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compromise on nomenclature will result in considerable modifica- 
tions of names in both the American and International systems. 
I attended some of the meetings of the paleobotanists, and was 
especially interested in hearing that there seemed to be agreement 
that the Rhynia group represents the earliest land plants and that 
this group was followed by three main lines represented by club- 
mosses, horsetails, and ferns. 
Returning to London, groups of botanists inspected Kew gar- 
dens under guidance. The spacious grounds with so many large 
trees are impressive. The group I accompanied was led by Mr. 
Summerhayes, who has recently published a monograph of Aus- 
tralian Frankemaceae. It was evident that many plants were hardy 
in the climate of Kew which cannot grow in Brooklyn. Among 
these the Chilean shrub, Eueryphia pinnatifolia, with its abundant 
flowers, was conspicuous. At the herbarium Dr. Stapf called my 
attention to the collection of illustrations. Duplicate copies of 
illustrations of numerous works have been cut out and classified, 
so that the various illustrations of the same plant are all together. 
Another interesting excursion was to Darwin’s home at Down, 
Kent. It was about an hour’s ride from London. It is now na- 
tional property, in charge of the British Association for the Ad- 
vancement of Science. We were met at Down by the anthropolo- 
gist, Sir Arthur Keith. Of special interest was the sand walk, 
about half a mile long, acquired by Darwin a few vears before his 
death, and where he took daily walks. 
On August 30th I went to Hull and then by the Ellerman-Wilson 
Line across the North Sea. We arrived at Christiansand, near the 
south point of Norway, about midnight Sunday. The next morn- 
ing there was bright sunshine but it was decidedly cooler than the 
last week in England. The morning stage had left early, so I 
arranged for my baggage and started on foot. [ walked about 
ten miles through picturesque and constantly varying scenery; the 
road wound by rocky hills with forests chiefly of spruce, pine, and 
birch. There were lakes, and small farms with gardens and fruit 
trees, with occasional views of the fjord, at the end of which I 
was overtaken by the afternoon stage. When darkness came on 
I stopped in a small town and the next day continued to my native 
town of Kragero. Here I remained a week on a near-by island. 
It was early fall, but everything was still green, with many flowers 
