90 MERRILL. 
Henry, A. The Genus Astilbe. (Gard. Chron. III. 32 (1902) pp. 95, 154-156, 
171.) 
Eleven species are considered, Astilbe philippinensis being described from 
Luzon, as new, the sole representative of the genus in the Philippines, 
previously confounded with A. rivularis Ham. 
Jussieu, A. de. Monographic des Malpighiacees. (Arch. Mus. Paris 3 (1843) 
pp. 5-152; 255-616, reprint (1845) pp. 1—368, plates 23.) 
Three species are described from Cuming’s Philippine collections, Ryssop- 
teris microstem, ma J'uss., R. dealbata Juss., and R. cumin giana Juss. 
Kranzlin, Fr. Cyrtandraceae Malayanae insulares novae. (Journ. Linn. Soc. Rot. 
37 (1906) pp. 275-285.) 
In this paper the following Philippines species are described: Cyrtandra 
hypochrysea, C. macrodiscus, C. micrantha, C. benguetiana, and G. ilicifolia, 
all from Luzon. 
Lindberg, S. 0. Uppstallning af familjen Funariaceae. (Oefv. Vet.-Akad. For- 
handl. 21 (1864) pp. 589-608.) 
In an appendix to the above paper three species of Philippine mosses are 
described from Cuming’s collection. Spiridons longifolius, Pterobryum elatum, 
and Trachypus rugosus. 
Loesener, Th. Monographia Aquifoliacearum. (Nova Acta Acad. Cues. Leopold. - 
Carol. Nat. Cur. 78 (1901) pp. vm+570, plates 15.) 
Three genera are recognized, Ilex with 271 species, Nemopanthes with I 
species, and Phelline with 10 species, only the former represented in the 
Philippines and by the following forms: Ilex crenata Thunb., forma luzonica 
(Rolfe) Loes., I cymosa Blume (1. philippinensis Kolfe), I. cymosa var. 
cumingiana (Rolfe) Loes., I. laurifolia Zipp., Amboina and ? Philippines, and 
I. triflora, Bl., var. lobbiana (Rolfe) Loes. Ilex fletcheri Merr., has since been 
described from Mindoro. 
Maximowicz, C. J. Revisio Hydrangearum Asiae Orientalis. (Mem. Acad. Imp. 
Sci. Petersb. VII. 10 (1867) pp. 48, plates 3.) 
One Philippine species, Hydrangea lobbii Max., is described, but erroneously 
ascribed to Java, the type, Lobb J-46, having been collected in Luzon, not in 
Java. 
Montague, C. Plantas cellulares quas in insulis Philippinensibus a cl. Cuming 
collectas recensuit observationibus non nullis descriptionibusque illustravit. 
(Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. 3 (1844) pp. 658-662; 4 (1845) pp. 3-11.) 
In this paper are enumerated 30 species of Philippine algae of which 4 
were described as new ; 23 species of lichens, one genus and three species 
described for the first time; 8 species of Hepaticae, one being new; and 14 
species of mosses, two being new. 
Moore, Albert Hanford. Revision of the Genus Spiianthes. (Proc. Amer. Acad. 
Arts and Sci. 42 (1907) pp. 521—569.) 
Of this genus sixty-three species varieties and forms are recognized, of 
which two are found in the Philippines, Spiianthes acmella (L.) Murr., 
India to southern China and Australia, and S. grandiflora Turcz., Philippines 
and Australia. One Philippine species, S. ova'ta Merr., is not considered. 
The specimen of Cuming’s collection credited to the Philippines under S. 
acmella is from Malacca, not from the Philippines. 
