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quite independent of mine and his manuscript sent to the Revue 

 Bryoh'gique before the receipt of my letter. I make this tardy 

 acknowledgment. 



Prof. Cooke (in litt.) also reports a species new to North 

 America; LeptospJiceria hryophila, Sacc. on Campothccium 



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E. G. Britton. 



Botanical Exploration of Asia Minor, Prof. Joseph Born- 

 muellcr, Director of tl>e Botanical Garden at Belgrav, Servia, and 

 one of our most successful explorers, is on a twelve months 

 journey through the eastern parts of Asia Minor, starting from 

 Amasia and going up the Kisil Irmak to the Euphrates and 

 Ak-dagh. Only once, thirty-five years ago, the Russian botan- 

 ist Wiedemann, from St. Petersburg, traveled hastily over this 

 country, and it never since has been visited. A long journey 

 through Dalmatia, Montenegro, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria 

 enables Prof. Bornmueller to go to his work with experience, and 

 success will be his. Prof. Haussknecht in Weimar will take charge 

 of the original collection and work it up scientifically. Many her- 

 baria and collections have extended large orders to Mr. Born- 

 mueller, and orders for only first class prepared specimens for this 

 country will be taken and forwarded through Mr. Geo. Hansen, 



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more common Mediterranean plants of course will be excluded. 



The usual meetings of the Botanical Club of the American 

 Association for the Advaricement of Science will be held at nine 

 o'clock in the morning of each day during the coming session at 

 Toronto, Canada, beginning August 27th and continuing one week. 

 The Secretary, Prof. Douglas H. Campbell, requests that members 

 communicate to him at 91 Alfred Street, Detroit, Mich., titles of 

 papers or memoranda of notes to be presented, as long as possible 

 in advance of the meeting. A large attendance of botanists is 

 confidently expected. 



Recent advices from Dr. Thos. Morong report a continuance 

 of his successful work in the exploration of the Paraguayan Flora. 

 His headquarters for theprcsent winter are at thccity of Ascuncion, 

 Paraguay, where letters addressed to him in the care of the United 

 States Consul should reach him in due time 



