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NEWS. 
Dr. Jutius Wiesner, the well-known plant physiologist of the University 
of Vienna, has been made a life member of the upper house of the Austrian 
parliament. 
Dr. Brapitey M. Davis has been spending the spring in Cambridge com- 
pleting a textbook of botany in co-authorship with Mr. JosepH Y. BERGEN. 
His connection with the University of Chicago will end July 1. He will be at 
Woods Hole through the summer. 
IN vIEw of the great service rendered by Dr. J. Brrquet at the Vienna Con- 
ess, an international demonstration in his honor was arranged. The fund 
obtained from fourteen different countries have been used in the purchase ae a 
gold watch with congratulatory inscription, a check for 2000 francs for the further- 
ance of Dr. BRIQUET’s scientific work, and an illuminated address. The details 
of this movement have been published and also Dr. Briquet’s letter of thanks. 
THE THIRD annual meeting of the Botanical Symposium will be held from 
July 2 to 9, 1906, at Mountain Lodge, Little Moose Lake, Old Forge, N. Y. 
Through the courtesy of the members of the Adirondack League Club the privi- 
lege of occupying the Club House for one week is extended to the members of 
the Symposium. Botanists are requested to notify Mr. Joseph Crawford, Secre- 
tary, 2824 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., if they intend to attend the 
Symposium. 
A NEW JOURNAL bearing the title Annales de Biologie Lacustre is to be pub- 
lished under the editorship of Dr. Ernest Rousseau, with the collaboration of a 
very large board of editors. ‘The first fascicle as announced contains 192 ps ges 
with figures and maps. Publication is to be in German, English, French, and 
Italian. Each volume will contain 400 to 500 pages, and the subscription price 
will be 20 to 30 francs. The address of the editor is Musée royal d’ Histoire 
Naturelle, rue Vautier, 31, 4 Bruxelles. 
A MOVEMENT is on foot to erect in Jena a statue as a memorial to Professor 
ERNst ABBE, who died last year. The American Microscopical Society has 
issued a circular letter appealing to its members to aid in this movement. The 
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company of Rochester, N. Y., which has long had 
business relations with the Zeiss works, has also sent out letters asking for con- 
tributions from those who are not members of the society. Contributions in any 
amount will be welcomed and will be acknowledged. 
A FASCICLE oF Kew Buttetins has appeared recently, bearing various dates 
from 1920 to 1906. This is an attempt to revive a dormant publication suffi- 
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