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plan for a biological survey of the Palaearctic region submitted by Dr. 

 Iv. Stejneger and Mr. Gerrit S. Miller seems to us to be perhaps the 

 most important. Although more elaborately formulated it is quite in 

 line with suggestions made in these columns some months ago, and if 

 carried out could not fail to result in vast and permanent good. Strange as 

 it may seem we do not yet know whether the northern portions of the Old 

 and New Worlds constitute one or two distinct life areas. Although a 

 large amount of work has been accomplished there are neither collections 

 nor data available to settle this and kindred problems for a single biolog- 

 ical group. "We sincerely hope that the Institution may yet see its way 

 clear to execute this plan. The suggestion of Dr. Merriam for a biolog- 

 ical survey of South and Central America is also to be recommended, 

 and both this and the proposition of Stejneger and Miller seem to offer 

 more possibilities for botany than do any of the plans elsewhere sub- 

 mitted. 



THE CONNECTICUT BOTANICAL CLUB. 



To the Editor of The Plant World : Activity among Connecticut 

 botanists has been manifested in the organization of the Connecticut 

 Botanical Society, which was effected under most auspicious circum- 

 stances at New Haven, January 24, 1903, thirty-one persons participating. 

 The following officers were elected : President, Prof. Alexander W. 

 Evans; vice-president, Dr. Charles B. Graves; recording secretary. Dr. 

 Kdwin H. Kames ; corresponding secretary, Mr. E. B. Harger. Among 

 the interesting features of the meeting were papers on ' ' November Wild 

 Flowers" by Mr. Harger, "On the Geographic Distribution of Certain 

 New England Plants " by Mr. M. L. Fernald, and " Notes on the Flora 

 of the North Haven Plains " by Mr. W. E. Britton. As the preparation 

 of a complete flora of the State, founded upon the most accurate infor- 

 mation, has been found desirable, the following committees have been 

 appointed : On Phaenogamous and Vascular Cryptogamous plants. Dr. C. 

 B. Graves, New London ; Dr. E. H. Eames, Bridgeport ; Mr. C. H. Bissell, 

 Southington ; Mr. L- Andrews, Southington ; Mr. E. B. Harger, 

 Oxford, and Mr. J. N. Bishop, Plainville. On Lower Cryptogams, Prof. 

 A. W. Evans, New Haven ; Mr. Isaac Holden, Bridgeport, and Dr. G. P. 

 Clinton, New Haven. 



Many botanists not resident in the State can furnish valuable mate- 

 rial for this work, and all who are able are invited to correspond with 

 any member of the Committee, who will make proper acknowledgments. 



E. H. Eames, Secretary. 



