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* * * Think of all the \ arieties of cabbage, kale, broccoli 

 cauliflower, collards and brussels spnjuts belonging to a single 

 s{)ecies ! * * * ^\ml ^he kchl-rabi and liirni{) rdmost 

 scjueezed in ! * * * Pe Tsai, the so-called "celery cab- 

 bage" is identified as Hrassica f^ckiiwisis. * * * After 

 this the n^iistards will stay on their own side of the fence. 



* * * Dr. Aven Nelson has resumed his position as head 

 of botany in the University of Wyoming after serving five 

 years as President of the institution. * * * 'f he West is 

 fond of making L'niversit\ presidents out of its botanists; 

 Dr. Bessey served in tiiis capacity in the University of Ne- 

 braska. * * * \\ ^^, lii^^^. ^^^ ^QQ eminent scientists at the 

 head of large institutions l)ut good botanists are too rare 

 to be used as mere college [)residents. * * * \\'e are 

 glad to see Dr. Nelson back in his old position. * * * 

 The botany of the Rocky Mountain region will now get a 

 new impetus. * * * j,^ appreciation of his services, Dr. 

 Nelson was given a three month's leave of absence. * * * 

 He is spending this in California. * * * "Pettiford's 

 fern" illustrated in the American Botanist for last August 

 was awarded a >il\er medal at the 94th annual show of the 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. * * * It is Aspidium 

 laser pcti folium from Asia. * * * B^t no longer a 

 foreigner ; it has been naturalized near Philadelphia. * * * 

 The Independent Gazette of Germantown reprinted the article 

 from this journal. * * * W j^ Maxon sends us a copy 

 of his "Botanical Gardens of Jamaica". * * * It is re- 

 printed from the "Smithsonian Report" for 1920. * * * 

 Well, we have been in all of them and they are just as he says 

 thev are. * * * Twenty hne plates accompany the text. 

 * * * Makes one want to explore the Blue Mountains 

 again. * * * Hinc illae lachrymae. 



