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read reviews of it. They will at least know the price which the publ 
offer for “a good review” and the ‘‘terms”’ on which, presumably, the b 
is advertised by such “scientific magazines” as receive copies: 
DEAR Sir: Referring to your memorandum of July 23d, no copies of Melh 
One Thousand American Fungi have been or will be sent out for review. 
sent a few copies to the editors of iaedade magazines, allowing them a special 
count of 50 per cent. off the list price in consideration of a good review. Should 
care to review the book on these terms we will be glad to send you a copy for $6. 
Very truly beets 
E BowEN-MERRILL C0. 
On AuGusT FIRST Dr. C. E. Bessey returned to active work in t 
botanical department of the University of Nebraska. He celebrated ls 
resumption of botanical work by a visit to the Yellowstone Park for the pu 
pose of studying the vegetation of that region, especially certain grou 
lower plants. With his return to the department Dr. August Rimbé 
connection will shortly cease, as he was engaged in the department a 
Dr. Bessey’s year of service as chancellor. Professor John L. Shel 
the Nebraska State Normal School, has accepted a fellowship in Bais 
the university, and will return to study at the opening of the year. Dr. 
again for further ecological studiesyof the alpine and sub-alpine v 
continuing also his collection of specimens for distribution. 
THE PRIVATE HERBARIUM of Mr, Harry N. Patterson, of Oqua 
containing about 30,000 sheets, has been secured by the Field s 
Museum, and will be installed with the rapidly growing colle 
institution as promptly as the careful cataloguing practiced in 4 
ments will admit. The botanical department of the museum > 
gratulated upon this accession of one of the notable private h 
to its already excellent representation of the flora of that 
Antillean islands. Mr. Patterson’s herbarium is more or less 
museum will be of great value to botanical students and specials 
