1916] CURRENT LITERATURE 515 
Pyrenomycetes”’ describes and illustrates vies sete ene copa . asi and 
Orcadia, both parasitic on the thallus of Ascophy 
of the Orkney Islands.—W.-T. SwincLe (Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci. ‘5: iescies: 
1915) has published an interesting article dealing with the kumquat oranges 
and describes a new genus (Fortunella) based on Citrus margarita Lour. Four 
species, all apparently originating from China, are referred to the new genus 
and they promise to be of considerable economic value in breeding citrus fruits. 
The same author (ibid. 569-578) records another new genus (Microcitrus) of 
citrus fruits, based on Citrus australasica F. Muell. Four species are recognized, 
all being natives of Australia—H. and P. Sypow (Ann. Mycol. 13:35-43. 
1915) under the heading of ‘‘Novae fungorum species XIII” include descrip- 
tions of two new genera, namely Myelosperma found on leaves of Cocos nucifera 
at Peradeniya and Cheiropodium found in Japan on leaves of Carex brevicul- 
mis.—R. THAXTER (Proc. Amer. Acad. 51:1-51. 1915) under the title ‘“New 
Indo-Malayan Laboulbeniales”’ has described 46 species new to science and 
proposes a new genus, namely Tettigomyces.—F. THEISSEN and H. Sypow 
(Ann. Mycol. 13:149-746. pis. 1-6. 1915) in a monographic study of, the 
Dothideales have characterized the following new genera: Achorella, Agostaea, 
siealortan Anisochora, Armatella, Bagnisiopsis, Camarotella, Catabotrys, Cata- 
aumella,Coccodothella, Crotone, Dibotryon, Dictyochorella, Dictyodothis, Dothidina, 
Bikcioc occum, Endodothella, Englerodothis, Epibotrys, Haplothecium, Hyalocur- 
veya, md aie Inocycius, Ps somunhia, Leseitiells, a Melomeris, 
M orhiz 
onopu. 
pease Phas aaah Phaeotrabutiella, Phragmocarpella, Pheapmocoums, 
Phragmodothella, Polycyclina, Rhopographina, Rosenscheldiella, Scirrhiachora, 
Scirrhophragma, Scirrhodothis, Septomazsantia, Symphaster, Syncarpella, 
Thyriopsis, Trichochora, and Uleodothis. Many new species are described.— 
N. TransEAv (Ohio Jour. Sci. 16:17-31. 1915) under the title “Notes on 
the Zygnemales” has published 9 species and 2 varieties new to science.— 
W. Tretease (Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 23:129-152. pls. 6-35. 1915) in 
a paper entitles ‘The Agaveae of Guatemala” gives a synoptical revision of 
the agaves of Guatemala, recognizing 19 species of which 5 are described as 
new; also a revision of Furcraea with 5 species of which 4 are new.—W. B. 
Turritt (Jour. Linn. Soc. 43:15-39. 1915) under the title “A contribution 
to the flora of Fiji’ enumerates 72 species of phanerogams, collected by Sir 
EVERARD Im THURN in 1905-1907. Of the species recorded 24 are new to science. 
One new genus (Pareugenia) of the Myrtaceae is proposed.—E. ULBRICH 
(Rep. Sp. Nov. 13:498-518. 1915) has published several new species and 
varieties of the Malvaceae from South America.—I. UrBan (Rep. Sp. Nov. 
13:465-484. 1915) has published 24 species of flowering plants new to science 
from the West Indies. One new genus (Selleophytum) related to Zinnia is 
described.—M. Vicrorin (Ottawa Nat. 28:155-160. 1915) describes and illus- 
trates a new aster (Aster linariifolius var. Victorinit F ernald) from Quebec.— 
H. F. Wernuam (Jour. Bot. 53:15. 1915) records a new species of the recently 
