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details of the vascular elements, list of reagents, sources of material, references 
to literature, etc., representing an amount of detailed work that few would 
care to undertake.—J. M. C 
NOTES FOR STUDENTS 
Current taxonomic literature—O. Ames (Philipp. Jour. Sci. Botany 
8:407-440. pl. 13. 1913) under the title ‘Notes on Philippine orchids 
with pea anes of new species VI” adds 47 new species to the Philippine 
ora.— KER (Jour. Bot. 52:2, 3. Pate has published a new genus 
Talbotiella) es he Leguminosae from Nigeria——H. J. BANKER (Mycologia 
§:293-298. 1913) in continuation of caten | on the Hydnaceae proposes a 
new genus (Hydnodon) based on Hydnum thelephorum Lévéille-—G. BEAUVERD 
(Bull. Soc. Bot. Genéve II. 5:205-228. 1913) under the general title “Con- 
tribution a l’étude des Composées” describes several new species and proposes 
the following new South American genera: Stuckertiella, based on Gamochaeta 
capitata, and Berroa, based on Lucilia gnaphalioides—A. BécutNoT (Bull. Soc. 
Bot. Ital. 97-104. 1913) has published a new genus (Eremophyton) of the 
Cruciferae from Algeria.—A. BERGER (Rep. Sp. Nov. 12:503. 1913) character- 
izes a new species of Agave (A. Vilmoriniana) from Mexico.—E. P. BICKNELL 
(Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 40:605-624. 1913; 41:71-87. 1914) in continuation 
of the contributions “The ferns and flowering plants of Nantucket” records 
new species in Hypericum, Crocanthemum, and Oenothera.—G. B1tTER (Rep. 
Sp. Nov. 12:433-467, 542-555. 1913; 13:88-103, 169-173. 1914) in contin- 
uation of his studies on the genus Solanum records further new species, chiefly 
from Central and South America. The same author (ibid. 12:477-480. 1913) 
characterizes 5 new varieties of Polylepis australis and a new subspecies of 
Acaena polycarpa from ae Branp (Ann. Conserv. et Jard. Bot. 
Genéve 15 and 16:322-342. 1913) in an article entitled ““Neue Beitrage zur 
recent monograph of this family and adds several new species and varieties. 
The same author (ibid. 343, 344) describes two new species of Symplocos from 
America, and (Rep. Sp. Nov. 13:81-83. 1914) characterizes two new genera 
of the Borraginaceae, namely Lacaitaea, founded on Trichodesma calycosum 
Collet and Hemsl. of East India, and Vaupelia to which are referred six tropical 
African species hitherto included under Trichodesma.—E. G. BRITTON (Bull. 
Torr. Bot. Club 40:653-676. pl. 25. 1913) publishes a preliminary article on 
West Indian mosses. The author gives rather extended synonomy and bibliog- 
raphy and makes new combinations in Neckera, Clastobryum, Palamocladium, 
and Turckheimia.—E. .G. Brirron and R. S. Wiiitams (Torreya 14:24-3!- 
1914) under the heading of ‘Central American mosses”’ list 54 species and 
include a new genus (Isodrepanium [Mitt.] E. G. Britton) based on Homalia 
lentula Wils.—L. Buscattont and G. MuscaTeLto (Malpighia 26:1-32, 49— 
56, 97-144. 1913) in continuation of their studies on the genus Saurauia have 
added three new species from Central and South America.—J. CARDOT arpot (Rev. 
