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France 29:273-278. pl. 13. 1913) under the heading “Matériaux pour la 
flore mycologique de la Russie’ includes the description of a new genus 
(Rhodoseptoria) found on leaves and fruit of Prunus.—B. NKMEc (Rozpravy 
Ceské Akademie 21:1-16. pls. 1,2. 1912) describes and, illustrates a new genus 
and species (Anisomyxa Plantaginis) parasitic on Plantago lanceolata.—J. A. 
NIEUWLAND (Am. Mid. Nat. 3:85-o1. #l. 2. 1913) has published a new species 
of violet ( Viola candidula) from Michigan.—S. B. ParisH (Bot. Gaz. §5:300- 
313. 1913) under the title of “California Paroselas” recognizes 9 species and 
several varieties of this genus indigenous to California. The same author 
(Muhlenbergia 9:57~s9. 913) in an article entitled “Additions to the known 
flora of southern California” places on record important data concerning that 
flora and describes a new species of Atriplex (A. saltonensis) from the Colorado 
Desert—F. W. PENNELL (Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 40:401-439. 1913) gives a 
synoptical revision of the Agalinanae, recognizing four genera, namely Macran- 
thera, Afzelia, Aureolaria, and Agalinis. Descriptions of several new species 
are included—C. A. Prcquenarp (Trav. du Lab. de Concarneau 4: fasc. 3. 
PP. 1-5. pl. 1. 1912) has proposed a new genus (Guerinea) based on Hapali- 
dium callithamnoides Crouan.—R. PILGER (Bot. Jahrb. 50:171-287. 1913) in 
continuation of monographic studies of the Plantaginaceae gives a detailed 
consideration of the section Novorobis of Plantago, recognizing 50 species of 
which nearly one-third are new to science. The same author (Rep. Sp. Nov. 
Asplenium—R. A. RourE (Bot. Mag. ¢. 8514. 1913) describes and illustrates: 
4 new orchid (Catasetum microglossum) from Peru.—J. N. Rose (Smiths. Misc. 
Coll. 6r: no. 12. Pp. 1, 2. pl. r. 1913) describes and illustrates a new poplar 
(Populus MacDougalii) from the Salton Basin, California.—P. A. RYDBERG. 
(Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 40: 461-48 5. 1913) under the title “Studies on the Rocky 
Mountain flora XXIX” describes several new species of Sympetalae.— 
m SCHLECHTER (Rep. Sp. Nov. 12: 104-109, 202-206, 212-216. 1913) in con- 
tnuation of his work on orchids has published upward of 20 new species 
from tropical America. One new genus (Ischnogyne) from the mountains of 
N 
Fatt (Correya 13:77. 1913) describes a new species of Malpighia (M. 
orrisit) from Jamaica.—J. D. Surra (Bot. Gaz. 55:431-438. 1913) presents 
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