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of Scrence, was a member and officer of many scientific 
societies and the author of a standard series of text- 
books and of numerous other books and articles, great 
and small. As a teacher of botany, he heldanimportant 
place, not only because of his marked success in that work, 
but because in his earlier text-books he introduced into 
America ideas and methods which have led to present- 
day laboratory instruction. He was noted among his 
colleagues for his ready and kindly appreciation of the 
good in others’ work; and he was a public-spirited citi- 
zen. 
New Members—Mrs. Sidney Armer, 1329 Arch St., 
Berkeley, Cal.; Miss Louisa Blake, 50 West St., Wor- 
cester, Mass.; Prof. L. P. Breckenridge, 412 Humphrey 
St., New Haven, Conn.; Macy Carhart, Keyport, N. J.; 
Mrs. Orra Parker Phelps, Canton, N. Y.; Miss Maria 
F. Pratt, 4806 South Salina St., Syracuse, N. Y.; Paul 
C. Standley, Smithsonian testwedon, Washington, D. 
.; R. W. Woodward, 22 College St., New Haven, Conn, 
Wanted—Specimens of the following species of the 
Ophioglossales, as listed in the North American Flora: 
Botrychium pumicola, boreale, californicum, Schaffneri, 
Coulteri, pusillum, Jenmani, alabamense, Underwood- 
vanum; Ophioglossum reticulatum, Harrisi, crotalophor- 
oides, tenerum, californicum, Engelmanni; Cheiroglossa 
palmata. I would expect to make fitting compensation. 
—Rosert A. Ware, 246 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. 
Wanted—I will pay 10 cents per sheet for any North 
American pteridophytes not now in my collection, or 
will exchange. List of desiderata sent upon application. 
—L. 8. Hopxins, 525 E. Main St., Kent, Ohio. 
