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Murphy, Charlottetown, P. E. I.; Mosaic disease, Dr. H. A. 
Edson, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.; 
Seed treatment, Dr. I. E. Melhus, State Agriculture College, 
Ames, Iowa; Spraying, Dr. G. R. Bisby, Experiment Station, 
St. Paul, Minn.; Seed certification, Dr. W. A. Orton, Federal 
Horticultural Board, Washington, D. C. 
The program for the week’s meetings was arranged through 
the joint efforts of the Advisory Board, the Committee on Ar- 
rangements, and the County Agricultural Agents of Suffolk 
and Nassau Counties, Long Island. On Friday, June 27, at 8:30 
p.-m., a conference for reports and discussion was held at the 
McAlpin Hotel, and on Saturday, June 28, an all-day meeting 
was held at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, in conjunction with 
the Northeastern Association of Plant Pathologists. The morn- 
ing and afternoon sessions, in charge of Dr. C. R. Orton, were 
devoted to discussions of diseases of beans, cabbage, cucumbers, 
tomatoes, and other crops, and a portion of the afternoon was 
given to an inspection of the laboratories and plantations of the 
Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 
BERTHA M. EVES 
We record with deep sorrow the death, on June 4, 1919, of 
Bertha M. Eves, secretary of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden since - 
January I, 1911. The appointment of Miss Eves was the first 
after that of the director, and for three years, or until 1914, she 
acted as librarian as well as secretary. During her entire con- 
nection with the Garden she filled a difficult and responsible posi- 
tion with ability and conscientious devotion to the interests of 
the institution which she served. Having been with the Garden 
practically since its establishment she was familiar with its entire 
organization and history in detail, and for this, as well as for 
personal reasons, she will be greatly missed. At its meeting on 
July 17, 1919, the Botanic Garden Governing Committee directed 
the secretary to enter in the minutes of the meeting, and to extend 
to the bereaved mother and family, expression of their sorrow at 
her loss, and of their appreciation of her valuable services to the 
Botanic Garden. 
