394 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [may 
Department of Botany will be in charge of Mr. Francis Ramaley from June 
to September 1, and thereafter in charge of Assistant Professor D. T. 
MacDougal until Professor MacMillan’s return. Professor MacMillan’s 
London address will be 40 Bedford Place, Bloomsberry Sq., W. C 
THE SPRING NUMBER of the Ferm Bulletin contains sixteen pages of 
interesting matter for fern lovers. C. E. Waters writes regarding Asplenium 
Bradleyi and its occurrence along the Patapsco river near Baltimore, Md. 
Geo. E. Davenport records the stocking of a natural fernery during the last 
twenty years by means of spores brought by the wind from considerable dis- 
tances. A. A. Eaton describes a new quillwort under the name of /soefes 
Montezuma. It was collected by C. G. Pringle in Mexico. C. F. Saunders 
writes about Asp/enium montanum, and L. M. Underwood calls attention to 
the desirability of collectors securing ample notes and specimens of the vari- 
ous forms of Botrychium ternatum to aid in determining relationship. There 
are other articles in the number, and also three excellent illustrations. 
THE Lioyp distribution of photogravures of fungi has recently been 
extended to nos. 15 and 16. The first is a very perfect plate of a number of 
specimens of Lycoperdon gemmatum Batsch, and the last gives a mass of 
Clavaria stricta Pers, and also of C. corenata Schw. The high standard of 
the work is maintained. 
Mr. Lloyd has also printed a second statement of the condition of his 
recently projected mycological museum, covering the years 1895 and 1896, 
practically the whole time of active growth. On the first of January 1897 
e museum 1 contained 1431 specimens, representing 760 species of fleshy or 
- The soft forms are preserved in alcohol. Formalin has been 
tried ‘but with poor results in most cases. Contributions to this collection, 
which is accessible to all visitors, will be gratefully acknowledged. 
THE THIRD ANNUAL MEETING of the Michigan Academy of Science was 
held at Ann Arbor March 31 to April 2. In the section of botany, Over 
which Professor F. C. Newcombe presided, the following papers were pre 
sented: Comments on the nature of the work suited to a botanical club of an 
-agricultura tural college, by W7. J. Beal; The mechanism of root curvature, by 
James B. Pollock ; Remarks concerning the saprophytic fungi grown in eo 
_-vicinity of Agricultural College, by B. O. Longyear; The Russian thistle and 
lice mustard in Michigan, and some Alpena county plants observed 
1896, by C.F. Wheeler ; Early stages in the development of the pollen mB 2 
: ehaes known, by S. Alexander. Among the new officers elected are inet ae a 
__ Volney M. Spalding, president, and Professor C. F. Wheeler, vice president 
_ of the section of botany. The secretary of the Academy is Professor ee ae 
iB. Barrows, ——- oa orem 
