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specimens of some of the other palms from that state, and more 
material, both in living plants and seeds, of such is also greatly 
desired. The flora of the keys of Florida is very imperfectly 
known, and there are perhaps other undescribed palms from 
that region, or the adjacent mainland. An exploration of this 
region by means of a large sailboat, or better still a reliable 
motor boat, would certainly yield interesting results. 
RGE V. NAsH. 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT. 
The remainder of the autumn course of lectures will be given 
as follows: October 15, ‘‘A Summer at the Desert Laboratory,” 
by Professor Francis E. Lloyd; October 29, ‘“ Life History of a 
Fern,” by Professor L. M. Underwood ; October 22, “‘ Botanizing 
in the Austrian Tyrol,” by Dr. W. A. Murrill; November 5, 
“Fossil Plants of the Vicinity of New York,” Dr. Arthur Hol- 
lick ; November 12, ‘‘ The Effect of Wounding on Plants,” by Pro- 
fessor H. M. Richards; November 19, ‘‘ Hybrids ; Their Nature 
and Behavior,” by Dr. D. T. MacDougal. According to this 
revised schedule the lectures given by Professor Underwood and 
Dr. Murrill will be interchanged 
Dr. and Mrs. Britton returned from the Bahamas late in Sep- 
tember. A large amount of herbarium material, specimens of 
living plants, notes on geographic distribution and other informa- 
tion were secured by this expedition 
Mr. G. V. Nash, accompanied by Mr. Taylor, sailed from New 
York to Inagua on October 5, for the purpose of continuing the 
work on the flora of the Bahamas, which it is hoped may be 
pushed at several points from this time on. 
Dr. H.H. Rusby returned from Kew in September, having 
spent several weeks at work in the herbarium of that institution 
and in the British Museum, making investigations on the flora of 
Colombia, South America. 
Dr. M. A. Howe returned from an extensive tour among Euro- 
