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SCIENCE. 



FN. S. Vol. IX. No. 231. 



McGann. 8vo. Treutou, N. J., 1899. Pp. 205. 

 This Report contains a relief map of New 

 Jersey, prepared by the Geological Survey 

 of the State, with the note: "The influ- 

 ence of the diversified topography of New 

 Jersej' upon its climate is apparent by com- 

 paring this relief map with the temperature 

 and rainfall charts which follow." This plan 

 of publishing topographic maps of the differ- 

 ent States in the Annual Reports of the 

 Weather Services is an excellent one, and 

 should be generally adopted. 

 Rivers of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Western 

 Montana. B. S. Pague. River Bulletin No. 

 I., 1899, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Weather Bureau. Portland Ore., 1899. 

 This valuable Bulletin, the first of its series, 

 concerns the precipitation over the Pacific 

 Northwest and the possibility of high water 

 from the melting snow in the mountains. It 

 contains a general forecast of the probable 

 height of the Columbia River in May and 

 June, as dependent upon the temperature 

 conditions and the resulting more or less 

 rapid melting of the snow on the mountains. 

 Monthly Rainfall Chart for Fifty Years at San 

 Francisco. Compiled by Hebman.Schusslee, 

 C. B. Published by the Central Pacific Rail- 

 road Company. 



A graphic representation of the monthly rain- 

 falls for each year during the past fifty years. 

 R. Dec. Ward. 

 Harvard XJkiveesity. 



A BBYOLOGICAL 3IE3IOBIAL MEETING. 

 Columbus was the home for many years of 

 William S. Sullivant and Leo Lesquereux, two 

 names which will awaken love and reverence 

 from all students of North American mosses 

 and hepatics. It is twenty-six years since Sulli- 

 vant died, and this last quarter of a century has 

 seen a marked extension of the limits of bryo- 

 logical study and a large increase in the number 

 of students. It seems a fitting time and place 

 to take a survey of the field, review the past 

 and make plans for the future. Hence it is 

 proposed to make the coming meeting of the 

 American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, which is to be held at Columbus, the 

 occasion for a Memorial Day in honor of the 



Nestors of American Bryology and to call on 

 all botanists and scientific magazines to help to 

 make the occasion a memorable success. It is 

 proposed to present a series of papers, illus- 

 trated by photographs, specimens and micro- 

 scopical slides, books and pamphlets under the 

 following topics : 



Historical papers and collections showing the 

 bryological work of Hedwig, Palisot de Beau- 

 vois, Michaux, Muhlenberg, Bridel, Torrey, 

 Drummond, Hooker and Wilson, Greville, 

 Sullivant and Lesquereux, James and Watson, 

 Austin, Ravenel, Wolle, Eaton, Faxon and 

 Miiller ; supplementing these there will be 

 shown collections of specimens, macroscopic 

 and microscopic, illustrating the monographic 

 work of recent American students. 



If foreign students who have worked on 

 North America bryophytes can be persuaded to 

 cooperate with us the following will be asked to 

 contribute: Bescherelle, Brotherus, Cardot, 

 Dixon, Kindberg, Mitten, Pearson, Roll, 

 Stephani and Warnstorf. 



An eflbrt will be made to secure the loan of 

 type specimens and illustrations from the fol- 

 lowing sources : The Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of Philadelphia, Academy of Sciences 

 of New York, Columbia University, The National 

 Museum, The Ohio State University, The Uni- 

 versity of Wisconsin and Yale University, as 

 well as from private collections. It is also in- 

 tended to exhibit any portraits, autograph let- 

 ters and type specimens and drawings of special 

 interest, which may be loaned for the occasion, 

 as well as presentation copies of books and 

 pamphlets. 



The following committee of organization will 

 gladly answer questions and give assistance to 

 those who wish to contribute : Professor Charles 

 R. Barnes, University of Chicago ; Mrs. N. L. 

 Britton, New York Botanical Gardens ; Profes- 

 sor W. A. Kellerman, Ohio State University ;. 

 Dr. George G. Kennedy, Readville, Mass.; Pro- 

 fessor L. M. Underwood, Columbia University. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS. 

 The Royal Institution of Great Britain, in 

 commemoration of its centenary, has elected a 

 number of honorary members, including Profes- 

 sors S. P. Langley, Carl Barus, A. A. Michel- 



