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conducted in New York City.—J. R. Drummonp (Bot. Mag. ¢. 8451. 1912) 
describes and illustrates a new species of Agave (A. disceptata) supposed to be 
native of Central America.—A. A. HELLER (Muhlenbergia 8:82-84. 1912) in 
continuation of studies on the genus Lupinus records a new species (L. borealis) 
from the Yukon region, Canada.—W. A. Murritt (Mycologia 4: 163-160. 
pl. 68. 1912) under the title “Illustrations of fungi XI” describes and illus- 
trates several species, 4 of which are new to science. The same author (ibid. 
205-217) begins a series of articles on the “‘ Agaricaceae of the Pacific Coast’; 
in the first article 12 new species are characterized.—C. R. Orton (ibid. 
194-204. pls. 70, 71. 1912) in a paper on “Correlation between certain species 
of Puccinia and Uromyces” describes a new fungus (Puccinia uniporula). 
The type was found on Carex pubescens Muhl., collected at London, Canada.— 
L. QuEHL (Monatsschr. fiir Kakteenk. 22: 102-105. 1912) describes and illus- 
trates a new species of Echinocactus (E. violaciflorus) from Mexico.—C. REA 
and H. C. Haw.ey (Proc. Roy. Ir. Acad. 31: part 13. pp. 1-26. pl. 1. 1912) in 
a report on the fungi of Clare Island, have published a new genus (Candelspora) ; 
the fungus was found on leaves of J/ex aquifolia—A. REHDER (Rhodora 14:97- 
102. 1912) records a new Rhododendron (R. carolinianum) from North Carolina 
and a hitherto undescribed form (R. minus f. Harbisonii) from Georgia.—L. W. 
Rippre (Mycologia 4:125~-140. 1912) enumerates 113 species of lichens, 
collected in Jamaica by the late Professor CLARA EATON CumMINGs; the 
paper includes several new combinations and 11 species new to science.—S. 
SCHONLAND (Rec. Alb. Mus. 2: 251-253. pl. 12. 1912) describes and illustrates 
a new genus (Neopatersonia) of the Liliaceae from the region of Port Elizabeth, 
South Africa.—R. SCHLECHTER (Rep. Sp. Nov. 10:480-486. 1912) has pub- 
lished 8 new species of orchids from Central America. The same author (Orchis 
6:63-69. pls. 12, 13. 1912) in an article entitled “Neue und seltene Garten- 
Orchideen”’ describes several novelties, including a new orchid (Stelis Hen- 
nistana) native of Colombia.—O. E. Scuutz (Bot. Jahrb. 46:613-628. 1912) 
presents a revision of the genus Clibadium, recognizing 19 species, 3 being new 
to science.—F. J. SEAVER (Mycologia 4:115-124. pls. 66, 67. 1912) publishes 
the results of a taxonomic study of the genus retard recognizing 10 
species of which 2 are characterized as new.—E. E. SHerFr (Rhodora 14: 164. 
1912) records a new variety of Rudbeckia (R. piace var. Craigii) from 
Missouri.—S. A. SKAN (Bot. “Mag. t. 8436. 1912) describes and illustrates a new 
Calceolaria (C. Forgetii) from Peru.u—M. Stosson (Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 
39% 285-288. pl. 23. 1912) has published two new ferns from tropical America. 
. W. Situ and G. H. Cave (Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. 4:141-260. 1911) under 
the title “The vegetation of the Zemu and Llonakh valleys of Sikkim” 
enumerate somewhat over tooo species of plants from the Selaginellaceae to 
the Compositae and include a new genus, namely Parajaeschkea, referred to the 
Gentianaceae—W. W. Smitu (ibid. 273-282) in an article entitled “Some 
additions to the flora of Burma” describes several species new to science 
and proposes a new genus (Craibiodendron) of the Ericaceae.—A. T. SPEARE 
