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NOTES.F.OR STUDENTS 
Taxonomic notes.—BLAKES has described a new genus (Neomillspaughia) 
of Polygonaceae, based on up rsie® nner Donn. Sm., of Honduras. 
It includes another species from Yuca 
PENNELL® has begun the per tcirtins of a list of genera of RAFINESQUE not 
recorded in Index Kewensis, although published in Autikon Botanikon. This 
first instalment presents 83 genera which should be included in any complete 
index. It is possible that some of these names should be in use 
YUNCKER’ has published a very complete revision of Cuscuta, which is 
the first attack upon this difficult genus since ENGLEMANN’S monograph of 
1859. The history and morphology of the genus are given, in addition to 
the taxonomic presentation. The monograph includes 54 species, 26 occurring 
in the United States, 33 in Mexico, and 7 in the West Indies. Of the 54 species 
and 42 varieties, 14 species and 16 varieties are new, a 32 poeres are feared 
for the first time. A full bib bliogra and index of 
Miss DomncE’ has published he results of her studies of South African 
that region. She recognizes 24 genera, including 50 species, 28 of which are 
described as new. Much the largest genus is Asterina, with 30 species, 14 of 
which are new. The remaining new species are distributed among 9 genera 
STANDLEY? has published a manual of the flora of Glacier National Park 
especially be the benefit of the numerous visitors. The manual will be of us 
also elsewhere in the mountains of Idaho, Alberta, and British Columbia, a 
will be helpful in the Yellowstone National Park. 
TRELEASE” has monographed the North American species of Piper belong- 
ing to the section Orronta. He recognizes 12 species, describing 8 of them 
as new. 
The second contribution to the flora of Micronesia and Polynesia,” 
under the editorship of Diets, includes 24 contributions by various investi- 
gators. The most extensive one (68 pp.) is by SCHLECHTER on the Orchidaceae 
5 BLAKE, S. F., Neomills paughia, a new genus of sige are with remarks on 
related set. Bull, Torr. Bot. Club 48:77-88. pl. 1 
EN. . W., ‘““Unrecorded”’ genera va Ramer 1. Autikon Botani- 
kon 80). Dull Torr. Bot. Club 48: 89-96. 1 
7,Yuncker, T. G., Revision of the North ea? and West Indian species of 
Cuscuta, Univ. Til. Biol. Monographs 6:1-142. pls. 13. 1921. 
*Domcr, Etaet M., South African Microthyriaceae. Trans. Roy. Soc. S. 
Africa 8: 5-28: a 13-10. 1920, 
* STAD Lt C., Flora of “— National Park, Montana. Contrib. 
U.S. Nat. grey 22: ree. pls. 33-52. 
*° TRELEASE, W., North American baie of the section Ottonia. Amer. Jour. 
Bot, 8: 212-217. pis. 5-8. 1921 
. seit zur Seen von Nedetien und Polynesien. II. Engler’s Bot. Jahrb. 
65: 429-528. 1 
