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on the strength of this record in Harvey’s Nereis, adding, how- 
ever, ‘ Pictou, N. S.” whence Rev. J. Fowler had sent specimens 
to Professor Eaton, in 1869. Later, it was collected again at 
Pictou by Professor John Macoun, the Government Botanist of 
Canada, and others, and Professor Macoun informs the writer that 
he has collected the species also at the Straits of Canso, about 80 
miles eastward from Pictou. Further search for the species, how- 
ever, at Newburyport and at other points in New England does not 
seem to have resulted in finding it and the species is omitted in 
Mr. Collins’ recently published list of the Marine Algae of New 
England (Rhodora, 2: 41. F. 1900). But for several miles 
at least about Pictou, Nova Scotia, as it was the fortune of the 
writer to determine in the summer of 1901, Fucus serratus is the 
most common of the rockweeds and it has all the appearance of 
being a resident of long standing rather than a recent or casual 
introduction. The outcome of the effort to establish the species 
about New York will be awaited with interest. 
MarsHatt A. Howe. 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT. 
A very successful meeting of the Woman’s Municipal League 
was held in the lecture room of the Museum on the evening of 
April 25th. The program was devoted to a consideration of the 
welfare and care of the parks and brief lectures were given on 
the following subjects: “ Early History of the Parks,’’ Hon. W. 
W. Niles; ‘(The Parks and Parkways of the Borough of the 
Bronx,’’ Commissioner John E. Eustis ; ‘‘ The Work of Bacteria 
of the Soil,’ Dr. D. T. MacDougal ; ‘‘ The Protection of Birds 
inthe Parks,” Mr. William Dutcher ; ‘ The New York Botanical 
Garden” (illustrated by lantern slides), Dr. N. L. Britton. 
The growing interest in the efforts now being made to protect 
native wild plants against extermination has been greatly pro- 
moted by the publication and distribution of the prize essays 
under the terms of the Stokes fund. A number of persons met 
in New York and organized an association under the name of 
“The Wild Flower Preservation Society of America” on April 
23, 1902. 
