NEWS. 
A BIOGRAPHY and bibliography of the late Professor William Nylande 
appears in the June number of the Revue général de Botanique (rx: 218-297) 
IN AN APPENDIX to the Bud/etin of miscellaneous information issued 
the botanical department of Trinidad, the superintendent, Mr. J, Ha 
is giving a description of the West Indian and Trinidad ferns. 
Messrs. CARLTON R. BALL, of Iowa Agriculture College, Elmer D. Me | 
rell, of the University of Maine, and P. Beveridge Kennedy, of Cornell Unive 
sity, have been appointed assistants in the Division of Agrostology, U* 
Department of Agriculture. 
has be 
Bouldet,® 
unt of 
Dr. FRANCIS RAMALEY, of the University of Minnesota, 
appointed professor of biology in the University of Colorado, at 
succession to Professor John Gardiner, who has retired on acco 
tinued ill-health, having held the chair since 1889. 
THE Académie Internationale de Géographie Botanique has exe 
its international scientific medal upon Professor John M. ene 
medal is awarded by the Academy “in recognition of services “ g 
science by those who cultivate and advance its various branches. 
tive study of species and of organic variation, is announce® © ith 
& Sons, New York City. It is entitled «« Statistical methods 
reference to biological variation.” os 
PRoFEssor Dr. EpuARD JANCZEWSKI, Cracow, Austria, 's e 
study of the geographical distribution and the forms of Ribes TH" 
desires to examine the forms growing in the United States, “_ 
the var. subglandulosum. Anyone who can furnish a range OF © 
favor by © 
specimens and viable seeds of these forms will confer 4 
cating with Professor Janczewski. 
ee Fitzpatrich 
A“ MANUAL of the flowering plants of Iowa,” by *+ rivate © 
Lamoni, Ia., is announced. The publication of this work 1s 4 P 
prise, and intending purchasers should address the author. -afly de 
ing the Polypetalz, is not a mere list, but each species ce ic 
together with notes on habitat and distribution, with suitable ap . 
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