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•A. A. Heller (Muhlenbergia 7:125-132. 1912) describes and figures a new 

 species of Ivesia {I. halophila) from the Ruby Mountains, Nevada; and {ibid. 

 8:21-24. pi* 4) records a new Apocynum (A. cinereum) from the same state. 

 G. Hieronymus (Rep. Sp. Nov. 10:41-53, 97-116. 191 1) has published 19 

 new species of Selaginella from the Philippine Islands. — P. B. Kennedy 

 (Muhlenbergia 7:133-136. 191 2) describes a new willow {Salix caespitosa) 

 from Mt. Rose, Nevada. — F. D. Kern (Torreya 11:211-214. 191 1) records 

 2 new species of Uromyces from the Central and Southern States. — F. Kranz- 

 lin (K. Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. 46: no. 10. 1-105. pis. I-IJ. 191 1) under the 

 title "Beitrage zur Orchideenflora Siidamerikas" has published 78 new species 

 of orchids, mostly from Brazil. The descriptions are supplemented by illustra- 

 tions bringing out the more salient floral characters. — G. Kukenthal (Leafl. 

 Phil. Bot. 4:1169-1170. 1911) records a new Car ex (C. palawanensis) from the 

 Philippine Islands. — H. Leveille (Rep. Sp. Nov. 10:431-444. 1912) has pub- 

 lished several new species of flowering plants from China and the Sandwich 

 Islands and includes a new genus (Esquirolia) of the Oleaceae from China. — 

 I. M. LEWIS (Mycologia 4:66-71. pis. 58-61. 1912) describes and illustrates 

 a new black knot disease (Bagniesiella Diantherae) found on Diantkera atneri- 

 cana at Austin, Tex. — J. Lunell (Am. Mid. Nat. 2:169-177, 185-188, 194, 

 195. 191 2) describes new species and varieties in Laciniaria, Toxicodendron, 

 and Gutierrezia. — T. H. Macbride (Mycologia 4: 84-86. pi. 62. 191 2) describes 

 and illustrates a new Geaster (G. juniperinus) from Iowa. — T. Makino (Bot. 

 Mag. Tokyo 25:251-258. pi 7. 1911) under the title of " Observations on 

 the Flora of Japan" describes and illustrates a new genus {M itrastemon) 

 which represents a monotypic family (Mitrastemonaceae) of parasitic plants 

 from the temperate regions of Japan, and regarded by the author as constitut- 

 ing an independent series (Mitrastemonales) most closely allied to the 

 Aristolochiales— U. Martelli (Webbia 3:5-35. 1910) presents a synoptical 

 revision of the genus Freycinetia of the Philippine Islands, recognizing 35 

 species of which 9 are indicated as new.— W. R. Maxon (Bull. Torr. Bot. 

 Club 39-23-28. 191 2) records the results of a study of the genus P hatter ophlebi a 

 and gives a key to the 7 recognized North American species. — W. Moeser 

 (Rep. Sp. Nov. 10:310, 311. 1912) characterizes a new genus (Pseudobotrys) 

 of the Icacinaceae from New Guinea. — W. A. Murrill (Mycologia 4:72-83. 

 191 2) in a fifth article on the "Agaricaceae of tropical North America" treats 

 13 genera and describes new species in Mycena, Pluteolus, Conocybe, Naucoria, 

 Cortinarius, Inocybe, and Hcbeloma. The same author {ibid. 91-100) gives a 

 list of the Polyporaceae and Boletaceae collected on a recent tour of the Pacific 

 Coast region; the article includes 8 new species of the former family and 4 of 

 the latter.— J. A. Nieuwland (Am. Mid. Nat. 2:178-185. 191 2) describes 

 two new species and four varieties of flowering plants, and {ibid. 201-247) 

 in an article entitled "Our amphibious Persicarias" discusses several of the 

 aquatic or semiaquatic smartweeds and proposes 2 additional species in the 

 group. — J. M. Greenman. 



