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Ponera adendrobium Reichb.—J. A. Purpus (Monats. Kateenk. 19:52, 53, 89. 
1909) describes and illustratés two new species of Cereus from Guatemala.—F. 
EIcHLam (ibid. 59, 60) has published a new variety of Mamillaria Celsiana Lem, 
from Guatemala.—T. S. BRANDEGEE (Univ. Cal. Pub. Bot. 3:377-396. 1909), 
under the title “Plantae mexicanae Purpusianae,” has published 43 species and 
one variety of angiospermous plants as new to science, and proposes the following 
new genera: Setchellanthus of the Capparidaceae, Acanthothamnus of the Celas- 
traceae, and Dichondropsis of the Convolvulaceae.—H. D. House (Muhlenbergia 
5:65-72. 1909) has described 7 new species of American Convolvulaceae and 
made several new combinations.—B. SCHROEDER (Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Gesells. 
27:210-214. 1909), under the title of “Phytoplankton von Westindien,” lists 71 
species from West Indian waters, including one new to science.—J. BRIQuET (Ann. 
Conserv. et Jard. Bot. Genéve II-12:175-193. 1908) has published 10 new 
species and 4 new varieties of Ranunculus and Geranium from Mexico and South 
erica.—N. WILLE (Nyt. Mag. Naturv. 4'7:— (reprint 1-21. pls. 1-4. 1909) 
describes and illustrates a new genus (Wittrockiella) of the Chaetophorales, repre- 
Sented by a single species, W. paradoxa. e material on which the new genus 
is based was collected near Lyngor on the southeast coast of Norway. The 
author Proposes for it the new family Wittrockiellaceae and states that its nearest 
affinity is with the Chroolepidaceae.—E. HassLEer (Bull. Soc. Bot. Genéve IT. 
1:207-212. 1909) proposes a new genus (Pseudobastardia) of the Malvaceae 
from South America.—H. Curist (ibid. 216-2 36) in continuation of his treatment 
of the ferns of Costa Rica, for the ‘‘Primitiae florae costaricensis,” has published 
27 New species and one monotypic new genus (Costaricia), also 2 new species o 
Lycopodium.—E. L. Greener (Rep. Nov. Sp. 7:1-6. 1909) publishes 17 new 
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Jamaica —E, Hasster (ibid. 72-78) has published six new species and varieties 
of Malvaceae and Leguminosae from Paraguay and proposes a new genus (Psew- 
Pavonia).—A_ LINGELsHEmM, F. Pax, and H. WavKLER (ibid. 107-114), Seen 
the title “Plantae novae bolivianae,” have published 20 new species of flowering 
Plants.—W. Becker (ibid. 123, 124) records two new species of Viola from Peru. 
—E. Parra (Oester. Bot. Zeits. 50:186-194. pl. 3. 1909) has published several 
new Cyperaceae, including a new species of Bulbostylis from Bolivia—E. ULE 
(Verh. Bot. Ver. Brand. 50:69-123. 1909), in cooperation with several specialists, 
has Published 7° new species of flowering plants from South America, based on 
Collections made by himself in the region of the Amazon; two new genera are 
Proposed: C hamaeanthus of the Commelinaceae and Dolichodelphys ne ct pies 
ceae—p HENNINGS (ibid. 129-136) has described several new fungi, including 
