CONTENTS 
Wo. 1, January, 1917 
Page. 
Brown, W. H., and Heise, G. W. The application of photochemical 
temperature coefficients to the velocity of carbon dioxide assi- 
milation 1 
Three text figures. 
Beccari, O. The origin and dispersal of Cocos nucifera 27 
Copeland, E, B. New species and a new genus of Borneo ferns, 
chiefly from the Kinabalu collections of Mrs. Clemens and Mr. 
Topping 45 
Merrill, E. D. Koordersiochloa javanica Merrill, a new genus and 
species of Gramineae from Java 67 
One plate. 
No. Z, March, 1917 
Brotherus, V. F. The mosses of Amboina 73 
Beccari, O. A new species of Calamus from Amboina 81 
Radlkofer, L. a new species of Guioa from Amboina 83 
Brown, W. H. and Heise, G. W. The relation between light in- 
tensity and carbon dioxide assimilation ^ 85 
Two text figures. 
Merrill, E. D. Notes on the flora of Kwangtung Province, China ... 99 
Merrill, E. D. The dates of publication of the third edition of 
Blanco’s “Flora de Filipinas” 113 
No. 3, May, 1917 
Merrill, E. D. Two new genera and four new species of Philippine 
Compositae 117 
Two plates. 
Merrill, E. D. New Philippine Lauraceae 125 
Merrill, E. D. New Philippine Myrsinaceae 143 
Merrill, E. D. Studies on Philippine Rubiaceae, III 159 
No. 4. July, 1917 * 
Brown, W. H., Merrill, E. D., and Yates, H. S. The revegetation 
of Volcano Island, Luzon, Philippine Islands, since the erup- 
tion of Taal Volcano in 1911 177 
Thirteen plates and 2 text figures. 
No. 5, September. 1917 
Smith, J. J. The Amboina Orchidaceae collected by C. B. Robinson. .. 249 
Merrill, E. D. New Philippine shrubs and trees 263 
Brown, W. H., and Yates, H. S. The rate of growth of some trees 
on the Gedeh, Java 305 
One text figure. 
Yates, H. S. Fungi collected by E. D. Mei’rill in southern China 313 
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