682 MERRILL. 



Robinson, C. B. Alabastra pliilippinensia, I. BtiU. Torr. Baf. Club. 35 (1908) 

 63-75. 



In this paper the following new species are described: Pandanus glauciphyl- 

 lus, Thalictrum philippincnfie, Anaxagorca radiata, Cyathocahjx aciiminatus, 

 Mitrephora williamsii, Uvaria rubra, ZJvaria scandens, Habia philippinensis, 

 Elaeocarpus venosnn, Daphne luzonica, Sarcopyramis delicata, and Clethra 

 tcilliamsii. Thcsium santaloides Ilance, and Pisonia Jongirosiris T. & B., 

 are credited to the Philippines for the first time, while critical notes are 

 given on several other species. The paper is based on material collected in 

 the Philippines by Pi. S. ^Vil]iams. 



Rolfe, R. A. The Localities of Cuming's Philippine Plants. Keiv Hull. (1908) 



116-119. 



Considerable previously unpublished information regarding Cuming's ex- 

 plorations in tlie Philippines is given, taken largely from his correspondence 

 with Sir William Hooker. 

 Rolfe, R. A. New Orchids, Decade 32. Kew Bull. (1908) 412-416. 



Coelogyne loJieri Iiolfe is desci-ibed from material collected in Luzon. 

 Schlechter, R. Monographic der P'odochilinae. Mem. Herb. Boiss. 21 (1900) 

 1-78. 



Four genera are recognized, of which tlie largest is Podochilus with 47 

 species, the following being credited to the Philippines: P. serpyllifolius 

 Lindl. and /-*. zoUhigeri Reichb. f., Java and the Philippines, P. cornutus 

 (Bl.) Schltr., Indo-Malaya to southern China and the Philippines, P. 

 micranthus (Lindl.) Schltr., endemic, /-*. undiilatus (Bl.) Schltr., Malay 

 Archipelago and the Philippines, P. xytriophorus (Reichb. f. ) Schltr., Malay 

 Peninsula to Borneo and the Philippines, P. pendulus (Bl.) Schltr., Malay 

 Peninsula and Arciiipelago to New Guinea and the Philippines, and P. philip- 

 pinensis Schltr., endemic. Thelasis with 6 species has one representative in 

 the Philippines, T. elongaia Bl., extending to Hongkong, the Malay Peninsula 

 and Archipelago. 

 Seemen, 0. von. Einc neue Quercus-Art von den Philippinen. Fedde's Reper- 

 torium 5 (1908) 21. 



Qiiercus merrillU Seem., is described from material collected in Palawan. 

 Servettaz, C. Note pr^liminuire sur la Systematique des Elaeagnacees. Bull. 

 Herb. Boiss. II 8 (1908) 381-394. 



Thirty-eight species of Elaeagnus are recognized, the only genus of the 

 family extending to the Philippines, represented here by E. cumingii 

 Schlecht., a species which has been reduced by most recent authors to E. 

 latifolia Linn. 

 Sonnerat, P. Voyage a la Nouvelle Guin6e. i-xvi, 1-202, pi. 1-120. Paris, 1776." 



Pages 19-147 and plates 12-94 refer to the Philippines, and there are 

 occasional Philippine notes elsewhere, so that these Islands, in spite of the 

 title, form the main subject-matter of the book, which is of greater ornitho- 

 logical than botanical importance. 



Sonnerat left France in 1769, and Port Louis in Mauritius on .June 29, 

 1771, and visiting several smaller islands en route reached Cavitc on Sep- 

 tember 3. He sailed again on December 29, having spent the intervening 

 lime in Manila, Cavite, and especially in what he considered an adventurous 

 trip to tlie country near Laguna de Bay. The week from January 7 to 14 

 was passed at Antique in Panay, whence he sailed to Zamboanga, arriving 

 January 18. From here one of the two ships made a side trip to .lolo. 

 The reunited expedition sailed from Zamboanga on February !•. niul made 



