Botany Division Research Articles

Palaeobotany and palynology in New Zealand: A historical review

The pollen analysis technique was launched in New Zealand by Dr. Lucy M. Cranwell. Her research included peat studies, in collaboration with Professor Lennart von Post, and important surveys of pollen morphology in the indigenous flora (1935–1944). She was joined in 1937 by Dr. W. F. Harris, who carried on after her departure for America in 1944, first in the Botany Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, later at the Soil Bureau, and subsequently in the Geological Survey. The main reference-slide collection for pollen and spores of indigenous and introduced plants is at the Botany Division, where there is a large herbarium and where identifications can be checked. Palynology at this division, begun in 1944, is at present under Dr. N. T. Moar (who is assisted by Mrs. Alison Watkin) and is concerned with Quaternary studies and pollen morphology. At At the Geological Survey, palynology embraces pollen, spores (W. F. Harris), and microplankton (Mr. G.J. Wilson), and includes Tertiary and Mesozoic studies; Dallas Mildenhall emphasizes paleobotanical aspects, and technicians are Mr. Colin R. Lennie and Miss Michele I. Dickson. These are the only centres with full-time palynologists, and over the past thirty years experience has been gained with various surface samples (air, honey, rain water) as well as subfossil and fossil various materials. Since affinity between Australian and New Zealand microfossils is important in pre-Quaternary studies, progress has been helped by collaboration with Australian workers. As part of a review of recent work, now in preparation, a full bibliography of New Zealand palynology will be published by G. J. Wilson.

The Bamboos of New Guinea

Taxonomic publications on the bamboos of New Guinea appear to have been confined to the description of individual species (I4 in all) and to a few subsequent transfers of names from one genus to another. The present paper is an attempt to collate all this earlier information with a study of later collections of specimens, and of field observations made in 1963. I am indebted to Mr. J. S. Womersley, head of the Division of Botany, Department of Forests, at Lae, who arranged travel for me in the Territory of New Guinea, and to Mrs. Andrie Millar who organized all details of transport and the collection of specimens. I am also indebted to Mr. L. Edwards of Port Moresby for taking me to the type locality of Dendrocalamusforbesii Ridl. The type specimens of species described by German authors, formerly at Berlin, were destroyed during the 1939-45 War, but I have seen duplicate or other cited specimens of a few, and I believe I have been successful in identifying most of the others with later collections. References to some species of the Moluccas and the Solomon Islands, related to New Guinea species, are also here included.

A Technique for Measuring Incompatibility in Lotus Corniculatus L.1

Crop ScienceVolume 6, Issue 1 cropsci1966.0011183X000600010031x p. 90-91 Brief Articles A Technique for Measuring Incompatibility in Lotus Corniculatus L.1 R. K. Miri, R. K. MiriSearch for more papers by this authorJ. S. Bubar, J. S. Bubar Graduate student (now Pool Officer, Wheat Section, Division of Botany, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India) and Assistant Professor of Agronoriy.Search for more papers by this author R. K. Miri, R. K. MiriSearch for more papers by this authorJ. S. Bubar, J. S. Bubar Graduate student (now Pool Officer, Wheat Section, Division of Botany, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India) and Assistant Professor of Agronoriy.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 January 1966 https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci1966.0011183X000600010031x 1 Contribution from the Department of Agronomy, Macdonald College of McGill University, Macdonald College P.O., P.Q., Canada. This investigation was supported by the National Research Council of Canada. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume6, Issue1January–February 1966Pages 90-91 RelatedInformation

The Mixture Ratio of the Lichen Genus Thamnolia in New Zealand

In New Zealand the Thamnolia population is composed of about 98% T. vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaer. and 2% T. subuliformis (Ehrh.) W. Culb. This proportion agrees well with the worldwide quantitative distribution pattern of the two species. The occurrence of Thamnolia in New Zealand was early reported in Nylander's Lichenes Novae Zelandiae in 1888 and in other lichenological papers. The chemical constituents of New Zealand specimens, however, have never been studied. As I could not test any specimens collected in New Zealand before publishing my earlier study on the worldwide chemical variation in Thamnolia (Sato 1963), the details concerning the New Zealand population were unknown. In September, 1964, I went to New Zealand under the auspices of the Japanese Government to study the taxonomy and phytogeography of New Zealand lichens. During my stay there (September 23 December 14) I collected ample materials for a study of the chemistry of the local Thamnolia population. THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THAMNOLIA IN NEW ZEALAND According to the lichenological papers hitherto published, only a few localities of Thamnolia in New Zealand were known, such as Tarndal in Nelson and Mt. Pisgah in Otago, South Island. Among the large collections of lichen specimens kept in the Botany Division, 1 The expense of this study was defrayed mostly by a grant from the Ministry of Education. I thank the botanists and national park rangers who helped me while I was in New Zealand; namely, Drs. E. J. Godley, L. B. Moore, and P. Wardle of the Botany Division, D.S.I.R.; Professor G. T. S. Baylis, Dr. A. F. Mark, and Mr. D. J. Galloway of the University of Otago; and Mr. P. Croft and Mr. D. Bell of Arthur's Pass National Park. I am also indebted to Dr. William Louis Culberson for his keen interest and encouragement in the work on Thamnolia. 2 Biological Institute, Faculty of Arts and Science, Ibaraki University, Mito, Japan. This content downloaded from 207.46.13.158 on Tue, 15 Nov 2016 03:58:21 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms 1965] SATO: THAMNOLIA IN NEW ZEALAND 321

Short Guide to Geo-Botanical Surveying. International Series of Monographs on Pure and Applied Biology; Botany Division, Vol. 8

Short Guide to Geo-Botanical Surveying. International Series of Monographs on Pure and Applied Biology; Botany Division, Vol. 8

[Book Reviews]

Plant Metabolism By Prof. H. E. Street. (The Commonwealth and International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Liberal Studies. Botany Division, Vol. 2.) Pp. ix + 238. (London: Pergamon Press; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1963.) 20s. net.

Effect of Late Seasons on Atlantic Brant Reproduction

tions at the very start of the season rather than with influences occurring later on. This paper reports observations of brant during three nesting seasons of different weather conditions and attempts to relate these conditions to the physiology and reproductive success of the birds. This research was carried on as part of the requirements for a master of science degree at Cornell University under Oliver H. Hewitt and Ari van Tienhoven. The author is indebted to the Arctic Institute of North America, the Canadian Wildlife Service, the Conservation Foundation, the Frank M. Chapman Fund of the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Zoological Society, the Wildlife Management Institute, and the National Science Foundation for financial support of the brant studies. I am also indebted to F. G. Cooch, Canadian Wildlife Service, who offered valuable advice for the field work; Jay N. Eisenhart for assisting me during the 1956 field season; and Tooma and his family, with whom I camped during the 1957 season. Botanical specimens were identified by members of the Division of Botany at the National Museum of Canada.

Dispersal of Tropical Seeds by Ocean Currents

DURING the winter of 1956 and the following summer, farmers living near the Ninety Mile Beach on the west coast of North Auckland (latitude 34–35° S.) noticed that numbers of unknown fruits and seeds, recognized as of tropical origin, were being washed ashore. Specimens were forwarded to the Botany Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, by Mr. H. G. Halliwell, instructor in agriculture, Kaitaia, for identification.

Fungi and Insects Associated With Deterioration of White Clover Taproots1

Crop ScienceVolume 1, Issue 2 cropsci1961.0011183X000100020017x p. 147-149 Article Fungi and Insects Associated With Deterioration of White Clover Taproots1 R. A. Kilpatrick, R. A. KilpatrickSearch for more papers by this authorG. M. Dunn, G. M. Dunn Plant Pathologist, Crops Research Division, ARS, USDA, and Associate Agronomist, New Hampshire Agr. Exp. Sta. The authors are indebted to W. C. Snyder, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Berkeley, California for verification of cultures.Search for more papers by this author R. A. Kilpatrick, R. A. KilpatrickSearch for more papers by this authorG. M. Dunn, G. M. Dunn Plant Pathologist, Crops Research Division, ARS, USDA, and Associate Agronomist, New Hampshire Agr. Exp. Sta. The authors are indebted to W. C. Snyder, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Berkeley, California for verification of cultures.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 March 1961 https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci1961.0011183X000100020017xCitations: 6 1 Cooperative investigations of the Crops Research Division, ARS, USDA, and Departments of Botany and Agronomy, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Durham. Published with the approval of the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station as Scientific Contribution No. 239. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume1, Issue2March–April 1961Pages 147-149 RelatedInformation

Climate and vegetational history

E. J. Godley (Botany Division, D.S.I.R., New Zealand) I think that we should congratulate the contributors to this section, and all workers in this field, for the remarkable advances which have been contributed to this subject in the last seventy years. This is the information which we so badly need, to prove or disprove our speculations about the wanderings of plants during the Quaternary period in the southern cold temperate zone. This information is of value, not only for interpreting events in the past, but also as a guide to what may be happening now, or will happen in the future. For it gives us some indication of the capabilities of genera in the changing climates of today and in the new climates to come.

A NEW SPECIES OF ANISOPTERA (Dipterocarpaceae) II

Some new material of Anisoptera kostermansiana Dilmy, described by the present author in Reinwardtia 3: 347. 1956, was put at his disposal by the kindness of Mr. J. S. Womersley, Chief, Division of Botany at Lae, T.N.G.

INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDS IN NEW ZEALAND AGROPYRON

Journal Article INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDS IN NEW ZEALAND AGROPYRON Get access H. E. Connor H. E. Connor Botany Division Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Christchurch New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Evolution, Volume 10, Issue 4, 1 December 1956, Pages 415–420, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1956.tb02867.x Published: 01 December 1956 Article history Received: 30 April 1956 Published: 01 December 1956

South African Plants

The Genera of South African Flowering Plants By Dr. E. Percy Phillips. (Union of South Africa: Department of Agriculture, Division of Botany and Plant Pathology: Botanical Survey Memoir No. 25.) Second edition. Pp. xi + 923. (Pretoria: Government Printer, 1951.) 40s.

AN INTERSPECIFIC HYBRID IN BUDDLEJA

Journal Article AN INTERSPECIFIC HYBRID IN BUDDLEJA Get access RAYMOND J. MOORE RAYMOND J. MOORE Associate Botanist (Cytogenetics) *Division of Botany and Plant Pathology, Science Service, Dominion Department of AgricultureOttawa, Canada Contribution No.1129 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Heredity, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 1952, Pages 41–44, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a106257 Published: 01 January 1952

National Science Board

Chester I. Barnard, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, was elected chairman of the National Science Board of the National Science Foundation at its second annual meeting held in Washington on December 3rd. Dr. Barnard succeeds James B. Conant, president of Harvard University, who was elected to serve the initial term as chairman of the Board on December 12, 1950. Edwin B. Fred, president of the University of Wisconsin, was re-elected vice chairman of the National Science Board. The new chairman and vice chairman were elected for two-year terms of office as prescribed by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950. Four members of the executive committee, whose terms had expired, were also re-elected. These were: Dr. Barnard; Detlev Bronk, president of the Johns Hopkins University and president of the National Academy of Sciences; Lee A. DuBridge, president of the California Institute of Technology; and Elvin C. Stakman, chief of the division of plant pathology and botany at the University of Minnesota.

The Growth of the Shoot Apex in Maize: Internal Features

American Journal of BotanyVolume 38, Issue 9 p. 744-751 Article THE GROWTH OF THE SHOOT APEX IN MAIZE: INTERNAL FEATURES E. C. Abbe, E. C. Abbe Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota Division of Botany, University of California, Los Angeles 24, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorB. O. Phinney, B. O. Phinney Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota Division of Botany, University of California, Los Angeles 24, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorD. F. Baer, D. F. Baer Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota Division of Botany, University of California, Los Angeles 24, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author E. C. Abbe, E. C. Abbe Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota Division of Botany, University of California, Los Angeles 24, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorB. O. Phinney, B. O. Phinney Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota Division of Botany, University of California, Los Angeles 24, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorD. F. Baer, D. F. Baer Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota Division of Botany, University of California, Los Angeles 24, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 November 1951 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1951.tb14887.xCitations: 34AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume38, Issue9November 1951Pages 744-751 RelatedInformation

The Growth of the Shoot Apex in Maize: External Features

American Journal of BotanyVolume 38, Issue 9 p. 737-744 Article THE GROWTH OF THE SHOOT APEX IN MAIZE: EXTERNAL FEATURES E. C. Abbe, E. C. Abbe Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota Division of Botany, University of California, Los Angeles 24, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorB. O. Phinney, B. O. Phinney Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota Division of Botany, University of California, Los Angeles 24, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author E. C. Abbe, E. C. Abbe Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota Division of Botany, University of California, Los Angeles 24, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorB. O. Phinney, B. O. Phinney Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota Division of Botany, University of California, Los Angeles 24, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 November 1951 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1951.tb14886.xCitations: 32AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume38, Issue9November 1951Pages 737-744 RelatedInformation

ONTOGENY OF THE VEGETATIVE AXILLARY BUD IN DRIMYS WINTERI VAR. CHILENSIS

American Journal of BotanyVolume 38, Issue 3 p. 234-243 Article ONTOGENY OF THE VEGETATIVE AXILLARY BUD IN DRIMYS WINTERI VAR. CHILENSIS Ernest M. Gifford Jr., Ernest M. Gifford Jr. Division of Botany, University of California, College of Agriculture, Davis, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author Ernest M. Gifford Jr., Ernest M. Gifford Jr. Division of Botany, University of California, College of Agriculture, Davis, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 March 1951 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1951.tb14817.xCitations: 17AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume38, Issue3March 1951Pages 234-243 RelatedInformation

CYTOTAXONOMIC STUDIES IN THE LOGANIACEAE. II. EMBRYOLOGY OF POLYPREMUM PROCUMBENS L

American Journal of BotanyVolume 35, Issue 7 p. 404-410 Article CYTOTAXONOMIC STUDIES IN THE LOGANIACEAE. II. EMBRYOLOGY OF POLYPREMUM PROCUMBENS L Raymond J. Moore, Raymond J. Moore Division of Botany and Plant Pathology, Central Experiment Farm, Ottawa, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author Raymond J. Moore, Raymond J. Moore Division of Botany and Plant Pathology, Central Experiment Farm, Ottawa, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 July 1948 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1948.tb08099.xCitations: 3AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume35, Issue7July 1948Pages 404-410 RelatedInformation

Cytotaxonomic Studies in the Loganiaceae. II. Embryology of Polypremum procumbens L.

American Journal of BotanyVolume 35, Issue 7 p. 404-410 Article CYTOTAXONOMIC STUDIES IN THE LOGANIACEAE. II. EMBRYOLOGY OF POLYPREMUM PROCUMBENS L Raymond J. Moore, Raymond J. Moore Division of Botany and Plant Pathology, Central Experiment Farm, Ottawa, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author Raymond J. Moore, Raymond J. Moore Division of Botany and Plant Pathology, Central Experiment Farm, Ottawa, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 July 1948 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1948.tb08099.xCitations: 3AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume35, Issue7July 1948Pages 404-410 RelatedInformation