1892] Noteworthy Systematic and Distributional Researches. 219 
all the known species of Japan (74) of which thirteen are new; 
he also describes two Chinese Frullanias. 
From Africa numerous contributions have been made to our 
Madagascar ; a number of new species are mentioned but not 
described. Pearson® describes three new Frullanias from 
ar. 
From Australia a considerable number of species have been 
described in recent years by Stephani, and Carrington and 
Pearson, but the greatest number of novelties has been de- 
The species of the Sandwich Islands have been brought to- 
gether by one of our own countrymen, Mr. A. W. Evans of 
New Haven™; 117 species are included in this list, of which 
vit are new. Several of Austin’s MS. species are also de- 
scribed. In addition to the species of this list 22 species were 
described from these islands by Mitten in Flora Vitiensis and 
Anthoceros Hawaiensis by Reichardt in 1877, thus bringing 
the list up to 140 species which number will be doubtless 
“specially those in the larger genera, are figured. 
«ies the above systematic papers we have an “Arrange- 
high] € Genera of Hepaticae”, by Mr. Evans,” which is 
rei Y creditable and will prove very useful. His estimates 
zani, © number of species are cautious and usually low. Baz- 
@ for instance, is credited with 100-125 species while 
8 H ‘ tial 
€patice African, ivi 1891). Earlier 
pay . canee. Hedwigia, xxx, 201—217, 265—272 ( 9 
bicher ee title have bean pustiched by Stephani in Engler’s Bot. Jabr- 
® Revue Br, edwigia (1888), and Botanica. GazETTE (1890 ; 
* Frulla Pologique, xvi, §5—6o (1891). 8 
2 (1891). nie Madagascarenses. Christiania Vid.-Sel. Forhandl. 1890, no. 
fe = 
X Provisional List of the Hepatice of the Sandwich Islands. Trans. 
Trans Atal [pp. 19] (1892), = 
"nn. Acad. vit [pp. 20] 1892. 
