226 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [SEPTEMBER 
—E. B. Copetanp (Philippine Jour. Sci. 1:143-166. pls. 28. 1906) has described 
47 new species and 2 new genera (Acrosorus and Thayeria) of Philippine ferns. 
—SPENCER LE M. Moore (Jour. Botany 44:217-224. 1906) has described 2 new 
genera of Acanthaceae from Madagascar, Melittacanthus and Amphiestes.—BUNz0 
Hayata (Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 37:330. pl. 16. 1906) has described a new 
genus (Taiwania) of conifers from the Island of Formosa, belonging to the 
Taxodieae and nearest to Cunninghamia.—Epira M. Farr (Ottawa Nat. 
20:105-111. 1906) has described new species from the Canadian Rockies and 
Selkirks under Pachystima (4), Arnica, Hieracium, Dryas, and Ranunculus.— 
. Starr (Kew Bulletin 1906 : 204) has published a new genus (Diandrolyra) of 
grasses whose native country is unknown.— O. E. Jenntncs (Annals Carnegie 
Mus. 3 : 480-485. 1906) has published new species under Kneiffia and Tbidium 
(Spiranthes) from Pennsylvania—V. F. BrorHerus (Hedwigia 45 :271- 1906) 
has described a new genus (Uleobryum) of Pottiaceae from Peru.—F. LAMSON~ 
ScriBNER (Rhodora 8 : 137-146. 1906) has included in a newly named genus 
(Sphenopholis) the grasses that have been referred for many years to Eatonia 
Raf., recognizing 7 species —W. H. BLANCHARD (idem 146-157) has described 5 
new blackberries (Rubus) from Maine.—R. SCHLECHTER (Engler’s Bot. Jahrb. 
38 : 137-143. 1906) has described two new African genera (A frothismia and 
Oxygyne) of Burmanniaceae—J. C. AnTHuR and F. D. Kern (Bull. Torr. Bot. 
Club 33 : 403-438. 1906), in a revision of the N. Am. species of Peridermium, 
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Japanese Experiment Station Bulletin.—A new departure in experiment 
station publications had been inaugurated by Professor HozaI of the Imperial 
Central Agricultural Experiment Station of ‘Tokio. In order to make the results 
of work carried on in the experiment stations of Japan accessible to investigators 
of other countries, a periodical Bulletin will be issued in which all work that 
may be of general interest will be published. The experimental system of Japan 
comprises 47 stations, whose work will in large part become available to the world 
through the publication of this Bulletin, printed partly in English and partly 
in German. The first number® contains 11 articles, some of which are briefly 
noted here to show the scope of the publication. S. Macnrtpa reports ‘ 
influence of dilute solutions (0.3%) of Ca and Mg salts on the putrefactive 
action of bacteria. The rate of putrefaction was determined by the quantity 
of NH, formed in urine and in-pepton solutions to which the salts had been 
added. It was found that the Ca-salts retard putrefaction, while Mg 
favor the process. 
Several articles of agronomic interest are given by G. DAIKUH. 
correction of an unfavorable ratio of lime to magnesia, also on the lime factor 
ARA on the 
8 The Bulletin of the Imperial Central Agricultural Experiment Station, Jap"™ 
Vol. I. No. 1. pp. 94. pls. 13. Nishigahara, Tokio. December 1995. 
