1892.] Notes and News. 339 
— at the ate of the Eastern Iowa Horticultural Society, Decem- 
, 1891; “ The effects of cross-fertilization in plants,” read at the 
seeing - me Northern Horticultural Society, December, uae 
first paper is profusely illustrated. 
THE est of leaves during the process of drying for herbari- 
um specimens has engaged the attention of Mr. E. Bogue, who 
ves Gecnte ne nts before and after drying in Science for September 
16. From three to five leaves of Quercus coccinea, Ariseema triphyl- 
lum, on triloba, Arctium pee Asclepias Cornuti and six other 
cae n plants, were examine ound to shrink on an average cat 
to es: sixteenths of an inch, eens the water plant, Nymphaea 
oom, which shrank about a 
ESTING new icteee from South America are described 
by Dietel, (Hedwigia, 1892, p. 159). One is a Raveneliaon Acacia, and 
the other is a Phragmidium on some leguminous plant. The latter 
merits Special attention as it is the only mem rs of the genus not 
eh on the Rosacee. It has been imperfectly known for a long 
me from material collected by. Wright in Texas (Gaccardo, Sylloge, 
Vii, 749). It is also remarkable for the ase agreement inthe physical 
ca of the e exospore with Uropyx rphee. 
ETTER from Prof. L. M. tadeteanle delegate from the Botani- 
oe Club of the American Association to the International Botanical 
lati oa eal) circular of the World’s ae Scat 
Ba botany, which was prepared last May, and s have been 
mailed from the Chicago office June 1, has been aaily distributed 
design of Septemnbe er number of the GAzETTE went to press. The chief 
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country upon the feasibility of holding a botanical congress 1n con 
.¢ with the Columbian Exposition. The belated cpeirasics of 
ar has deprived it of all value, as the botanists at Rochester, 
= a representive body, decided unanimously that a se i 
hel rt such auspices was not ‘avisable, but that instead one should be 
€ld in connection with the meeting of the A. A. A. S. next year in 
antl gee will doubtless be done, ahaceved replies are sent to 
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m ea CONTRIBUTIONS from the Herbarium of Columbia College are 
Cols eb rapidly. No. 27 is entitled “ Note on a collection of Las 
i ” by N. L. Bri 
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FesnPtions of some eighteen species, illustrated by three alates, 
Me 281s upon “The anatomy of the 
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: No. 29 is the sixth sacle the title “ New or noteworth North 
phanerogams,” by N. L. Britton. Among other notes anew 
