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although apparently founded on characters which are most 
variable and unreliable. Specimens of this and related species 
were shown 
A more detailed account of the matter will appear at a later 
date in Mycologia where it will be published as pa to 
the work on the Discomycetes for North American Flor 
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NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT 
Mr. Stewart H. Burnham of Hudson Falls, New York, recently 
spent a day at the Garden looking over mycological literature. 
Professor Mel T. Cook, of the New Jersey Experiment Station, 
spent the afternoon of November 13 at the Garden, and in the 
evening gave a lecture at Public Schoo! 46. 
The following persons are among those who signed the register 
in the eee during October: Mr. Herbert W. Faulkner, of 
ington, Connecticut; Mr. J. B. Norton and Mr. E. C. 
hewn “ Washington, D. C.; and Dr. R. Ruggles Gates, 
of New Yor! 
We learn from Science that the meeting of the American Asso- 
ciation for the Advancement of Science to be held in New York 
ity from December 26 to Decency 30 4 surely be the 
largest an itherto [!] 
eld in this country or eleewheres” Most of the meetings of 
f ' : 
otany, 
be held at Barnard College. At 2 P.M., on Wednesday, Decem- 
ber 27, Professor W. A. Setchell, retiring vice-president of the 
Association and chairman of Section G, will deliver an address 
on “The Geo: soon Distribution of ane Marne ae and 
this will be followed b 
to botany. At 7:30 P. M. on Thursday, December 28, the dinhier 
