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nee other interesting new plants are an Ivesia and a Pyrus from the 
Pacific coast, and a new Tillandsia from Florida. 
The eecond section of the contribution contains descriptions of new 
species of Mexican plants, chiefly of Pringle’s collection in the mountains 
of Chihuahua in 1887. There are 55 species described, and among them 
anew genus of Umbellifere, Prionosciadium, starts out with three species, 
one of them being the Angelica Mexicana of Pringle’s distribution. 
The contribution closes with descriptions of efght new plants of 
Guatemala, one of which is the type of a new genus of Acanthacee, Lou- 
teridium by name. 
NOTES AND NEWS. 
dale, Rey. Tuomas Morone sailed for Buenos Ayres about the middle of 
u 
F. DupLEY, of Cornell University, returns from his year abroad 
fat t ee first of October 
Mr. J. N. Rose, of Wabash College, has oan Mecitelt one of Dr. 
Vasey’s assistants at the Department of Agriculture. 
Mr. F. V. Covii, of Cornell Vane ei been appointed one of 
Dr. Vasey’s assistants at the Department of Agriculture. 
Dr. Dovaiass H. Camppect and Winthrop E. pee return from 
yong in August with the honors is recent doctor 
ELEASE is spending t ire laboratory of 
Dr. “godly in Berlin, carr ying on spel Nerriclatal studies. 
Mr. Erwin F, Smrrn will continue his investigations ie “ peach 
yellows ” this summer in fon ore chards of Maryland and Delaw. 
Prop. Susa OWELL, of We aur Collen: having com- 
pleted | ier studies in foreign laboratories, returns a sh ody 
ON account of an earlier date for tha’ meeting 0 
A.A. A.S. Prof. amar Gace return from Europe in time to feat 
but aol to be back by the first of September. 7 
SUMMER SCHOoL at Cambridge this year - fain! r atten os 
ith such a os ecturer as Dr. Goodale, and such appar Rex 
* Harvard all surrounded by the botanic garden, it is a pape tha 
summer school is not a d. 
Rey. Dr. W. INGER has resigned the princip uship of ihe: 
College at Sheffield, Ragiaek and will remove to London, where “gts” 
ends to fit up a private € laboratory and pursue his bacteriologica 
other Siig free from interruption. hoe 
chin E SKETCH (with pose of Dr. Asa Gray, a fee 
Britten, Reine tha Taceanh of Botany (June). The portrait doe my 
Scant justice, cid it is a fortunate thing 4 that most 
si = to depend upon it for their know 
: ting m 
ite of f meeting has been fixed a week earlier, being Aug beat cs otanists 
