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That the International Botanical Congress of 1910 will be held in Brussels 

 has been decided, an appropriation for it having been granted by the Belgian 

 government. The arrangements for the Congress are in charge of Tn. Dukand 

 as president, and E. de Wh-Deman as general secretary. 



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Merrill, F. W. Foxworthy. 



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Copeland; Forest Investigation, H. N.Whitford; Collector, A. D. E. Elmer. 

 A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of the late Mr. A. P. Morgan has been published 



by Professor W. A. Kellerman in the Jaurnal of Mycology (iS-^SS-^^S^- ^9o7)- 

 The bibliographical list contains 46 titles, extending from 1877 to 1907, the first 

 paper having appeared in the second volume of the Botanical Gazette. Since 

 1902 all his papers (26) appeared in the Jaurnal 0} Mycology. 



The following action was taken, diiring the Chicago meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Association, by the Botanical Society of America, Section G of the American 

 Association, and the American Society of Naturalists: 



Whereas, By the lamented death of Dr. Lvcien Marcus Underwood, late 

 Professor of Botany in Columbia University, science has suffered a severe loss and the 

 American Association, the Botanical Society of America, and the American Society of 

 Naturalists an active and esteemed member, be it 



Resolved, That these societies place on record their recognition of his fruitful labors 

 along his chosen lines in the field of scientific research and instruction, and their keen 



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The Philippine Bureatt of Foi^EfiTPv hnc heen renrranized under 



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Forest Administration, under H. D. E\-erext; and Forest Investigation, under 

 H. N. Whitford. The work of the latter division is to discover the forest 

 r^ources and to bring this information to public attention. A detailed system 

 of mapping has been inaugurated, and considerable portions of the islands have 

 been mapped. Special tracts are being studied in detail for working plans, and 

 herbarium and wood specimens are being coDected. The herbarium shows 1109 

 species of trees on the islands, and the number is likely to be increased to 1600 or 

 1800. During the three months beginning with November, Dr. Whixford has 

 been exploring the Island of Mindanao. 



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