158 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [februaiy 



of the group. A concise dichotomous key leads one direct to the species under 

 which are numerous references to literature, synonomy, a detailed description 

 concise statement of geographical range, and a rather full citation of exsiccatae 

 The author recognizes 58 species and several varieties for the one genus Nepen 

 thes, of which 8 species and 4 varieties are here published for the first time 

 The main body of the work is followed by an alphabetical list of artificial hybrids 

 These are designated by the binomial under which is given, so far as known 

 the names of parent species. The family is illustrated by 19 figures; a com 

 plete index concludes the part. The production is quite in accord with previous 

 publications of this comprehensive and admirable series, and it is pleasing, to 

 note the tendency toward international cooperation which is already manifest 



m * A I _ Ft /9 « * 



Pfi 



comprises 



(1) a supplement to the Pothoideae in which a new genus (Epipremnopsis) is 



exhaustive 



America, 



which group the authors recognize 12 genera and 190 species, 30 being new to 

 science, and (3) an elaboration of the Calloideae with 4 monotypic genera. A 

 concise key to the species precedes the larger genera, the species are clearly defined, 

 and the numerous clean-cut illustrations happily combine general with essential 

 detail characters.— J. M. Greenman. 



Flora montana Formosae. 8 — This work concerns the mountain flora of the 

 Island of Formosa, embracing the region lying at an elevation of 3000 to 13,000 

 feet. The total number of species recorded for this region is 392; the sebelong 



to 79 families and 266 genera. The 



endemic. These upon 



J 



American, 



anpse. and 



' ""^ "F" 11 summation show that "the flora is, in general, iemp— 



Having as many as 320 species of temperate character, or 81 per cent, of the whole 

 number of elements." The flora of the island has its strongest affinity mth 

 central and southern China and Japan, particularly as to the ratio of comp 



Japan." After 



m affinity 

 etation and a 



,. . . - u, -* H '™ <ji we general aspeci ui ure »w 6 —— - 



aivision of the montane zone into four briefly characterized regions, the author 

 follows w,th a detailed enumeration of the plants. In this list 69 species and 

 9 varieties are published as new to science. The descriptive matter is sapj*" 



Ar J E Tf '• A " DaS Pflan zenreich. Heft 37 (iv. 23 B). Additamentum ad 

 K*ri a "^ V ° n A - ENGLER ' Araceae-Monsteroideae von A. W-«?* 



Sr' u rr e ' Colloideae von k - kra ^ e . pp. 1-160. figs 60 {498)- iiu °- 



Le'Pz>g: Wilhelm Englemann. 10o 8. 



4ft I ^r AYATA ; B '' F1 ° ra montan a Formosae. Tour. Sci. Coll. Tokyo 25: i- j6a 



pis, 1-41, 1908. J 



