tort] CURRENT LITERATURE 161 
having appeared in 1909." It contains descriptions, with illustrations, of the 
angiospermous trees of central Europe, both native and under cultivation. The 
present part begins in the midst of Rhododendron and ends with Viburnum. 
—J:M.C, 
NOTES. FOR STUDENTS 
Current taxonomic literature.—E. BRAINERD (Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 38: 
1-9. pl. r. 1911) presents an article entitled “Further notes on the stemless violets 
of the South,” and describes two new varieties.—R. E. BucHANAN (Mycologia 
3:1-3. pls. 34, 35. 1911) describes and illustrates a new hyphomycete (Thy- 
rococcum humicola), obtained from pure cultures—C. Dr CANDOLLE (Phil. 
Journ. Sci. Bot. 5:405-463. 1910) presents “A revision of Philippine Pipera- 
ceae”’ in which he recognizes 22 species of Peperomia and 123 of Piper. O 
the total number about 50 are new to science—J. Carport (Rev. Bryol. 
38:33-43. 1911) under the title “Diagnoses préliminaires de Mousses mexi- 
caines”’ tas published several new species of mosses, based mainly on col- 
lections made in southern Mexico by C. R. Barnes and W. J. G. LAnp in 
1908.—C. CHRISTENSEN (Arkiv fér Bot. 10?:1-32. pl. z. 1910) presents an 
article “On some species of ferns collected by Dr. CARL SKOTTSBERG in tem- 
perate South America” in 1907-1909. The paper includes descriptions of 
3 species new to science.—W. N. CLuTe (Fern Bull. 18:97, 98. 1910) describes 
and illustrates a new species of Polypodium (P. prolongilobum) and a new 
variety of P. vulgare L. from Arizona.—E. B. Copetanp (Leafl. Phil. Bot. 
3:791-851. r910) enumerates upward of 250 species of ferns from Mount 
Apo, Philippine Islands; of this number 16 are described as new. The author 
states: “It is probable that this is the richest known fern flora in the world.” 
Polypodium and Dryopteris are the predominating genera.—A. D. E. ELMER 
(Leafl. Phil. Bot. 3:853-1107. 1910-1911) records further data concerning the 
flora of the Philippine Islands, and describes 138 species of flowering plants 
as new.—M. L. FERNALD (Rhodora 13:4-8. 1911)has published a new species 
of Scirpus (S. Longii) from Massachusetts and New Jersey.—D. GRIFFITHS 
(Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 21:165-175. pls. 19-28. r910) in continuation of his 
studies on the genus Opuntia has described and illustrated 10 new species 
indigenous to southwestern United States and northern Mexico.—E. HassLEeR 
(Rep. Nov. Sp. 9:1-18, 49-63, 115-121. 1910-1911) has published several new . 
species, varieties, and forms in the genus Mimosa and in the families Big- 
noniaceae and Solanaceae from Paraguay. One new genus (Rojasiophyton) of 
the Bignoniaceae is proposed.—F. D. Heap and F. A. WoLF (Mycologia 3: 5-22. 
1911) have published 41 new species of Texan fungi—A. A. HELLER (Muhlen- 
bergia '7:1-11, 13-15. rg11) records further results of his studies on “The 
North American lupines” and describes two new species: L. sabulosus from 
the sand hills near San Francisco and L. apodotropis from Oregon.—A. F. G. 
Kerr and W. G. Cramp (Kew Bull. 1-60. rorr) under the general title of 
” Bot. GAZETTE 48:312. 1900. 
