244 The Botanical Gazette. 
THE JouRNAL of the Quekett Microscopical Club, a quarterly publi 
cation, 1s issued under the editorship of Edward M. Nelson since the 
death of Henry F. Hailes, which occurred last October. Mr. Hailes 
had been the editor for nine years. 
Dr. F. Pax, who was formerly connected with the Botanic Garden 
of Breslau, but more recently custodian of the Botanic Garden of Ber 
lin, has been tendered the position of Professor of Botany in the 
University of Breslau and Director of the Botanic Garden to succeed 
Dr. Prantl, deceased. 
A LONG List of new species of fungi is given by J. B. Ellis and B 
M. Everhart in the Proceedings of the Philadelphia Academy of Sci. 
ences, under date of Feb. 28th, being pages 128 to 172. Itis also 
issued separately. There are described 53 Pyrenomycetes, 24 Dis 
comycetes, 11 Uredinez, 2 Ustilaginez, 46 Spheropsidez, and 13 Hy- 
phomycetes, making a total of 149 species. 
_THE SUMMER CouRsEs of instruction in the Cornell University be 
gin July 6th and continue to August 16th. The botany is under the 
charge of Mr. W. W. Rowlee. Four courses are offered: 1, gene 
course; 2, systematic work, especially with composites and grasses; 5 
histology; and 4, study of cryptogams. The fee is $20 for one cours 
or $30 for two, with the cost of laboratory material added. 
interesting. Five excellent plates accompany the report. 
Tue Inpiana Acapemy of Science held its annual spring = 
meeting at Terre Haute, May 17th and 18th. The plans for a comp 
sent the departments of zoology, botany and paleontology. pe L 
report will be made a ting, next December. | 
Pp t the winter meeting, rector in chatge 
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NUAL REPORT for 1892 of the Connectic “C. Sturgis be 
contains the report (pp. 36-49) of the mycologist, Ww 
voted largely to treatment of plant diseases. Spraying 
Sulted in the separation of an enzyme from several spec 
pactetin, that possesses the same physiological action as 
