i9i 2] CURRENT LITERATURE i6q 



fully referred to the genus Conanthus. — N. L. Brixton (Bull. Torr. Bot. 

 Club 39:1-14. 1912) under the title "Studies of West Indian plants IV" 

 places on record important data and describes 20 new species of flowering 

 plants. — The same author (Torreya 12:30-32. 191 2) adds a new species to 

 the recently monographed genus Hamelia, namely H. scabrida from Jamaica. — 

 N. L. Britton and J. N. Rose {ibid. 13-16) record 7 hitherto undescribed 

 species of cacti from Cuba. — E. Chiovenda (Ann. Bot. 10:25-29. 191 2) 

 under the title "Intorno a due nuovi generi di piante appartenenti alia famiglia 

 delle Malpighiaceae" proposes two genera, namely Tetraspis and Eriocau- 

 cantus. — A. Cogniaux (Rep. Sp. Nov. 10:343, 344. 191 2) describes a new 

 species of Epidendrum {E. Rojasii) from Paraguay. — L. Diels (Leafl. Phil. 

 Bot. 4:1161-1167. 191 1) gives a synopsis of the Philippine Menispermaceae, 

 recognizing 14 genera; the synopsis is based on a monograph of the group in 

 the Pflanzenreich by the same author. — K. Domin (Rep. Sp. Nov. 10:57-61, 

 1 1 7-1 20. 191 1) describes several species of flowering plants from Australia 

 and proposes a new genus (Notochloe) of the Gramineae. — A. D. E. Elmer 

 (Leafl. Phil. Bot. 4:1171-1474. 1911-1912) in continuation of his work on 

 the Philippine flora has described upward of 150 new species of flowering 

 plants. — A. Engler (Bot. Jahrb. 48:224-336. 1912) in collaboration with 

 several specialists has issued "Beitrage zur Flora von Afrika XL." About 

 120 species new to science are published, belonging mostly to the Solanaceae, 

 Polygonaceae, and Umbelliferae. Four new genera of the Umbelliferae are 

 proposed, namely Afrosison, Marlothiella, Volkensiella, and Frommia. — 

 F. Fedde (Rep. Sp. Nov. 10:311-315, 364, 365, 379, 380, 417-419- 1912), 

 has published new species and varieties of Corydalis from North America. — 

 M. L. Fernald and K. M. Wiegand (Rhodora 14:35, 36. 1912) record a 

 new variety of J uncus {J. balticus var. melanogenus) from Quebec. — C. N. 

 Forbes (Occ. Papers Bern. Pau. Bish. Mus. Ethl. and Nat. Hist. 5:1-12. 

 191 2) under the title "New Hawaiian plants III " has published 4 new species 

 of flowering plants.— E. L. Greene (Leafl. Bot. Obs. and Crit. 2:165-228. 

 191 2) has described about 100 new species of North American flowering plants 

 mostly referred to Apocynum and Erigeron. — D. Griffiths (Rep. Mo. Bot. 

 Gard. 22:25-36. pis. 1-17. 191 1) in a fourth article on Opuntia has described 

 and illustrated 10 new species from southwestern United States and Mexico. — 

 W. B. Grove (Journ. Bot. 50:9-18, 44-55. pis. 515, 516. 1912) in an article 

 entitled "New or noteworthy Fungi, part IV" includes the description of a 

 new genus (CryptostictcUa) found on leaves of Tilia curopea at Studley Castle, 

 England. — The same author {ibid. 89-92) has proposed the generic name 

 Diplosphaerella, to include the species which have 16 spores in the ascus; 

 the genus is based on Mycosphacrella polys pora Johans. — E. Hackel (Rep. 

 Sp. Nov. 10:165-174. 1911) under the title "Gramineae novae VIII" 

 describes several new 7 species of grasses including 9 from Mexico and South 

 America. — E. Hassler {ibid. ? 344-348. 191 2) has published new species and 

 varieties in the Rutaceae, Simarubaceae, and Scrophulariaceae from Paraguay. 



