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276 The Botanical Gazette. (hes 
EDITORIAL. 
THE MEETING of the American Association for the Advancement 
of Science next month promises to be an important one for botanists. 
It will be remembered that this is to be the first assembling ofthe 
new section of botany which was established at the Rochester meet 
ing. In order to justify the division of the section of biology, if fr 
no better reason, it behooves botanists not only to attend in numbes, 
but to prepare papers concerning their late researches to be read 
the meeting. The committee which was appointed to secure some 
papers which should give a comprehensive view of the condition of 
the science of botany in this country, especially for the benefit of those 
who do not yet realize its development, has been active, and as att 
sult are able to announce a number of papers from some of the for 
most botanists. Each one selected by the committee to treat his own 
particular field is able to speak with authority. 
THERE WILL come before the section and the Botanical Club, also, 
several reports of important committees, such as the committee 0 
the formation of an American Botanical Society, and the commit 
on revision of the nomenclature of spermaphytes. There will also be 
some new business for the botanists to take hold of, the most ane 
ing of which is the consideration of some method of reporting 
publishing a periodical index to American botanical literature. 
bling of the botanical congress, the first session © salt Z 
23d. It is expected that a considerable number re bp rt of the 
foreign societies will be present at this time and that the oes nee 
international committee on nomenclature will be preeee’ ; me 
be hoped also that some steps will be taken to codperate a 
ternational committee on the revision of biological no 
(terminology) in order to secure the betterment of fiat 
fused terminology which every teacher must feel as = students 2 
the-sea” about his neck when he endeavors to NE = 
idea of homologies in plants. - 
ALTOGETHER there is an outlook for t nt of ¥ 
ent time which is full of encouragement, and an pesense” the ard 
done for its further advancement which is enough ~ é 
of every man who has a gram-meter of energy ors 
no better way can this be shown at presen 
ments to attend the Madison meetings. 
mer resort, and the most ample accomm 
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the comfort and entertainment of those who —_ tes, tc, 20. oe 
TAny one desiring information about railway and Bo, Fe" yfadisom et 
it by addressing Prof. C. R. Barnes, Local Sec y 
he science of botany at the Pre 
