FLORAS OF THE WORLD—PART II . 6§ 
Poisonous Plants of All Countries,‘*® Lewin’s Traité de Toxico- 
logie,#t and Pammel’s Manual of Poisonous Plants;** for woody 
plants, Barner and Miiller’s Die Nutzhélzer der Welt,** Howard’s 
Manual of the Timbers of the World,** Meyer’s Buch der Holzna- 
men,** and Rehder’s The Bradley Bibliography ;* for plants con- 
nected with mythology, magic, and folklore, Aigremont’s Volks- 
erotik und Pflanzenwelt,*? Delatte’s Herbarius,** Folkard’s Plant 
Lore, Legends, and Lyrics,*® Friend’s Flowers and Flower Lore, 
#0 BERNHARD-SMITH, ARTHUR. POISONOUS PLANTS OF ALL COUNTRIES. 2. ed. xii, 112 p. 152 
+ 33 fig. 19 em. London, 1923. (lst ed. 1905.)—List of plants grouped by poisonous prin- 
ciples; list of poisonous plants (152 spermatophytes, also list of mushrooms) grouped by 
properties, with brief description and names of toxic principles; lists of poisonous microfungi 
and bacteria, alphabetical list of reputed poisonous plants. Most of the species treated are 
British, and the work is very far from complete. 
41 LEWIN, LOUIS. TRAITE DE TOXICOLOGIE . . . TRADUIT ET ANNOTE PAR G. POUCHET. vi, 1120 p. 
col. pl. 25 cm. Paris, 1903.—Includes Poisons végétaux (p. 556-938), a systematic treatment 
of vascular and cellular poisonous plants of the world, with properties, symptoms, etc. 
42 PAMMEL, L. H. A MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS CHIEFLY OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, WITH 
BRIEF NOTES ON ECONOMIC AND MEDICAL PLANTS. 2 v. (viii, 977 p.) 458 fig., plates. 23.5 cm. 
Cedar Rapids, 1910-11. (Also issued as 1 vol., 1911.)—General consideration of plant poisons; 
annotated systematic list of more important poisonous plants of United States and Canada, 
with bibliography; chemistry of alkaloids; annotated systematic list of poisonous plants of 
United States and Canada (including bacteria and cellular cryptogams); tabular systematic 
catalog of poisonous plants of world, showing properties and locality; bibliography (by H. S. 
Kellogg) of 1097 titles. 
43 BARNER, JOHANNES, and MULLER, J. F. DIE NUTZHOLZER DER WELT. 4 v. (687, 780, 803, 
1196 p.). 25.5 em. Neudamm, 1942—43.—List of over 12,000 species of woody plants (mostly 
trees), with synonyms, concise statement of habit, range, vernacular and trade names in 
different countries (including those where the trees are cultivated), properties and uses, wood 
characteristics, and references; the families arranged systematically, the genera and species 
alphabetically. Of v. 4 (Registerband, 1943) only an imperfect photostatic copy (p. 1-175, 
1137-1183) has been seen. Dr. Barner writes me that 2 printings of this volume made in 
1943 were destroyed by war and post-war action except for (so far as he knows) 2 copies. 
The contents are as follows: p. 1-175, botanische namen; p. 177-1136, handels- und einge- 
borenennamen; p. 1137-1183, literatur; p. 1185-1196, autorenkiirzungen. 
# Howarp, A. L. A MANUAL OF THE TIMBERS OF THE WORLD. THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AND 
USES. 3. ed. xxiii, 751 p. illus., pls. 22.5 em. London, 1948. (1st ed. 1920.)—Annotated 
list, arranged alphabetically (partly by vernacular, partly by scientific names), with range, 
vernacular names, character of wood, and uses; short bibliography, list of timbers grouped 
geographically, indices of botanical and vernacular names. 
45 MEYER, HANS. BUCH DER HOLZNAMEN ... Xviii, 564 p. 25.5 em. Hannover, 1933-36.— 
Alphabetical list of vernacular names of trees in all languages, with botanical equivalent, 
family name and habitat; no index to scientific names. 
* REHDER, ALFRED. THE BRADLEY BIBLIOGRAPHY. A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE OF THE WOODY 
PLANTS OF THE WORLD PUBLISHED BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. 5 v.30 cm. 
Cambridge, [Mass.], 1911-1918. (Pub. Arnold Arboretum no. 3.)—Very comprehensive bibliog: 
raphy of works on woody plants from earliest times through 1900, divided as follows: vol. 1, 
general works, morphology, anatomy, physiology, pathology, ecology, floras, ethnobotany; v. 2, 
works dealing with individual species, genera, and families, arranged systematically; v. 3, 
collections, arboriculture, diseases, economic uses (the last arranged both geographically and 
systematically); v. 4, forestry; v. 5, index. 
47 AIGREMONT, Dr. [pseudonym]. VOLKSEROTIK UND PFLANZENWELT. EINE DARSTELLUNG ALTER 
WiE MODERNER EROTISCHER UND SEXUELLER GEBRAUCHE, VERGLEICHE, SPRICHWORTER, REDEWEN- 
DUNGEN, RATSEL, VOLKSLIEDER EROTISCHEN ZAUBERS UND ABERGLAUBENS, SEXUELLER HEILKUNDE, 
DIE SICH AUF PFLANZEN BEZIECHEN. 2. aufl. 2 v. (165, 121 p.). 22.5 em. Leipzig, 1910. 
(Harvard College library.) (ist ed. 1908-09.)—Discussion of various cellular and vascular 
plants in their connection with sexual practices, beliefs, and resemblances. 
#8 DELATTE, ARMAND. HERBARIUS. RECHERCHES SUR LE CEREMONIAL USITE CHEZ LES ANCIENS 
POUR LA CUEILETTE DES SIMPLES ET DES PLANTES MAGIQUES. 2. éd., revue et augmentée. 3p. |, 
175 p. 25 em. Liége, Paris, 1938. (At head of title page: Bibliothéque de la Faculté de 
philosophie et lettres de l'Université de Liége. Fase. 81.) (1st ed. 1936.)—Origin of the 
customs of ancient herborists, ete.; detailed account of proper times for collecting herbs, rites, 
songs, sacrifices, methods of collecting, treatment of plants after collecting, etc., with full 
references; indices of authors cited, plant names, etc. 
* FoLKARD, RICHARD. PLANT LORE, LEGENDS, AND LYRICS. EMBRACING THE MYTHS, TRADITIONS, 
SUPERSTITIONS, AND FOLK-LORE OF THE PLANT KINGDOM. xxiv, 610 p. illus., 6 pl. (incl. front.). 
23 em. London, 1884.—Bibliography; collected treatment of plant lore, grouped into chapters 
on world-trees and sacred plants of the ancients, plants of the Christian church, of the fairies, 
of the devil, plant symbolism, plants and the planets, etc., with abundant quotations from 
literature; alphabetical list of plants with the beliefs, fables, etc., connected with them. 
5° FRIEND, HILDERIC. FLOWERS AND FLOWER LORE. 2 v. (xvi, 704 p.). illus. 22 em. 
London, 1884.—Bibliography; running account of myths and legends, beliefs and supersti- 
tions connected with a great number of plants, grouped in chapters entitled the fairy garland, 
bridal wreaths and bouquets, flowers for heroes, saints, and gods, the magic wand, super- 
stitions about flowers, the language of flowers, witches ard their fiower-lore, flowers and 
the dead, etc.; collected critical notes and references dealing with each chapter. 
