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Sonora.—E. L. GREENE (Leaf. Bot. Obs. and Crit. 2: 229-275. 1912) has 
described 63 new species of flowering plants, chiefly from western ica 
America; these pages with title-page and index close the second volum 
The same author (Rep. Nov. Sp. 14:108—-111. 1912) under the nasal 
‘“‘Novitates Boreali-Americanae VI” has published 7 new species in the 
genus Cercis from the southern and western states, and (Am. Mid. Nat. 2: 290- 
296. 1912) under the title ‘Western meadow rues I”’ describes 7 new species 
of the genus Thalictrum, and also (Muhlenbergia 8:117-119. 1912) records 5 
new species of Lupinus from Oregon and California.—J. M. GREENMAN (Field 
Mus. Nat. Hist. Bot. Ser. 2:323-350. 1912) has published about 40 new 
species and varieties of spermatophytes, mainly from Mexico and the West 
Indies. One new genus (Shafera) of the Compositae from Cuba is included.— 
E. Hacket (Rep. Nov. Sp. 11: 18-30. 1912) has published 14 new species and 
several varieties of grasses, mainly from Bolivia, based on the collections of 
Dr. O. Bucutren.—E. Hasster (ibid. 165-178) has published new species and 
varieties of Compositae and Aristolochiaceae from Paraguay.—A. A. HELLER 
(Muhlenbergia 8:85-91, 103-107, 109-116. pls. 11, 12. 1912) describes 7 new 
species of Lupinus and (ibid. 132) a new Mimulus (M. micranthus) from the 
Pacific coast region.—F. T. Hupparp (Rhodora 14:165-173, 184-188. 1912) 
writing on “ Nomenclatorial changes in Gramineae” calls attention to the names 
applied to certain species of grasses in the seventh edition of Gray’s Manual as 
being at variance with the International rules of botanical nomenclature. 
The corrections number seventeen, and five of these are new combinations; 
the changes effected are mostly in the genus Panicum.—C. LAUTERBACH 
(Bot. Jahrb. 49:1-169. 1912) in cooperation with several specialists under the 
title “‘ Beitrage zur Flora von Papuasien I” has published the first of a proposed 
series of articles dealing with the flora of New Guinea. The present article 
snares descriptions of upward of 125 species and varieties new to science, and 
1: Andruris of the Triuridaceae, a 
Oncaea Oreomitra, and Scletstonbica of the Anonaceae.—H. Lf VEILLE 
(Bull. Géogr. Bot. 22, IV, 217-224. 1912) gives a synoptical revision of the 
genus ie wcaed, recognizing 5 species, and several varieties and forms. The same 
author (Rep. Nov. Sp. 11:63-67. 1912) under the title ‘Decades plantarum 
novarum” has published several new species of flowering plants from Asia 
and includes a new genus (Cavaleriea) of the Hamamelidaceae.—F. L. LEwTON 
(Smiths. Misc. Coll. 60, no. 4. pp. 1, 2. pls. 1, 2. 1912) describes a new species 
of Gossypium (G. irenaeum) from Guatemala. The same author (ibid., no. 5; 
Pp. 1-4. pls. I-5) proposes a new genus (Kokia) of the Malvaceae, and (ibid., 
no. 6. pp. 1-10. pls. 1-5) records a new species of Gossypium (G. Hopi), the 
cotton of the Hopi Indians.—G. Lrypau (Rep. Nov. Sp. 11: 122-124. 1912) 
in an article entitled “‘Einige neue Acanthaceen’’ describes 3 new species in this 
family from Panama.—A. LINGELSHEIM (Mitteil. Thiir. Bot. Ver. 29:48, 49- 
1912) has published a new species of Acalypha (A. striolata) from Brazil.—T. 

