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In addition to the above enumerated papers, contribu- 

 tions to horticultural and agricultural papers may be noted, 

 especially to Colman's Rural World, Maine Farmer, Home 

 Farm, and Orchard and Garden. In the last named paper 

 a series of illustrated articles on the fungous diseases of 

 plants appeared. 



HAROLD WINGATE. 



Harold Wingate was born in 1852, and was educated 

 at the Philadelphia Central High School. He became 

 interested in mycology, particularly in the Myxomycetes, 

 and during the relaxation from his 'duties in connection 

 with the International Navigation Company, has done much 

 collecting of the Mycetozoa. He is the author of various 

 papers on new genera and species of these interesting plants, 

 and has a collection containing the local flora and types 

 from many European authors. 



Bibliography. 



1. "a New Geuiis of Myxomvcetes. " — Journal of 3IycoJo(/y, II : 125. 



2. " Tilmadoche comi^acta, u. sp." — Proceedings Academy of Natural 

 Sciences, 1889 : 48. 



3. "Notes on Euteridium Eozeanum." — Proceedings Academy of 

 Natural Sciences, 1889 : 156. 



4. "The Spores of the Myxomycetes, " — Proceedings Academy of 

 Natural Sciences, 1889 : 188. 



5. " Note on Orthotricha. " — Proceedings Academy of Natural Sciences, 

 1889 : 189. 



6. " Orcadella operculata Wing, a New Myxomycete." — Proceedings 

 Academy of Natural Sciences, 1889 : 280. 



HENRY TRIMBLE. 



Henry Trimble, the son of Stephen M. Trimble, was 

 born May 22, 1853, at Chester, Pennsylvania. In his youth 

 he attended regularly the Westtown Boarding School in 



