RRIEFER AKTICLES. 
FACILITIES FOR BOTANICAL RESEARCH AT THE 
NAPLES ZOOLOGICAL STATION. 
( WITH PLATE XXVII) 
Ir was my good fortune to be able to occupy the Smithsonian 
table at the Naples Zoological Station for three months during the 
spring of 1896. I had received some time before a printed circular 
from the director, Professor Dohrn, telling what apparatus I would 
need to bring and how best to bring it, and in accordance with the 
wish therein expressed I had written the station stating when I should 
arrive and what alge I should desire for study. On the morning of 
my arrival I visited the station, introduced myself, and found a room 
prepared for me, with several trays full of interesting alge on the 
table. I was put in care of an employé, who helped me to find suit- 
ale: ae es = “ee three hours I had my baggage moved into 
: and was in dy for work in my laboratory at the station. 
The common reagents for microscopic work had been placed on my 
table, and such special fixatives and stains as I needed were promptly 
‘prepared | for me by the chemist in charge of supplies. As I expected 
_ to do cytologics work I asked for a paraffin oven, which was at once 
installed. “Wall tables, a microscopic work desk, and aquaria were 
a ready, and within two days I had various species of alge g growing vig- 
_ orously. ‘Shiaraaes ites want of the investigator is anticipated and 
‘ weather is chilly, and clean up the room at 
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its are ready to assist in any heavy work, keep 
