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Dr. Marshall Avery Howe, who has recently been appointed 
to the sea-weed flora. William Lang, one of the Museum aids, 
these provinces are very meagre and a is a eee that much 
material of scientific aie will be obtai 
Williams, one of our senior Museum aids, has ac- 
depiea the poser of botanist to a syndicate engaged in the 
ploration of a large tract of country in ie ivia. He will om 
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for La Paz during July and will f the 
plants of the region and their products, a set of which will enrich 
our museum collections ; on his return he will ly the speci- 
ens secured and submit a report to syndicate with special re- 
ference to the economic features of the plants collected and ob- 
served, It is expected that he will a oe to send Soe seeds for 
ae in the Propane ng plants. 
Trinidad and Demarara. 
Professor Underwood, of the Board of Scientific Directors has 
gone to Porto Rico for the purpose of exploring parts of the 
island not visited by Mr. Heller during his work there under the 
