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NEWS. 
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M. G 1G: i i y f M p 1 , ll- 
J WwW well-known 
PASTOR CHRISTIAN KAURIN, of Sande arlsberg, Nor ay,a 
f n Ty l y ie n y2 8 8, at the age of 66. 
; irector of 
PROFESSOR T. CARUEL, the eminent professor of ine ae ee 
the botanic garden of Florence, died recently after a long an Pp 
| iéres prize to 
THE FRENCH ACADEMY of Science has aneiied the: rev prasise cae sv 
our colleague, Professor J. B. DeToni, of the University o 
monumental work, the Sylloge Algarum. 
; - Wednesday, 
AT THE ANNUAL meeting of the Royal Society Soa ae psi f 
November 30, a « Royal Medal” was awarded to Mr. Wa 
recognition of his discovery of the continuity of protoplasm. 
: ; istiania, died on 
AXEL Biyrrt, professor of botany in the University of anes ae 
July 18, 1898, at the age of 54 years. Since his death nepiaiane 
has been made director of the museum and herbarium o 
: stablish- 
THE CANADIAN government has appropriated a ee hoped 
ment of a floating biological station in the Gulf of St. sae a shore of 
that the work will be begun early in the present ae panste Among the 
Prince Edward’s island. The station will be move oe Uaivewsity, 
directors we note the name of Dr. D. P. Penhallow, o 
BryoLogisrs will be 
Many others wil] 
taining thirty-tw. 
e 
haps four oth rs. 
M, MICHEL GANDOGER 
octavo work of 
of the herbariy 
divide each Sp 
1899] 
the well-known author of the — ane 
27 volumes published at Paris 1832-1893, is emain he oan 
m upon which this work was based. Where po oS 
€cimen into two parts. One set of these is to be p 
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