1892. ] Notes and News. 387 
IN THE cabal American (Sept. 3rd) is the Sr fave rid W. 
T. Davis, of a new hybrid oak found upon Staten Island. ol 
brid of Q. nigra nad 2. ilicifolia, and is named Q. Brittoni. 7 is ter 
ther commented upon, and tracings of leaves given in po Piccontings 
of the Nat. Sci. Aas "of Staten Island, for Septembe r 10 
Res MARRIAGE of Mr. O. F. Cook and Miss Alice cee occurred 
DISEASE OF POTATOES, in which the stems turn brown at the sur- 
face of the ground, and the whole plant soon dies, has been observed 
und b 
orus. The eGacane can be tra phase to geraniums, beans 
lupines, oe not to other plants 
ium of the Muséum de Paris. The er is especially Sieeait cai at 
count of the long interference of man with the 
becomes well nigh impossible to repent original forms. Howeve 
24 species are described, 10 of which are 
CTA PETROpOLITANI (Tom. XI. nen oe Jie contains the a 
amount of interesting material concerning the atic flora, a flora 0 
or i 
dden collection are presented by F. erder; seventh o tent dec- 
ade of new Composite, by C. Win pe and poe oaaiapebe many — 
new plants by Batalin, carechindbicae: ‘ el. 
. ae REVIEW OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL pee in 
c, mnesota is rter 
cewur Salons hove * cen last Ova 188, 1882, 1883 and 1892, with an 
alee of 45, 75, 104 and 741 rg oo ly. The botany ey ter 
ty Prof. C. E. Bes essey, a TgBaY, _C. Arthur in 1882, an 
; pnway ‘McMillan in 1892. Baily was omitted in 18 
ANY PARTAKES of the renaissance that characterizes ap oe 
Administration at Brown University. The man clas : 
ose € Woman’s Adjunct, 40. Professor’ 
we pdings. There is a goo 
.W. T. V. Osterhout, of the Senior class, has sper 
“Study at Wood’s “Holl ae and acts as de monstrator in the ams spect 
Classes. A new building’ to accommodate the lecture rooms, 
: om and herbarium i is a crying necessity. 
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