SHORT NOTES. 217 



Kaulfimia mcuUfolia, Blume. Ayer Mancior, 360 metres, and 

 Suiigei bulu, at sea -level. 



Ophioglossum pendulum, L. Mt. Singalan, 1700 metres. 

 594. Psilotum complonatum, Sw. Ayer Mancior, 360 metres. 

 Lycopodium carinatum, Desv. Mt. Singalan, 1700 metres. 

 444. L. serration, Tlmnb. Mt. Singalan, 1800 metres. 

 479. L. squamosum, Forst. Mt. Singalan, 1700 metres. 



475. L. miniatum, Spring. Mt. Singalan, 2000 metres. 



474, 477. L. phylhcarpum, H. k G. Mt. Singalan, 1700-1800 

 metres. 



467. L. Phleijmaria, L. Mt. Singalan, 1700 metres. 

 472. L. complanatum , L. Mt. Singalan, 2500 metres. 

 478. L. davatum, L. Mt. Singalan, 2800 metres. 



476. L. voluhile, Forst. Mt. Singalan, 2500 metres. 



574. Selaginella caulescent, Spring. Ayer Mancior. A large 

 variety, like Cuming, 1998. 



579. S. ftabellata, Spring. Ayer Mancior. 



569. 8. inaquali folia, Spring. Ayer Mancior. 



578. S. Lohbii, Moore. Ayer Mancior. 



450. S. monospora, Spring. Mt. Singalan, 1700 metres. 



485. S. radicate, Spring. With the last. 



S. Beccariana, Baker, n. sp. Stems slender, trailing, | ft. 

 long, forked and copiously pinnate, rounded on the back, sulcate 

 upwards on the face. Leaves of the lower plane spaced on the 

 main stem, rather ascending, oblique ovate, acute, dark green, 

 i-i in. long, moderately firm in texture, much more produced on 

 the upper side of the midrib, broadly rounded, shortly ciliated and 

 a little imbricated over the stem on the upper side at the base ; 

 leaves of the upper plane very much ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute. Spikes platystachyoid, resupinate, *-$ in. long, 1 lin. 

 Aiam. ; bracts dimorphic, those of the upper plane ovate -navicular, 

 erecto-patent, dark green, of the lower plane smaller, ascending, 

 broad ovate cuspidate, strongly keeled. Mt. Singalan, 1700 metres. 

 Habit and texture of S. radicata, Spring., from which it differs by 

 its platystachyoid spike and dimorphic bracts. 



SHOET NOTES. 



Botanical Nomenclature. — M. Alphonse DeCandolle in a 

 recent letter to Mr. B. Daydon Jackson, makes the following 

 remarks in reference to his article on Botanical Bibliography 

 published in our List number. By the courtesy of Mr. Jackson we 

 ^e enabled to place them before our readers : 



Journal of Botany,' 



sera bien 



, "• • • . L'artiole Bibliographie, du ' Journal o 

 * a beaucoup interest. La publication de votre Guide 

 utile, d'autant plus que, selon votre remarque, la seconde edition 

 «e Pritzel a des defauts assez nombreux. Vous poser des regies 

 VU me seniblant tres bonnes sur le cboix des ouvrages a citer, 



orthographic des noms, etc. 



