340 The Botanical Gazette. [October, 
eastern Cardamine is separated from among other forms; the var. 
mollis of Agrimonia Eupatoria is raised to specific rank, as is also 
ask. It has now been put into the hands of Prof, L. H. Bailey, whose _ 
extensive familiarity with the 
have been placed at the disposal : 
of the Ameri i i iety, to be given as prizes for the sr 
couragement of microscopical research, and Profs. S. H. Gage, 
Ithaca, N. Y., D. S. Kellicott, of Columbus, O., and W. H. Sema 
of Washington, D. C., were appointed a committee to prepare 
conditions on which they should be granted. The competition 
relating to plant life, not less than 3,000 words in len th. The mets = 
ods a WhiCH the results were obtained must be givenin full. A similar 
prize for an investigation relating to anima/ life. . ' 
Two prizes of twenty-five dolins each will be given for the er 
best papers on plant and animal life, respectively, on the above com 
ditions. izes 
The papers, drawings and specimens entered for the ae Pp pa 
are to be submitted to the committee on or before July rst, 1893: : 
the papers and drawings will be published in the Proceedings 
trating some one biological subject. best 
There are also two prizes of fifteen dollars each for the second be 
collection of photomicrographs and slides respectively. 
he object of these prizes is to stimulate and encourage 
vestigation in the biology of North America. - ad of the 
Additional information as to the conditions may be obtained 
committee on prizes. 
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