punctati Lindl. : bracteis parvulis bene undu- 

 latis ; labello transverso laciniis lateralibus ellipticis transversis, lacinia 

 antica obtriangula retusa, calloso marginata ; callo disci ligulato obscure 

 lobulato, non muriculato; sepalis tepalisque valde obtusis."] 



