[Book Reviews]

Abstract

A USEFUL compilation, of which the first two parts have appeared, is in course of publication. It is a catalogue of all plants collected in Siam, with a full record of collectors' specimens, references to literature and synonymy, together with occasional notes by the author, who has critically examined, wherever possible, the type specimens and other specimens quoted. The local Siamese and Malay names are given. No new species are recorded, though very many of those listed have been described by the author himself in the Kew Bulletin from material supplied by recent collectors, chiefly. Dr. A. F. G. Kerr, Mrs. D. J. Collins, and members of the Siam Forest Service.

Flor" Siamensis Enumeratio: a List of the Plants known from Siam, with Records of their Occurrence.

By Prof. W. G. Craib. (Published under the Auspices of the Siam Society.) Vol. 1, Parts 1 and 2: Ranunculac" to Anacardiace". Pp. 1–197 and 198–358. (Bangkok: Bangkok Times Press, Ltd.; London: Luzac and Co., 1925 and 1926.) 7 Tcs.; 12s. 10d. each.