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Fawcett and RENDLE™ have described new species of Tephrosia, Cassia, 
and Erythroxylum from Jamaica 
GaTeEs* has described a new species of Oenothera (O. novae-scotiae) from 
Nova Scotia. It is related to O. muricata, but is distinct in leaf, stem, and 
bud characters, especially as to pigments. The species was studied in con- 
nection with the germination of 1000 of its seeds. 
GREENMAN,® in continuation of his studies of Senecio, has preted 
§ AurEI. The section includes 48 species, 5 of which are new, the descriptions 
being accompanied by a full bibliography and liberal citations of exsiccatae, 
espe such as occur in American herbaria. The same author" has also 
described a new vinelike Senecio (S. Hollickii) from Jamaica, collected by 
Britton and Hottick in 1908. 
Miss Hitt has described a new species of Spirogyra colened: in the 
basin of an old fountain in Seattle, Wash. It is named S. gigantica on account 
of its size, the filaments being 173-188 » in diameter, the cells being 1-2 
diameters long, and with 4-6 chloroplasts. It most nearly resembles S. crassa. 
Husparp® has described a new species of A gropyron (A. acadiense) from 
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, rates to A. Smithis Ryd. 
Naka,” plants of Japan and Corea, has 
described 15 new species in several genera, and proposes the following new 
MAL! 
OLIVE in connection with a study of the parasitic ie 
of Porto Rico, describe Botryorhi d Endophylloid 1ew genera, and also 
4 species of Endophyll. as new nbinations, formerly referred t Aecidium. 
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GER, 
described 8 new speciea-J M. C. 
. awcerr, W., and Renpie, A. B., Notes on Jamaica plants. «Jour Baany : 
ne 1917. ee 
* GATES be, © nee eu ows, Trans, Nova Seoia Int, Sct 
14: 141-145. ‘es 2. sai 
. *S GREENMAN, J. M | Moma of the Barth ed Conde A me ica n species 
- the genus Senecio. "Part I. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 3: 85-194. bls. +5. be case 
