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sively their ecologic behavior, seasonal varia- 

 tion, reproduction, and other points of scien- 

 tific as -well as economic interest. We shall, 

 therefore, be extremely grateful for samples 

 from any district in which the plants grow, 

 and shall be pleased to send instructions for 

 the taking of these. However, even a small 

 portion of the basal part of the stem will be 

 helpful, since this will enable us to make a 

 preliminary examination to determine the de- 

 sirability of securing more abundant material. 

 The above partial outline of the results thus 

 far obtained will be followed in due time by a 

 detailed report on our studies. 



Harvey Moneoe Hall, 

 Thomas Harper Goodspeed 

 Department op Botany, 

 University op California 



SCIENTIFIC EVENTS 



BRITISH CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES FOR 

 SCIENCE AND EDUCATION 



The Parliamentary Paper dealing with Class 

 IV. of the Estimates for Civil Services for the 

 year ending March 31, 1919, is summarized in 

 Nature. A special grant of £30,000 is in- 

 cluded in aid of certain universities, colleges, 

 medical schools, etc., to meet loss of income 

 arising from circumstances of war. It may be 

 remembered that the Estimates for 1915-16 in- 

 cluded a similar grant of £145,000 for the same 

 purpose. The grant for the ISTational Physical 

 Laboratory has been transferred from the head 

 of the Eoyal Society, under which it formerly 

 appeared, to that of the Department of Scien- 

 tific and Industrial Eesearch. It amounts to 

 £89,750, being an increase of £64,475 upon the 

 grant for 1917-18. The state receives, how- 

 ever, for testing fees and other services ren- 

 dered by the laboratory the sum of £11,250, and 

 £3,000 as contributions from cooperating bod- 

 ies. The new Euel Research Station has a 

 grant of £7,000, of which £4,000 is required for 

 salaries and wages, and £3,000 for apparatus, 

 materials, etc. The grants made by the De- 

 partment of Scientific and Industrial Eesearch 

 amount to £56,500, in comparison with £30,000 

 in 1917-18. The salaries, wages and allow- 



ances of the department are estimated at 

 £8,900. 



The following gives the grants in summary: 



united kingdom and ENGLAND 



£ 



Board of Education 19,206,705 



British Museum 126,142 



National Gallery 11,639 



National Portrait Gallery 3,779 



Wallace Collection 4,012 



London Museum 2,300 



Imperial War Museum 19,000 



Scientific Investigation, etc 54,241 



Department of Scientific and Industrial 



Eesearch 148,350 



TJniveraities and Colleges, Great Britain 



and Intermediate Education, Wales. . 321,700 



Universities, etc., Special Grants 30,000 



Scotland 



Public Education 3,041,545 



National Galleries 4,283 



Ireland 



Public Education 2,203,104 



Intermediate Education (Ireland) 90,000 



Endowed Schools Commissioners 855 



National Gallery 1,830 



Science and Art 163,393 



Universities and Colleges 96,350 



Total 25,529,228 



The appropriations for scientific institutions 

 are as follows : 



£ 



British Museum 90,022 



Natural History Museum 44,045 



Imperial War Museum 19,000 



Eoyal Society 6,000 



Meteorological Office 22,500 



Eoyal Geographical Society 1,250 



Marine Biological Association of the United 



Kingdom 500 



Eoyal Society of Edinburgh 600 



Scottish Meteorological Society 100 



Eoyal Irish Academy 1,600 



Eoyal Irish Academy of Music 300 



Eoyal Zoological Society of Ireland 500 



Eoyal Hibernian Academy 300 



British School of Athens 



British School at Eome 500 



Eoyal Scottish Geographical Society 200 



National Library of Wales 3,200 



National Museum of Wales 7,500 



Solar Physios Observatory 3,000 



