338 MISC. PUBLICATION 797, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Statistics of introduced species and of increase in number of known species, 
bibliography; list of Italian vascular plants, with dates of early records and 
names of recorders; records of additional cultivated species; lists of species 
known at various periods.—See also (for introduced plant) Béguinot and 
Mazza, above, and additional references there given. 
Cronologia delle piante da giardino e da campo coltivate in Italia. 
Indicatore alfabetico della loro prima introduzione fra noi, dei nomi italiani, 
della famiglia, della patria d’origine, ecc. Bul. Uffic. Assoc. Ort. Prof. Ital. v. 
5-6, suppl. xliv p. 1917-19. 
Alphabetical list of plants cultivated in Italy, with habitat and dates of 
introduction, vernacular names, etc.—See also Terracciano, below. 
Sarfatti, Giacomino. Ricerche sulla flora infestante delle culture in Italia. 
I. Introduzione bibliografica e metodologica. Nuovo Gior. Bot. Ital. n.s., 55: 
527-558. 1 fig. 1949. 
General review of the subject of weeds, with bibliography intended to be 
essentially complete for Italy but excluding works on adventive and ruderal 
plants, weeds of rice fields, and local weed lists.—See also Béguinot and 
Mazza, above, and additional references there given. 
Sargeaunt, John. The trees, shrubs, and plants of Virgil. 4 p.l., 149 p. 
20 cm. Oxford, 1920. 
Discussion of descriptive terms used by Virgil, etc.; alphabetical list of 
plant names used by Virgil, with references to his works, discussion of uses, 
ete.; list of Italian common names, with Virgilian equivalents, and of 
botanical names, with equivalents. Some critical notes are given in review 
by A. W. Pickard-Cambridge. Jour. Roman Stud. 8: 202-204. 1920.—See 
also Bubani, above, and additional references there given. 
Sartorelli, G. B. Degli alberi indigeni ai boschi dell’Italia superiore. 4 
p. 1., 454 p. 21.5 cm. Milano, 1816. (Arnold Arboretum library.) 
Account of native trees and shrubs of northern Italy, cited here for its 
account of uses and vernacular names.—See also Borzi, above, and additional 
references there given. 
Silvestri, Antonio de. Le piante pratensi ossia le erbe dei prati e dei pascoli 
italiani ...2.ed. iv, 433 p. illus., port. 24.5 cm. Torino, 1880. (Arnold 
Arboretum library.) (1st ed. 1879; 6. ed. 1896, not seen.) 
Account of the herbs growing in meadows and pastures of Italy, with 
short descriptions and account of forage value (or lack of it).—See also 
Cazzuola, above, and additional references there given. 
Societa botanica italiana. Bullettino bibliografico della botanica italiana. 
v. [1]-9. 1904-1941. 
Classified, mostly annual lists of publications by Italian botanists or on 
Italian botany, covering years 1904-1938; the entries mostly briefly annotated 
in the earlier years, not later. Each volume consisted of several fascicles, 
with annual indices through 1916 and in v. 9, by volume in v. 4-8. Vol. 1-3 
edited by G. B. Traverso, v. 4-5 by Cesare Sibilia, v. 6-7 (2) by Albina 
Messeri, v. 7 (3)-8 by A. Messeri and Rodolfo Pichi-Sermolli, v. 9 by R. 
Pichi-Sermolli and Rinaldo Corradi—See also Giacomini, Valerio. Rassegna 
dei lavori italiani di geobotanica, floristica e sistematica per l’anno 1949 
[ — 1956]. Arch. Bot. (Forli) 26: 59-64, 239-249. 1950; 27: 223-250. 1951; 
28: 48-54, 218-237, 343-351. 1952; 29: 320-366. 1953; 30: 155-191. 1954; 
31: 245-278. 1955; 32: 196-226. 1956; 33: 261-298. 1957. (Annotated an- 
nual lists of systematic, floristic, and ecological publications, alphabetically 
arranged by authors.)—Also Béguinot (La botanica), above, and additional 
references there given. 
Tenore, Vicenzo, and Pasquale, G. A. Compendio di botanica ordinato 
specialmente alla conoscenza delle piante utili pit comuni. 3. ed., riformata 
ed accresciuta. 4 p.1., 600 p. 20 cm. Napoli, 1870. (New York Botanical 
Garden library.) (1st ed. 1847.) 
Includes (p. 195-580) systematic treatment of cellular and vascular plants 
with account of useful and harmful species, particularly those of Italy.—See 
also Cazzuola, above, and additional references there given. 
Terracciano, Nicola. Le piante della flora italiana pit acconce all’orna- 
mento dei giardini. Atti R. Ist. Incoragg. Napoli V, v. 2, no. 2. 319 p. 
1901. 
