198 AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 



PRIORITY OF HIEROCHLOA. 



BY R. M. KACZMAREK. 



Since the genus name (j'aleorchis,' {Orchis spcctabilis Linn.), 

 taken as type, supplants the generic names Galearis and Galearia 

 which constitute synonyms, and likewise since the genus Gillena 

 (Adans)^ invalidates the genus Gillenia (Moench.)-^ or Elodes 

 (Adans.)'* reduces Elodea (Pursh)^ to synonymy, accordingly, the 

 genus name Hierochloa (Genelin) Beau v., ^ ought to be substituted 

 for the genus name Savastana (vSchrank)^ which constitutes a 

 synonym to Savastania (Scopoli).'^ 



Following is the resume of some of the species: 



Hierchloa odorata Wahl. Fl. Ups. p. 32, (1820). 

 Savastana odorata (Linn.) Scribn. 



Hierochloa Nashii (Bicknell). 

 Savastana NasJiii; (Bicknell). 



Hierochloa pauciflora R. Br. App. Parry's Voy. p. 293, (1824). 

 Savastana pauciflora (R. Br.) Scribn. 



Hierochloa alpina R. and S. Syst. Vol. II., p. 515, (181 7). 

 Savastana alpina (Si v.) Scribn. 



Dept. of Botany, 

 University of Notre Dame. 



NOTES ON CLEISTOGAMOUS FLOWERS OF VIOLETS.- II. 



BY J. A. NIEUWLAND. 



In examining the cleistogamous flowers of acaulescent violets, 

 it was found that there was often present a short lanceolate, ob- 



1 Britton N. I,. Manual Fl. N. U. S. Vol. I. p. 551, {1913). 



2 Adans. Fam. II., p. 166, (1763). 



3 Moench. Meth. Suppl. p. 286, (1802). 



4 Adans. Fam. Vol. II., p. 444, (1763). 



5 Pursh, Fl. Am. vSept. p. 360, (1814). 



6 Beauv. Agrost. p. 62, (1812). Hierochlot- Gmel. S. G. Fl. v^ihir. 

 Vol. I., p. 100, (1747). 



7 Schrank, Baier, P'l. Vol. I., p. 100-137, ('7^'^9)- 



8 Scopoli, Introd. p. 213, (1777). 



