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new species from China.—E. L. GREENE characterizes (Ottawa Nat. 19:197. 
1906) a new Antennaria from Athabasca.—F. von HOHNEL describes (Ann. 
Mycologici 3: 404. 1905) a new genus, Unguicularia, near Pezizella, and 3 new 
species of fungi—E. BRAINERD adds 2 new names to New England violets (Rho- 
dora 7:245-7. 1905).—M. L. FERNALD (idem eae differentiates from Cyno- 
glossum virginicum a new species, C. boreale—J. A. CUSHMAN concludes (idem 
251-266) his enumeration of the desmids of New ee listing 253 species 
and varieties against the 74 hitherto reported. He describes several new ones.— 
M. L. FERNALD (idem 8:11 and 22. 1906) describes a new Geum from Vermont 
and a new Salix from Maine; attempts to clear up (idem 31) the American forms 
called Arenaria verna, including a new species; and characterizes (idem 69-71) 
2 new species of Streptopus.—In a presentation of Astragalus and its segregates 
as represented in Colorado, P. A. RypBERG (Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 32:657-668. 
1g05) recognizes 17 genera, 7 of which (Alelophragma, Jonesiella, Phacopsts, 
Ctenophyllum, Microphacos, Cnemidophacos, and Diholcos) are characterized 
as new; and in his 16th paper on the Rocky Mt. flora (zdem 33:137-161. 1906) 
he describes new species under Rumex, Sphaeralcea, and Senecio (6); establishes 
as new genera Crunocallis, Naiocrene, Erocallis (all three near Claytonia), Cor- 
nella (Cornaceae), Oreochrysum, Platyschkuhria, Chamaechaenactis, and Pren- 
anthella (all four Compositae)—In his 6th paper on the Hepaticae of Puerto 
Rico (idem 1-25), . Evans establishes Rectolejeunea and Cystolejeunea as 
new genera.—In a sth paper describing new species of Uredineae (idem 27-34) 
J. C. Arruur establishes the new genus Ceratelium.—J. K. SMALL (idem 51-57), 
in a 2d paper on N. Am. Polygonaceae, describes new species under Eriogonum 
(8) and Polygonum.—L. M. UnpERwoop and F. E. Lioyp (idem 101-124) 
describe 17 new species of Lycopodium from the American tropics——L. M. 
UNDERWOOD (idem 189-205) characterizes new species of pteridophytes from 
the United States-under Asplenium (2), Stenochlaena, Tectaria, and Selaginella. 
—R. ScHLECHTER (Engler’s Bot. Jahrb. 39: 1-100. 1906) in a study of the flora 
of New Caledonia establishes 3 new genera (Coilochilus, Pachyplectron, Gon- 
atostylis) of Orchidaceae and one (Trilocularia) of Balanopsidaceae.—U. Dam- 
MER (tdem 20-22) describes Actinokentia and Nephrocar pus as new genera of New 
Caledonian palms.—W. SuxsporF (Oesterr. Bot. Zeits. 12:5-7, 26, 27. 1906) has 
described new species of Washington plants under Sanicula, Lomatium, Anten- 
naria, Lasthenia, Pyrola, Navaretia, Orthocarpus, and Aphyllon (2).—A. A. 
HELLER (Muhlenbergia 2:1-164. 1905-6) has published an account of his Cali- 
fornian collections during 1905, including descriptions of new species under 
Eriogonum (3), Montia, Delphinium, Ranunculus, Thysanocarpus (2), Litho- 
phragma, Ribes, Amelanchier, Lupinus (14), Vicia, Acrolasia, Boisduvalia, 
Glaux, Apocynum, Gilia (4), Solanum, Pentstemon, Castilleia, Orthocarpus, 
Malacolepis (Compositae)—Max FLEIscHeR (Hedwigia 45:65-87. 1906), in 
concluding his paper on new families, genera, and species of mosses, describes 
Baldwiniella, Homaliodendron, Pinnatella, and Penzigiella as new genera of 
