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of mosses and their allies especially marchantia which often 
formed dense mats several yardsin diameter. Fleshy fungi were 
found to be most abundant, but as the season was aaa 
by an abundance of rain, it became impossible to preserve these 
forms by drying in the usual way. 
Dr. P. A. Rydberg spoke at some length on “ Application of 
the Vienna Code of Nomenclature” to American botany, giving 
illustrations of some of the intricate problems which are encoun- 
red by the student of systematicbotany. Owing tothe technical 
nature of this discussion, it becomes impossible to present a full 
synopsis at this time. 
FrepD. J. SEAVER. 
THE PRESERVATION OF NATIVE PLANTS. 
Stokes Funp Prizes. 
The New York Botanical Garden offers the following prizes 
for essays not exceeding 5,000 words, from the income of the 
Caroline and Olivia E. Stokes Fund for the Preservation of 
Native Plants: (1) $40.00, (2) $25.00, (3) $15.00. 
ssays must be typewritten in duplicate and must reach the 
Garden not later than a 20, 1909. 
vy York BoTanicaL GARDEN, 
Bronx Park, 
New York City. 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT. 
Mr. Lowell M. Palmer has recently given to the Garden about 
one hundred plants, mostly ferns, from his conservatories at 
Stamford, Connecticut. 
The Garden has recently secured through exchange with the 
Zodlogical Park about five hundred excellent nursery trees, 
which are especially valuable at this time for planting along the 
new roads and in the vicinity of the new conservatories. 
Dr. J. A. Shafer, Museum Custodian, has made several ship- 
ments of plants from the eastern provinces of Cuba, where he has 
been engaged for several months in botanical exploration. 
