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Anemia (A. nipeénsis) from Cuba. The same author (Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 
38:153-190. pls. 2-8. 191 1) presents the results of studies in the fern tribe 
Vittarieae, recognizing 7 genera. Several new combinations are made and one 
new species of Polytaenium (P. quadriseriatum) is described from Hayti.— 
E. BETHEL (Mycologia 3:156~-160. pl. 48. 1911) describes and illustrates 
studies on “The ferns and flowering plants of Nantucket” recognizes 12 species 
of Rubus and characterizes 24 hybrids in this genus.—F. BorGESEN (Bot. 
Tidsskir, 30:177-207. 1910) under the title “‘Some new or little known West 
Indian Florideae II” has published critical notes on several species of the 
tisiphon) of the Siphoneae is proposed.—A. Brresapota (Med. Rijks. Herb. 
PP. 75, 76. 1911) has published 4 new species of Polyporaceae, two of which 
(Fomes subendothejus and F. surinamensis) are from South America.—F. 
uBAK (Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Gesells. 29:70-74. 1911) in an article entitled 
“Eine neue Krankheit der Maulbeerbiume” describes a new genus (Dothiorel- 
lina) from Bulgaria. The fungus is parasitic in the branches of Morus alba.— 
L. Buscattont (Ann. Botany 9:87-122. pls. 1-4. 1911) records several species 
of the Sympetalae from the region of the Amazon in Brazil and describes and 
illustrates new species in the following genera: Torenia, Drymonia, and Memora. 
—C. Dr Canpoite (Rep. Nov. Sp. 9:229-235. 1911) has published rr new 
species of Piper from Bolivia-—A. CHase (Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 24:103- 
160. 1911) presents the results of further studies on the Paniceae, and includes 
a new species in the genus Valota and two in Axonopus. Two new genera 
are proposed, namely, Homolepis, based on Panicum aturense HBK., and 
Scutachne, based on Panicum durum Griseb.—T. F. CHEESEMAN and H. B. 
Hemstey (Kew Bull. 188, 189. 1911) have published a new genus (Coxella) 
of the Umbelliferae; the genus is founded on Ligusticum Dieffenbachii Hook. 
f.—E. Cutovenpa (Ann. Botany 9: 51-85, 125-152. 1911) under the title “ Plan- 
tae novae vel minus notae e regione aethiopica”’ has published several species 
of flowering plants and proposes the following new genera: Tzellemtinia of 
the Rhamnaceae, Hymenosicyos of the Cucurbitaceae, Erythroselinum and Ste- 
bhanarossia of the Umbelliferae, and Pefrollinia of the Compositae.—R. Cxo- 
DAT (Bull. Soc. Bot. Genéve II, 3:125, 126. 1911) has described a new 
genus (Ernstiella) of the Myxophyceae. The alga was found in one of the 
parks of Geneva.—H. N. Drxon (Journ. Bot. 49:137-150. pl. 513. 1911) 
has published several new species of Indian mosses and includes a new 
genus (Hyophilopsis Card. and Dixon) of the Pottiaceae.—S. T. Dunn (Kew 
Bull. 193-198. 1911) has published a new genus (Adinobotrys) of the Legu- 
minosae and refers thereto four species from the Indo-Malayan region and 
