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the Philippine Islands.—K. Krause (Notizblatt . 264, 265. 1912) records 2 
new species of Phoradendron from Costa Rica. e same author (ibid. 266, 
267) has published 2 new species of Araceae cn the Philippines.—F. D. 
Lampert (Tufts Coll. Studies Sci. Ser. 3: 111-115, pl. 3. 1912) describes and 
illustrates a new genus and species of alga (Didymosporangium repens) of the 
Chaetophoraceae, found on Antithamnion plumula at Naples, Italy.—H. 
LEVEILLE (Bull. Geogr. Bot. 21:149. 1911) has a a new species of 
Epilobium (E. Arechavaletae) from Uruguay.—J. M. MacrartaNne (Contr. 
Bot. Lab. Univ. Penn. 3:207-210. pls. 1, 2. 1911) has published 2 new species 
of Nepenthes (N. Merrilliana and N. jesancisis from the Philippine Islands.—B. 
MAacKENSEN (Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 39: 289-292. 1912) records 3 new species of 
Opuntia from Texas.—J. H. MAIDEN (Rev. Euclayptus 2, parts 4-6. pp. 135- 
216. pls. 61-72. 1912) contains descriptions, notes, and illustrations of several 
different species of Eucalyptus.—G. Massrr (Kew Bull. 1912. 189-191) has 
described several now species of fungi, including one (Eutypa gigaspora) Ge 
Trinidad.—E. D. Merritt (Phil. Journ. Sci. Bot.'7:71-107. 1912), under 
title “Sertulum Bontocense”’ has described 32 new species of flowering visas 
from the Island of Luzon, P.I., and proposes a new genus (Vanoverberghia) of 
the Zingiberaceae. The same author (ibid. 6: 369-406) presents a synoptical 
revision of the Philippine species of Begonia, recognizing 59 species of which 33 
are described as new.—B. Némec (Bull. Int. Acad. Sci. Bohéme 16:67-84- 
pls. 1, 2. 1911) under the title “Zur Kenntnis der niederen Pilze I. Eine neue 
Chytridiazee” presents a detailed account of a fungus to which he gives the 
name Sorolpidium Betae, nov. gen. et sp.—R. Pricer (Nobizblatt 5:259-263- 
1912) has published 10 new species of Plantago from America.—L. 
(Phil. Journ. Sci. Bot. 6: 365-367. 1912) proposes a new genus (Hebonga) of the 
Simarubaceae from the Philippine Islands; the genus is represented by two 
known species.—C. S. SARGENT (Pub. Arnold Arb. No. 4, pp. 145-312. 1912) 
in cooperation with E. KorHne, A. REHDER, C. SCHNEIDER, and E, H. WILSON 
under the leading title of “Planter Wilsonianae” has issued the second part of 
a series of papers dealing with plants collected in western China by Mr. E. 
WILSON in 1907, 1908, and 1910. The paper contains many new species snd 
varieties, particularly in the Saxifragaceae and Rosaceae——W. A. SETCHELL 
(Univ. Calif. Pub. Bot. 4: 229-268. pls. 25-31. 1912), under the title “Algae 
novae et minus cognitae I’’ has published sendals new species, and proposes the 
following new genera: Hapterophycus of the Ralfsiaceae, Besa of the Gigat- 
tinaceae, and Baylesia of the Dumontiaceae.—J. M. GREENMAN. 
The evolution of the chalazogams.—A rather extended paper by 
NAWASCHIN and Fryn® describes the morphology of Juglans nigra and J. 
regia and discusses the significance of chalazogamy. The paper is in Russian, 
» Nawascutn, S., and Fixx, W., Zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der Chalazoga- 
men. Juglans nigra und J. regia. Mem. Soc. Nat. Kieff 22:1-85. pls. 1-4. 191?+' 
