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the poisoning- were those of Rhus, but not so intense — the eruption being 

 much less noticeable to the eye and the blisters smaller. 



Mr. S. B. Parish, of San Bernardino, California, than whom no one 

 is better informed as to the flora of Southern California, writes me in 

 regard to this case : " I am quite subject to poisoning from Rhus, but 

 have often handled the Nama without the least injury. That it some- 

 times has poisonous effects is especially interesting, since such a property 

 is, I think, unknown in the American Hydrophyllaceae." 



Charleis Francis Saunders. 



The Wild Flower Preservation Society 



of America. 



OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. 



The terms of the following Managers expire with the current year : 



Mr. C. D. Beadle, Biltmore, N. C. 

 Mr. Joseph Crawford, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Dr. C. F. Millspaugh, Chicago, 111. 

 Mr. a. M. Read, Washington, D. C. 



Our constitution requires the Board to prepare a list of not less than 

 two nominations for each vacancy, and to print the same in the October 

 issue of our official organ. The following list of nominees has been 

 selected by vote of the Board : 



Mr. C. D. Beadle, Biltmore, N. C. 

 Mr. Joseph Crawford, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Dr. C. F. Millspaugh, Chicago, 111. 

 Mr. a. M. Read, Washington, D. C. 

 Prof. Stanley Coulter, Lafayette, Ind. 

 Mr. Stewardson Brown, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Mrs. Annie Morrill Smith, Brooklj'n, N. Y. 

 Mr. David White, Washington, D. C. 

 Prof. h. M. Underwood, New York, N. Y. 



Any ten or more members of the Society may secure the addition of 

 other names to the above list of nominees by filing the nominations, duly 

 signed, with the Secretary not later than November 5. The revised list 

 will be printed in the next issue of The Pi^ant World, and voting will 

 thereafter begin. To make the matter clearer, let us repeat : If you have 

 a friend who is a member of the Society, and whom you would like to 

 see nominated for the Board of Managers, secure the signatures of nine 

 other members besides your own and send in the nomination. Address 

 the Secretary at 1854 Fifth Street, Washington, D. C. 



