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Afrikas. v. 1-3, v. 5, h. 1. illus., plates, maps. 25.5 cm. Leipzig, 1908-25. (Die 

 vegetation der erde . . . hrsg. von A. Engler und O. Drude, v. 9.) 



Vol. 1 : Phytogeographical ; lists of principal collectors, with their localities 

 and dates, and map of routes (p. xvi-xxviii) ; general features of flora, plant 

 formations, etc., of the 68 phytogeographical regions recognized (including Cape 

 Verde, Canary, and Madeira Islands), with numerous lists of species and 

 references to principal publications ; climate, soils, plant formations, etc., of 

 Africa as a whole ; vol. 2, running account of pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and 

 monocotyledons, with keys to genera and mention of more important species ; 

 vol. 3, the same. Casuarinaceae — Umbelliferae ; vol. 4, to cover Sympetalae 

 and cellular plants (not yet published) ; vol. 5, pt. 1, ecology; vol. 5, pt. 2-5, to 

 cover botanical explorations and bibliography (not yet published). In several 

 cases the lists of species given in this work are the fullest available. 



Rochebrune, A. T. de. Toxicologie africaine. Etude botanique, historique, 

 ethnographique, chimique, physiologique, therapeutique, pharmacologique, poso- 

 logique, etc., sur les vegetans toxiques et suspects propres au continent africain 

 et aux iles adjacentes. 2 v. 631 fig. 25.5 cm. Paris, 1897 (1896) -99. 



Detailed account of poisonous vascular plants, systematically arranged, with 

 synonymy, vernacular names, range, description, history, chemistry, physiology, 

 therapeutics, pharmacology, etc. Incomplete ; Ranunculaceae — Mimosaceae. 

 Originally appeared in Bui. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun v. 8-12. 1895-99. 



Shantz, H. L., and Marbut, C. F. The vegetation and soils of Africa, x, 263 

 p. (inch map), plates. 21 cm. N. Y., 1923. (American Geographical Society. 

 Research series no. 13.) 



Cited here for its bibliography (p. 85-112), consisting chiefly of works on 

 travel, alphabetically arranged by authors. Very few strictly botanical works 

 are listed. 



Thonner, Franz. The flowering plants of Africa. An analytical key to the 

 genera of African phanerogams, xvi, 647 p. 150 pi. on 75, map. 25.5 cm. Lon- 

 don, 1915. (German edition, 1908, Die bliitenpflanzen Afrikas.) 



Bibliography, keys to families and genera, somewhat annotated ; statistics, 

 glossary, brief list of vernacular names. 



ALGERIA 



See also Egypt (Issa Bey; Schweinfurth. Arabische pflanzennamen) ; Sahara. 

 The following publication has not been available for examination : 



Doumergue, Frangois. Herborisations oranaises. Premiere partie : Oran. Bui. Soc. 

 G6og. et d'Arch. Oran v. 33, fasc. 136. 76 p. 1913. (Cited from Bui. Soc. Bot. France 

 62: 90. 1915.) 



General 



Battandier, J. A., and Trabut, Louis. Algerie. Plantes medicinales, 

 essences et parfums. 39 p. 24 cm. Alger, 1889. 



Annotated list of wild and cultivated species. Much the same material appears 

 in Battandier, J. A. Algerie. Plantes medicinales. 61 p. 21 cm. Alger-Musta- 

 pha, 1900. (Exposition universelle de 1900.) 



and Trabut, Louis. Flore analytique et synoptique de l'Algerie et de la 



Tunisie. 406 p. 22.5 cm. Alger, 1902 [1904]. 



Flora of 3,316 vascular plants, in form of keys, with very brief indication of 

 range. 



■ and Trabut, Louis. Flore de l'Algerie contenant la description de 



toutes les plantes signalees jusqu'a ce jour comme spontanees en Algerie et 

 catalogue des plantes du Maroc. 2 v. 6 pi. 25.5 cm. Alger, 1888-95. — Supple- 

 ment aux phanerogames. 90 p. 24 cm. Paris, Alger, 1910. 



Descriptive flora of Algeria, with keys ; additional species recorded by Ball 

 from Morocco are listed, but not described. Replaces (as to Monocotyledones) 

 their "Flore d' Alger" (1884). The supplement includes also a list of herbaria 

 consulted and bibliography. The first volume is by Battandier alone. 



Bouquet, J. Matiere medicale indigene de l'Afrique du Nord. Trav. Off. 

 Natl. Mat. Prem. Veg. (Paris) Notice 8. 29 p. 1921. 



Includes annotated list of medicinal plants from region of Algeria, Tunis, 

 Sahara, etc. 



