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means of a properly accredited and admittedly representative 

 Journal. Why not let yours hold this position ? 



I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, 



A President. 



To the Editor of'''' The Jotir7ial of Microscopy and Natural Science.^'' 



My Dear Sir, — 



I send you a pamphlet of mine, read last year at the Royal 

 Society, Victoria, on Bacilli in Living Plants, to which subject I 

 shall be glad if you will draw attention. Also I enclose a paper 

 of mine lately read to our Society, but which is not likely to see 

 print for some time, and if you like to utilise it in part, or wholly, 

 you are welcome. The subject, I believe, is quite new, and I 

 think may lead to interesting inquiry, and shall be glad to have it 

 set on foot among your country members, who, I should imagine, 

 would be able during the foliage season of England to experi- 

 ment in the same direction ; but I am desirous of obtaining 

 opinions on this subject, and when you notice any, please let me 

 know where to look for them. If you could direct attention to it 

 by Sachs in Germany, I shall take it as a favour, for I am very 

 much interested in the process, and he is a likely man to mete 

 out its worth. I suppose I may be able to carry on the investiga- 

 tion, but time is required, and if more is forthcoming I will let 

 you have it, if approved of 



Hoping you are well and prospering, 



I remain yours sincerely, 



Melbourne. Thomas Shearman Ralph. 



[We hope to publish the other paper alluded to by Dr. Ralph 

 in our next. — Ed.] 



Current IRotice^ anb flDcmoranba* 



Mr. Chas. V. Smith, of Carmarthen, has sent us his Classified 

 Catalogue of very valuable and instructive slides, illustrating the 

 Structure, Growth, and Reproduction of Plants. 



The Science Monthly keeps up its character for first-class 

 articles. The " Leader of Science," whose portrait is selected for 



