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trates a new species of Closterium and a new variety of Cosmarium cuneatum 
from Florida, aso a new species of Anabaena from Lower California.—R. E. 
Fries (ibid. no. 8. pp. 51. pls. 1, 2) has published 6 new species of flowering 
plants collected along the boundary between Bolivia and Argentina; the same 
author (ibid. no. 11. pp. 34. pls. 1-4) describes and illustrates several new Gas- 
teromycetes from the same region—G. O. Mare (ibid. no. 1. pp. 30. i. 1) 
presents a synoptical revision of the South American genera Araujia and Morremia 
and describes a new species in the latter genus.—N. SyLvEN (ibid. no. 6. pp. 48. 
pls. 1-7) gives an account of the South American species of Genlisea and Utri- 
cularia, based on material in the Regnell herbarium. Four species of the former 
genus are recorded, of which one from Minas Geraés is new; and in Utricularia 
34 Species are recorded, 9 of which are new to science.—E. WAINIO (ibid. no. 4. 
Pp- 175) under the title “Lichenes in viciniis hibernae expeditionis Vegae prope 
pagum Pitlekai in Siberia septentrionali a D:re E. Almquist collecti” has pub- 
lished several new species belonging to different genera and proposes a new genus 
(Melanaspicilia) to which six species are referred —N. L. Brirron (Torreya 
9153-160. 1909) gives an accoynt of the genus “Rhipsalis in the West Indies,” 
recording three species, one of which (R. jamaicensis) is new.—T. D. A. 
CocKERELL (ibid. 166, 167) proposes a new generic name (Wedeliella) for a certain 
Sroup of nyctaginaceous plants; the type of the genus is Allionia incarnata L.— 
G. V. Nasu (ibid. 209, 210) records a new species of Danthonia from Jamaica.— 
H. Curist (Bull. Acad. Int. Geo. Bot. 18:146-178. 1909) under the title “Fou- 
géres d’extréme Orient” has published several new speeies of ferns from Korea, 
Sachalin, and China.—H. Léverié (ibid. 1-138) presents a synopsis of the 
Chinese and Japanese species of Rubus; the author recognizes 143 species for 
China and 48 for Japan. The descripti f speci preceded by a determina- 
tive key, of which the character of the leaves and the presence or absence of spines 
form the primary basis for division —E. Vantot and H. Lévetixe (ibid. 139-145) 
have published 18 new species of Compositae from Korea, 12 of which belong to 
the genus Aster.—C. CHRISTENSEN (Smiths. Misc. Coll. 52:365-396. 1909) 
in an article entitled “The American ferns of the group of Dryopteris opposita 
contained in the U. S. National Museum ” presents critical notes on several species 
and publishes 9 species and 3 varieties of this genus as new to science.—F. FEDDE 
(Rep. Nov. Sp. '7:255-257. 1909) describes 4 new varieties of Papaver nudicaule 
L., 3 of these being from the Rocky Mountain region.—A. LINGELSHEIM, F. Pax, 
and H. WINKLER (ibid. 241-251) in continuation of their studies on the Bolivian 
flora have published 22 new species of dicotyledonous plants.—K. WoLFr (ibid. 
274-279) under the title “Species novae generis Eryngii Americae centralis et 
australis” has published 6 species new to science.—E. L. GREENE (ibid. 252-255) 
describes 8 new species of Thalictrum, chiefly from western North America; the 
Same author (Midland Naturalist I:99-104. 1909) has published 3 new species 
of Thalictrum from North Dakota.—A. A. HELter (Muhlenbergia 5: 133-143. 
7909) publishes the first of a series of articles on the ‘Nevada lupines’’; the 
