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and March, 19 13. The Hst includes Latin descriptions and notes in English for 

 the following new species: Dicranodontium spar sum Dixon, Fissidens aberrans 

 Broth. & Dixon, Macromitrium assimile Broth. & Dixon, Bryum ceylonense 

 Broth. & Dixon, Camptochaete (?) thamnioides Broth. & Dixon, Acanthocladium 

 ceylonense Broth. & Dixon, Taxithelium Binsteadii Broth. & Dixon, T. isopterygi- 

 oides Dixon, and Vesiciilaria calohlasta Broth. & Dixon. The article is accom- 

 panied by a plate including figures of all but one of the new species, and there 

 are included in the paper characterizations of two new varieties. Critical notes 

 are given on the characters or as to the synonymy of many of the species listed. 

 The article has been repaged in reprinting and there is no statement of its or- 

 iginal paging or the number of the volume in which the article apeared — these 

 omissions being likely to cause trouble in citation. O. E. J. 



Mr. H. N. Dixon contributes to the Journal of Botany (53: 16-23. Jan., 

 1915) "Miscellanea Bryologica — IV," in which he discusses critically some 

 Australasian species of Breutelia, concluding finally that Breutelia pendula 

 (Hook.) Mitt, is highly variable and includes in its synonymy five specific and 

 six generic names. B. fusco-aurea Broth, is regarded as probably synonymous 

 with B. Sieheri (Hornsch.) Mitt. Microthamniiim cavefolium (Rehm.) Dixon is 

 described as a new species from South Africa; M. cygnicollum (Hampe) C. M. 

 is described for the first time, the name cited by Paris in the Index being a her- 

 barium name only; Neckera Hoehneliana C. M. is found to be distinct from N. 

 Hoehnelii C. M., the two being confused in the Paris Index, ed. 2, so that N. 

 Hoehneliana C. M. stands as a good species while the other plant belongs to 

 another genus and should be called Renauldia Hoehnelii (C. M.) Broth. 



O. E. J. 



With the May issue of Torreya the publication of " Common Mosses Accord- 

 ing to Habitat"^ is brought to a close. The three articles deal with about a 

 hundred mosses common to the region about New York City. There are a few 

 introductory pages of general description and an explanation of the use of the 

 keys, after which the acrocarpous mosses are classified into five arbitrary habi- 

 tat-groups. Each group is then keyed out to genera or species by characters 

 drawn from calyptra, shape of capsule, and structure of the leaves. Following 

 this is an alphabetic list with brief descriptions, but no authorities, of the various 

 species. The pleurocarpous mosses are then treated in a similar manner. A 

 maturity table, resume of the habitat groups, glossary, and final list of all species 

 mentioned, completes the series of articles. E. B. C. 



Dr. Evans has again brought up to date the various new discoveries in the 

 hepatic flora of New England,^ but as usual the extensive notes apply to a far 



1 Daisy J. Levy. Common Mosses According to Habitat. Torreya. 16: 55-67.80-91. 

 103-115. figs. 1-3. (1916). 



2 A. W. Evans. Notes on the New England Hepaticae ,— XIII. Rhodora 18: 74-85. 

 1 03- 1 19- fiRs. 1-40. (19 16). 



