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the preparation and publication of the ‘Flora of Middlesex 
County, Massachusetts.” His interest soon centered chiefly in 
ive of the erican writers on this group of plan Hi 
ost important works are “The Green Algae of North America,” 
published in 1909, with supplements in 1 nd 1918, : 
912 
with Dr. A. B. Hervey, “The Algae of Bermuda,”’ published in 
Europa’s,”’ the only other series of algae exiccatae that ever 
approached the Phycotheca in magnitude. 
Mr. Collins was one of the original members of the New Eng- 
oaora. ti 
erature, Tufts College, in 1910, conferred. upon him the honor- 
ary degree of Master of Arts 
The Collins collection of alpae i is the latest of a notable series 
West Indian and South American ae ae about 4,000 
are and given by the late D. O. Mills, the first president 
the Board of Managers of the Garden. 
Marswaiy A. Howe. 
