NEWS. 
Dr. J. P. Lorsy has been appointed reader in botany in the University of 
Leiden. 6 
Dr. W. A. Murritt has been appointed assistant curator at the New York 
Botanical Garden. . 
Proressor G. BonnreR has been elected an honorary member of the Royal 
Microscopical Society of London. 
Dr. K. LinsBaver has become privat-docent for anatomy and physiology 
of plants in the University of Vienna. 
Proressor P. A. SAccarpo has been elected a corresponding member of the 
Reale Accademia dei Lincei of Rome. ) 
B. M. Evernart, known best through work in systematic mycology done ® 
association with Mr. J. B. Exits, died at West Chester, Pa., on September 22, at 
the age of eighty-seven years. ; 
Tue Impertat Acapeny of Sciences at Vienna granted 4,000 kroner to Hofrat 
Professor Juttus WriEsNER for his journey to the Yellowstone National = 
where he expected to study the light relations of the flora. Unfortunately : a 
seriously interfered with his plans, and he had not fully recovered at the time 
the Congress at St. Louis. Professsor WIesNER delivered his address, howere 
in spite of evident weakness. : 
Tuomas H. Kearney, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, United en 
Department of Agriculture, has been authorized to proceed to North er 
other Mediterranean coast regions for the purpose of securing new date, 108 
plants adapted to the southwest. A special study will be made of the dats 
+ -ecictant forage 
new introductions of this fruit will be undertaken. Alkali rend pri 
crops will also be studied and the introduction of seeds of new ring. Scien 
kinds will be made. Mr. Kearney will remain abroad until next a if 
A SECTION of biogeography was organized in connection pn §-10. 
International Geographic Congress, which met in Washington, Be respective! 
Professors HEILPRIN and HaRSHBERGER, both of Philadelphia, : 
as chairman and secretary. The papers 
Oscar Drupe, Die Methode der pflanzengeographisch 
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in the eastern United States; CHartes C. Apams, The disper 
American biota; H. C. Cowres, The remarkable : 
the Apalachicola River, Florida, and its significance, 
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