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specialists has issued articles 78-92 inclusive of the Leaflets. About 120 new 
species and varieties of Philippine plants are described.—F. FEppE (Rep. Sp. 
Nov. 12:278-279. 1913) records a new species and variety of Corydalis from 
K. M. Wiecanp (ibid. 133, 134) characterize two new varieties of Carex from 
Newfoundland and (ibid. 135, 136) a new form of Calamagrostis Pickeringii 
‘Gray.—C. N. Forses (Occ. Papers Bern. Pau. Bishop Mus. Eth. and Nat. Hist. 
5:3-26. 1913) places on record notes concerning the flora of the Hawaiian 
Islands and describes a new species of Euphorbia (E. Stokesii).—E. GADECEAU 
and O. Srapr (Rev. Hort. Paris 85:422-426. 1913) describe and illustrate a 
new species of Mandevillea (M. Tweedieana) indigenous to South America.— 
. GaIn (Deuxiéme Expédition Antarctique Francaise, 1908-1910, commandée 
par le J. Cuarcor, pp. 218. pls. 1-8. 1912) records the results of a study of the 
algae secured on the expedition and describes several species new to science. 
—H. A. Greason (Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 40: 305-332. 1913) in continuation of 
studies on the Vernonieae has published several new species and gives a synopsis 
of the group as represented in the West Indies.—A. GRIFFINI (Atti Soc. Ital. 
Sc. Nat. Milano 52:61-104. 1913) under the title ‘Sopra alcuni Grillacridi e 
Stenopelmatidi della collezioni Pantel’”’ includes the description of a new genus 
(Paterdecolyus) from India. The new genus is related to Anabropsis.—D. 
RIFFITH (Monatsschrift fiir Kakteenkunde 23:130-140. 1913) describes 
several new species of Opuntia and a new Nopalea from Southwestern United 
States and Mexico.—H. Gross (Bull. Geogr. Bot. 23:7-32. 1913) under the 
title “Remarques sur les Polygonées de l’Asie orientale” presents a synopsis of 
the genera of this family, as represented in eastern China, describes several new 
species and one new genus (Pleuropteropyrum).—H. E. Hasse (Contr. U.S. 
Nat. Herb. 17:1-132. 1913) has published a “Lichen flora of Southern 
California.” The region covered by the author is that portion of California 
south of the 36°. parallel or about one-third of the state. Five families of 
lichens are recognized embracing 60 genera and approximately 360 species.—E. 
Hasster (Rep. Sp. Nov. 12:201, 202, 249-278. 1913) describes about 75 new 
Species, belonging mostly to the Apocynaceae, Malvaceae, and Onagraceae, 
from Argentina and Paraguay. One new genus is characterized, namely, 
Casimirella of the Icacinaceae —A. HEIMERL (Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschr. 63:279- 
799. 1913) under the title “Die Nyctaginaceen-Gattungen Calpidia und 
Rockia” revives Calpidia Thour. and proposes a new genus (Rockia) based on 
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HELLER (Muhlenbergia 9:60-65. 1913) in an article entitled “Acmispon in 
Cali ornia” recognizes 6 species of this genus, 4 of which are described as new 
to science. The same author (ibid. 67, 68) makes 23 new combinations in the 
iminosae, Onagraceae, and Ericaceae.—G. Hiyze (Ber. Deutsch. Bot. 
Gesells. 31: 189-202, pl. 9. 1913) under the title “Beitrage zur Kenntnis der 
