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not to be blamed. We cannoi: help regretting the use of such 

 clumsy and inappropriate terms as "Horsetail Ferns" and 

 "Club-moss Ferns" while the introduction of the word game- 

 tospore to indicate the sexual spore seems to the reviewer an 

 over refinement. Notwithstanding these minor defects, the 

 book is a lucid account of the subject and will no doubt do its 

 full share in making clear the difficulties that hedge round this 

 phase of botany. The book is an octavo of 475 pages and 

 nearly 350 illustrations and is published by Henry Holt & 

 Co., New York. 



If any teacher among our readers has not yet seen The 

 Western Teacher, of Milwaukee, Wis., he would do well to 

 send for a copy. The editor has a straightforward way of 

 dealing with things educational that is particularly refreshing. 

 The magazine is an inspiration to all who are working for bet- 

 ter methods in teaching. If we did not get The Western 

 Teacher in exchange we should subscribe for it, and that is 

 about the best endorsement an editor ever makes. The sub- 

 scription price is $1.00 a year. New subscribers may club it 

 with American Botanist for J?1.50. 



Dr. William Ashbrook Kellerman, widely known as an 

 earnest investigator and facile writer on botanical subjects 

 died after a brief illness, March 8, 1908, at Zacapa, Guata- 

 mala, whither he had gone with a party of students for botani- 

 cal studies. Dr. Kellerman was especially interested in my- 

 cology and edited both the Journal of Mycology and The My- 

 colos.ical Bulletin. The April number of the first mentioned 

 publication states that the future of the magazine is in doubt. 

 It is hoped that someone can be found to carry on the work so 

 ably begun by Dr. Kellerman. 



