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Labrador during the summer of 1910. The author, after a careful study, © 
concludes that ‘‘the indigenous flora of Newfoundland consists primarily 
of plants which occur to the north, in Labrador, or to the southwest, chiefly 
along the Atlantic seaboard or the Coastal Plain.” Incidentally a new variety 
of Carex (C. Hornschuchiana Hoppe var. laurentiana) is recorded from New- 
foundland and Anticosti—M. L. FeErRNatp and K. M. Wiecanp (ibid. 188) 
record a new variety of Epilobium (E. palustre L. var. longirameum) from 
Labrador and Quebec.—F. W. Foxwortuy (Phil. Journ. Sci. Bot. 6: 149-177. 
pls. 26-33. 1911) records 26 species of gymnosperms from the Philippine 
Islands, including a new oie of Podocarpus and two hitherto unknown 
species of Gnetum.—T. C. Frye (Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 12:271-328. 1910) 
has published an Seika nae treatment of the “ Polytrichaceae 
of western North America,” recognizing for this region seven genera and about 
26 species.—E. B. Harcer (Rhodora 13:37-39. 1911) records a new species 
of Arabis (A. viridis) from New England.—H. Harms (Rep. Nov. Sp. 9:439, 
440. 1911) has published a new species of Poiretia (P. longipes) from Brazil.— 
E. HeErse (Monats. fiir Kakteenk. 21:132. 1911) describes and illustrates 
a new species of Echinocactus (E. Giirkeanus), introduced into European culti- 
vation from Bolivia.—A. W. Hitt (Kew Bull. 281-302. 1911) on “Sérychnos 
Ignatii and other East Indian and Philippine species of Sirychnos’’ recognizes 
about 24 species, some of which are new; a key to the species is included.— 
C. N. JENSEN and V. B. Stewart (Phytopathology 1:120-125. 1911) in an 
article on “ Anthracnose of Schizanthus’’ has published a new species of fungus 
(Colletotrichum schizanthi). The fungus was observed on various parts of 
Schizanthus at Ithaca, N.Y.—T. LoEsENER (Rep. Nov. Sp. 9:355-367. 1911) 
under the title ‘Mexikanische und zentralamerikanische Novitaten’’ has 
published several new species and varieties of flowering plants.—J. LUNELL 
of flowering plants from North Dakota and Minnesota.—A. H. Moore (Bot. 
Jahrb. 45:426, 427. 1911) gives a supplementary note on his recent mono- 
graphic treatment of Spilanthes, recording further data on this genus, and 
includes descriptions of two new species from South America.—W. A. MuRRILL 
(Mycologia 3:165—-169. pl. 49. 1911) under the heading “Illustrations of fungi 
IX” describes and illustrates several species, including a hitherto unrecorded 
species of Hebeloma (H. praecox) from New York; the same author (ibid. 
189-199) in a third article on “The Agaricaceae of tropical North America”’ 
treats 6 genera, describing new species in. ppisencag? (6), Melanoleuca hers 
Hydrocybe (10), and Hygrophorus (2).—C. ECK (N.Y. State Mus. B 
No. 150. pp. 100. pis. 4, 6, I2I-123. 1911) en the sien report of ae 
state botanist for the year 1910, placing on record valuable data concerning 
particularly the flora of New York, and includes descriptions of 54 new species 
and varieties, mainly of fungi, but including also some flowering plants from 
different parts of the United States—D. Pratn (Kew Bull. 231, 232, 317, 318. 
1gtt) has published 2 new genera (Cyrtogonone and Discoglypremna) of the 
