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amount of time in an effort ill-advised to be sure to issue a 
quarterly magazine, and did about all that was done for 
the society those years. At the expiration of his term, 
the very proper thing to do was to promote him to the 
presidency and let him have that much coveted “F. R. M. 
5S.” toadd on tohis name. But that has not yet been done 
and this year the society rather than do the honor to him 
has given its presidency toa man who had previously held 
it. The management of this society is evidently thought- 
less and fast killing off all public interest in its doings. 
Witness the presence of but about 10 people out of all its 
members this year. 
Obituary.—Wm. Archer died, Aug. 14, 1897, in Dublin. 
He was once an editor of the Quarterly Journal of Micro- 
scopy and was Librarian of the Royal Dublin Society to 
date of decease. He was an authority on Desmids, Rhiz- 
pods and Infusoria. 
Discolorrtion.—The discoloration of flowers and al- 
gae on drying is attributed to atmospheric ammonia. ‘To 
counteractits injurious effect, Nienhaus has used pressing 
paper previously saturated witha one per cent. oxalic 
acid solution, and dried, obtaining in this way beautiful 
specimens of some of the most difficult flowers to preserve, 
unchanged. 
EAGT bG AL SUG, G:E.S:F 1:0:NiS« 
By L. A.” WILELSON, 
CLEVELAND, OHIO. 
Increase of Blood Corpuscles.—If after eating pure 
food, fresh outdoor air is breathed, the blood will show a 
large increase in red corpuscles, but by drinking stimu- 
lants, the red disks are decreased in serious proportions. 
Sword-Moss.—Send stamped envelope to Mrs. Eliza- 
beth G. Brinton, New Dorp, Staten Island, N. Y., and re- 
quest a specimen of sword moss. Send 10 cents to the 
Plant World, Binghampton, N. Y., asking for the October 
