510 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [DECEMBER 
Coccolobis in Cuba, recognizing 23 species of which 6 are new to science; a 
revision of Anastraphia with 21 species and 12 new; 14 new species are added 
to Tabebuia; and 12 new species are recorded in various genera of flowering 
plants. In a 7th article of the same series (ibid. 487-517) are included syn- 
optical revisions of the Cuban Scleria with 28 species of which 4 are new, of 
Tricera with 18 species of which 9 are new, of Plumiera with 9 species of 
which 5 are new, of Guettarda with 26 species of which 7 are new; additional 
new species are described in Badiera, Coccolobis, Portulaca, Chamaecrista, 
Rhamnidium, Nashia, and Exostema.—V. F. BrotHerus and S. OKAMURA 
(Bot. Mag. Tokyo 29:186-188. pl. 8. 1915) describe and illustrate a new genus 
of moss (Ishibaea) from Japan. The genus is dedicated to Exicut ISHIBA, a 
noted Japanese bryologist.—F. BupAk and H. Sypow (Ann. Mycol. 13:7-12. 
1915) under the title “‘ Einige neue Pilze’’ have published several new species of 
fungi including a new genus (Pachybasidiella) found on leaves of Acer dasy- 
carpa.—L. BuscALIonI and G. MuscaTELto (Malpighia 27:127-190. 1915-1916) 
in continuation of their studies of the genus Saurauia have published two new 
species from Costa Rica.—A. H. Cutvers (Mem. Torr. Bot. Club 14:155-240. 
pls. 6-17. 1915) has published a “Monograph of the genera Chetomium and 
Ascotricha,” recognizing 28 species of the former genus and 2 of the latter.— 
E. Cutovenpa (Annali di Botanica 13:371-410. 1915) under the title “ Plantae 
novae vel minus notae e Regione Aethiopica” describes several species and 
proposes the following new genera: Afrotrichloris of the Gramineae and 
Peltophoropsis of the Leguminosae.—R. Cuopat (Bull. Soc. Bot. Genéve II. 
7:65, 66. 1915) has published a new species of Prosopanche (P. clavata) 
from South America.—O. F. Coox (Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5:236-241. 1915) 
northern Lower California, and Styloma, based on Pritchardia pacifica Seem. 
and Wendl. a palm of the Fiji Islands. The same author (ibid. 287-289) 
characterizes a new genus (Tribroma), based on Theobroma bicolor Humb. and 
Bonpl.—A. Davinson (Bull. S. Cal. Acad. Sci. 14:11, 12. 1915) has described 
two new species of Calochortus (C. discolor and C. campestris) from California. 
K. Dom (Bibl. Botanica, Heft 85'%. 401-551. pls. 14-18. 1915) in con- 
tinuation of his studies on the flora and plant geography of Australia has pub- 
lished upward of 50 new species and varieties of monocotyledonous plants and 
describes a new genus (Queenslandiella) of the Gramineae.—H. A. EDSON 
(Jour. Agric. Research 4:279-201. pls. 44-48. 1915) gives an account of a new 
fungus disease of sugar beets and radishes for which he proposes the generic 
and specific name Rheosporangium aphanidermatus.—A. D. E. ELMER (Leafl. 
Philipp. Bot. 7-8:2543-20919. 1915) has described 248 new species of flowering 
plants of the Philippine Islands. One new genus (Quadrasia) of the Fla- 
courtiaceae is included.—A. Encter (Bot. Jahrb. 53:9-274, 312-605. 
1915) in cooperation with several specialists has published the 44th and 
45th articles of the series ‘‘Beitrige zur Flora von Afrika.” Approximately 
440 species new to science are recorded, and 3 new genera are proposed, namely, 
