480 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [JUNE 
program of scientific papers will be given in Phipps’ Botanical Hall, begin- 
ning at II A. M., July 1. 
INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES for the investigator at the Royal 
Botanic Garden, Peradeniya, Ceylon, become apparent in the recent annual 
report of Director J. C. Willis. During tgo1, in addition to visits for admin- 
istrative purposes, W. H. Lang and A. G. Tansley secured important results 
and material at the garden. 
THE BILL AUTHORIZING the establishment of a biological station on the 
Great Lakes by the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries has passed the 
Senate. The selection of a suitable site involves an investigation of the 
claims of eight states, and for this purpose, as well as to secure the necessary 
land and water rights, an appropriation of $10,000 has been made. 
G, S. JENMAN, Government Botanist of British Guiana, died at George- 
town February 28. His previous position (1873-1879) was superintendent 
__ of the botanical garden at Castleton, Jamaica. He was especially familiar 
_ with the ferns of British tropical America, and at the time of his death was 
publishing a conspectus of them in parts, five of which had appeared. 
DURING THE YEAR Igo! accessions to the herbaria of the New York 
Botanical negoniarge oe 559747 sheets, representing 77,657 specimens. 
ap the the number of species in culti- 
vation was as follows : webic. conservatories 3344, herbaceous grounds 3012, 
fructicetum 512, arboretum 169, pinetum 16, salicetum 43, viticetum 65. 
‘Dr. B. E. LivINGsTON and Mr. H. N. Wuitrorp, Assistants in Botany, 
Mr. C. DD. Howe, Fellow i in Botany, of the University of Chicago, have 
ippointed co in the Bureau of Forestry, Department of 
ek e year pearing July 1, 1902. Dr. Livingston will work 
st | war in the northern part of the southern peninsula of 
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