224 The Botanical Gazette. {July, 
EDITORIAL. 
THE COMING MEETING of the American Association for the Advance- 
ment of Science is to be one of the most important of recent years so 
far as botanists are conterned. For that reason,.if not for the pleasure 
of meeting other botanists and reading and hearing interesting papers, 
there ought to be a large attendance of botanists. The meeting is to 
be held in the city of Rochester, N. Y., from Aug. 17th to 24th. Re- 
duced rates, one and one-third fare, will be granted on the usual cer- 
tificate plan on all the railroads of the Central Traffic Association. The 
University of Rochester opens its buildings to the sections, and the 
usual receptions and excursions are announced. 
Of foremost interest to botanists will be the proposed division of 
section F into two, and the formation of section G, of botany, leaving F 
for zoology. This question is to be discussed and settled at this meet- 
ing. Incase the section is divided, the status of the Botanical Club 
is to be considered. ; 
It is probable also that the proposed botanical congress in connection 
with the World’s Fair will come before the section for discussion. The 
Committee which was asked by the World’s Fair Auxiliary to take 
Steps to organize such a congress recently prepared a circular letter to 
the botanists of the country which they vainly tried to have issued as 
it was prepared, It was only after long delay that it was issued at all, 
and on its appearance the members of the Committee were nearly 48 
be. Although the Committee may hope for some information through 
this inflated circular, they will expect to ascertain more of the temper ot 
the botanists toward this scheme at the coming A. A. A. S. meeting: 
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ONE oF ouR good friends writes: “I wish that the less ponderous 
and profound botanists were not so ‘offish’ in sending contributions t0 
the Gazerre. I like to have the work of the editors more appreciated 
and not sunk out of sight by over-weighty articles. . + - nk 
Bulletin makes me swear . . . . ;and the GAZETTE, alas, pu 2 
me to sleep!” We almost envy the Bulletin this distinction; anyth ae 
but being Prosy! Yet itis with a clear conscience that the ci 
print this accusation against the “less ponderous and profound 1 
Ists;” it does not lie against the editors. 
_ We have so often urged the “small fry” (as another friend calls 
1 which we all claim to rank) to send notes and items regard 
work, that we are blameless. Not only has the invitation been 
but the most ample provision has been made for these shorter 
this class 
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