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ters by which it may be recognized. The part devoted to the botani 
characters of the fungus shows the species to be very polymorphic. 
to the present time, only been observed in this country. The subject is 
appropriately closed with full details of all effective means yet kno 
_ for combating the disease. 
NOTES AND NEWS. a 
"ee Miss Susay M. Hattowet. profes-or of botany at Wellesley College, 
is pursuing studies in the laboratory of Dr. Kny at Berlin. ; 
ee H. Oyster, of Paola, Kansas, has published his new catalogue 
Dr. J. mo 
_ of North American plants. It contains 125 pages and an index of gen 
_ The price is $1.25, : 
“ TIMBER, and some of its diseases,” is the subject of a series of rel 
trated papers by 4. Marshall Ward in Nature, beginning with issue 
~ December 22, 1887. ; 
Marcus E. Jones gives a very interesting description of the flora as 
Utah, in a four-page pamphlet, said to be a reprint from Tullidge’s mag E 
zine, The Western Galaxy, for March, 1888. 
THE VOLUME on British Discomycetes by William Phillips, F. ae 
which was announced more than two years ago, has recently appeare Z 
_ & number in the International Science series. 
ont Epwarp L. Berrxovp, a well known hotanist and engineer of Colo 
-_rado, is making a botanical excursion into Lower California, not 0} 
ped along the coast, but into the interior, from which we expect some inter 
esting results. 
Dr. ANTON DE Bary, Prof 
burg, died, after a brief illnes: 
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URGESS has published a little guide to the student 12 
Washington (D.C.) High School. It shows a com 
_. Inendable effort to pursue the study of botany in the right way, even 
high echcols, and probably pushes the subject as far as is consistent W! 
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