BOTANICAL GAZETTE, 371 
EDITORIAL NOTES. 
Dr. Gustav W. Kérper, lichenologist, died July 28, at Breslau, in his 
sixty-ninth year. 
Dr. H. W. Rercuarnt, of the University of Vienna, died on August 2, at 
fifty years of age. : 
Dr. E. Korune, of Berlin-Friedenau, is now editor of the Botanischer 
Jahreshericht, succeeding Professor Just. 
Tae Gazerre was the on] y purely botanica] paper represented. The entire 
editorial staff was there, “ taking notes.” 
_ Dr. Asa Gray asks that botanists, who ean do so conveniently, will send 
him seeds of Coreopsis aristosa, Baptisia leucophea, and B. leucantha. 
HARLES Wricut, the botanist and explorer, died at Wethersfield, 
Conn., August 11, at the age of seventy-four. 
Tar AMERICAN Soctery oF Microscopists will hold its 1886 meeting at 
i N.Y. Prof. T. J. Burrill, of Illinois, is president for the coming 
De. H. Mayr, teacher in the University at Munich, is taking a four 
= journey in America to study the forest vegetation, as we learn from the 
Centralblatt, 
Mr. A. B. Seymour takes the place in the University of Wisconsin vacated 
by Prof. Trelease. Mr. Seymour has heretofore been connected with the Bo- 
tanie Gardens at Cambridge. 
se Bessey calls attention to the fact that the styles (“silk”) of Indian 
| ae excellent studies in protoplasmic activity. Young styles should 
taken from an ear which has been kept in a warm place for an hour or so. 
P A bistixcr odor has been noticed by Plowright in the spermagonia of 
Vinew growing on the large periwinkle. It may yet be shown that the 
; ‘Pemagonia of the Uredinee attract insects to some purpose. 
Tae SEPTEMBER NuMBER of the Journal of Mycology is devoted to an enu- 
netation of the N orth American species of the genus Gleosporium by Ellis and 
Ever ego ‘ 
Blants Forty-seven species are described with index of species and host 
| — sRAPHS recently received of the new Botanical Garden of the Uni- 
be. me Li show most complete and elaborate grounds and buildings, ~ 
: il European trip will no longer be complete without a visit to Prof. 
Orren, 
E, NG BOTANISTS present were M.S. Bebb, W. J. Beal, E, W. ma ls 
DH tig LH. Bailey, Jr., V. M. Spalding, W. R. Lazenby, L. M. Meg: . 
‘Dayj, ao Pbell, C. F. Wheeler, E. F. Smith, T. J. Burrill, B. D. Halsted, A 
fal Seka Martin, J. F. James, F. L. Scribner. An inspection © t 
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ol which the above is a small fraction) shows that the western botan- 
Mee Ont in force. 
