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was really amusing, for without adequate ecological background his 
opinion could have very little weight. 
Cc, G. PRINGLE 
new. 
entire flora. It has been interesting to check up on Pringle and see how 
progressed to 
criticism of Pringle for being a poor field botanist is fully justified. 
will ever right matters. There neve 
presidential chair pledged to a real house-cleaning. 
P. A, RYDBERG 
On July 25, 1931 there occurred the second tragedy in American 
botany, the death of Rydberg before his time, the first tragedy having 
been the death of J. N. Rose. Their disappointment at the treatment ac- 
