162 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [februaiy 



tion to 3 varieties, are described as new.— T. Nakai (Journ. Coll. Sd. Imp. Univ. 

 Tokyo 23:1-28. 1908) presents a careful synopsis of the Polygonaceae of Corea 

 and describes one new species and a new variety in the genus Polygonum- 

 N. L. Britton (Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 35 : 337-345. 1908), under the title of Stud- 



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sts (Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 

 .primis W eberbaueriana 



— Ig. Urban, 



173 new species and 25 new varieties of South American plants, and also 4 new 

 genera: Fiebrigiella (Leguminosae), Centradeniastrum (Melastomaceae), Guran- 

 iopsis (Cucurbitaceae), and Huthia (Polemoniaceae).— Henri Lecomte (Jour. 

 Botanique II. 21:101-109. 1908) describes 7 new species of Eriocaulon from 

 Indo-China.— Alfred Chabert (Bull. Soc. Bot. France IV. 8:305-310. pis. 

 12, 13. 1908) proposes 2 new varieties of Campanula rhomboidalis L. from France. 

 G. Bonati {idem 310-314) describes 4 new species of Pedicularis from China- 

 r, Gagnepain {idem 322-325) describes 2 new species of the Capparidaceae 

 from China.— E. A. Finet {idem 333-343) has published 11 new species and 1 

 variety of orchidaceous plants from South America and from different parts of the 

 Old World.— H. Leveill£ {idem 407-409) recognizes 5 species of Mucuna indi- 

 genous to China, 2 of which are described as new.— S. T. Dunn (Jour. Linn. 

 Soc. London 38:35^373- io°8) gives an account of A botanical expedition to 

 Fokien, China, followed by descriptions of 37 new species and 1 new variety- 

 T. F. Chipp {idem 374-391) in A revision of the genus Codonopsis recognizes 22 

 species, 4 of which are new to science.— Various authors, under the title Diagnoses 

 Africanae, XXIV (Kew Bull. pp. 286-300. 1908), have published 16 new species 

 and 5 varieties of African plants, including a new genus {Cotylonychia) of the 

 Sterculiaceae, and also a new genus {Hemandradenia) of the Connaraceae.- 

 Henry Pittier (Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. I2:x 59 -j6 9 . x 908), following a general 

 discussion of the genus Sapium and an analytical key to the Mexican and Central 

 American species, describes and illustrates the 9 species recognized for this region; 

 of these 6 are new to science, and 4 are published in joint authorship with the late 

 Prof. Karl Schumann.-Ed. Palla (Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschr. 58:389-392- ^ 

 describes 3 new species of Cyperaceae from Mexico and Colombia.-CHARtES 



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P. A. 



Rydberg {idem 457-465) recognizes 6 species of Philotria for this country, one 



being described as new 



proposes 



flowering plants of Nantuck 



under the tiue 

 |W species and 



Kern 



490-511) m Studtes tn the genus Gymnosporangium publishes 3 new species and 

 makes 3 new combinations.-F. P ETRAK (Fedde> R Nov . S p. *W& 

 1908) descnbes 9 new hybrids and 1 new variety in the genus Cirsium from 

 southern Europe.-E. Hackel {idem m - 335 ) reC ords a new species of Fhab* 

 from Australia.-*. Kranzlein {idem ,60 , 7 o) |~ a^j^T. „pw species of 

 Calceolaria from Bolivia.-E. Rn»™*™L L' 



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