1896] EDITORIALS $ 495 
learn the conditions under which a grant from the government could 
be obtained, the conditions and cost of living, in short, all those facts, 
botanical, financial, governmental, and hygienic, which must enter 
into any plan of action. It is further suggested that a report be made 
by this committee next summer to the various botanical organizations 
which meet in convention with the American Association. In the 
meantime the GazETTE would be glad to hear from those institutions 
and individuals who are willing to cooperate in the establishment of 
such a laboratory. 
