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9. ‘Note on the Occurrence of Mammoth Remains 
in McLennan County,’ by Professor O. C. Charlton, 
Baylor University. 
10. ‘The Hydrographic Survey of Texas,’ by Pro- 
fessor T. U. Taylor, University of Texas. 
11. ‘Theorem concerning Centers of Curvature of 
a Roulette’ (by title), by Dr. M. B. Porter, Yale 
University, New Haven, Conn. 
12. ‘On the Floral Provinces and Vegetative For- 
mations of the West Texas Region’ (by title), by 
Dr. William L. Bray, University of Texas. 
FREDERIC W. SIMONDS, 
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. Secretary. 
ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH. 
THE regular monthly meeting of the Associa- 
tion was held on the evening of January 10th, 
at Vanderbilt University. 
The death of Maj. Niles Meriwether, Presi- 
dent of the Association was announced, and 
Messrs. J. S. Walker and Hunter McDonald 
were appointed a committee to prepare a 
memorial sketch of his life. The Association 
will feel most keenly this loss, for Maj. Meri- 
wether has been a most active member. 
A communication from Mr. J. C. Truatwine, 
Jr., Secretary of the ‘Journal of Association of 
Engineering Societies,’ was read. After some 
little discussion it was the unanimous opinion 
that the continuance of an individual publica- 
tion was far preferable to uniting with the 
‘Journal of the Association of Engineering 
Societies,’ and the Secretary was instructed to 
so notify Mr. Truatwine. 
The first paper was a description of the 
methods of doing some bridge pier and foun- 
dation work in Chemulpo, Korea, by W. H. 
Holmes, an American engineer who has recently 
returned from that country. The system of 
keeping records of rivers in that ancient country 
was briefly described. They extended back 
into the past for many centuries and are said 
to be very accurate. Mr. Holmes stated that 
where an opportunity offered itself for a check 
the records werein every case sustained. The 
record for the river in question extended back 
509 years and explanation was made at the 
beginning of the records that the history of the 
river previous to that time had been consumed 
in a fire which had burned the house and all 
contents. 
SCIENCE. 
[N.S. Von. XIII. No. 319. 
The second paper was presented by Mr. Julian 
W. Kendrick, city engineer of Birmingham, 
Ala. It was an exhaustive study of the sewer- 
age problem now confronting the Birmingham 
district. The geographical features of the 
drainage area were described, the difficulties 
in carrying out the various methods of sewer- 
age set forth,and finally a plan proposed. The 
paper had been carefully prepared and was an 
interesting contribution on the sewerage ques- 
tion. H. M. Jongs, 
Secretary. 
VERMONT BOTANICAL CLUB. 
AT the annual winter meeting of the Club 
on January 25th and 26th the following pro- 
gram was presented: 
‘The Finding of a Plumose Variety of Agen 
ebeneum,’ ty Mrs. Frances B. Horton. 
‘Some Common Conferve,’ by T. F. Hazen, Co- 
lumbia University. 
‘Some Interesting Mosses Collected in Vermont in 
1901,’ by Dr. A. J. Grout, Boys’ High School, Brook- 
lyn. 
“Are there Two Kinds of Hemlock in Vermont’ ? 
by Elroy C. Kent. 
‘Note on Tremella mycetophila Pk.,’ by Dr. E. A. 
Burt, Middleburg College. 
‘ Notes on the ‘Last Season’s Botanizing,’ by Mrs. 
Nellie F. Flynn. 
“Report of Progress on the Maple Sap Problem,’ by 
A. B. Edson, Universiby of Vermont. 
‘The Flora—What Next?’ by Clifton D. Howe, 
University of Vermont. 
‘The Present Status of Vermont Botany,’ by Presi- 
dent Ezra Brainard, Middleburg College. 
“A Botanical Trip to Joe’s Pond,’ by Mrs. Carrie 
E. Straw. 
‘Botanizing in the Bermudas,’ by Dr. M. A. Howe, 
Columbia University. 
‘What Text-book of Botany shall be used in the 
High School?’ by Miss Phoebe Towle. 
‘Wild Violets in the Garden,’ by Miss E. Mabel 
Brownell. 
“Are the Equisetums or Ferns Poisonous ?’ by Pro- 
fessor L. R. Jones, University of Vermont. 
C. D. DIXLOWE, 
Secretary. 
DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE. 
A BIBLIOGRAPHIC CATCH TITLE FOR EVER AND 
EVER. 
PROFESSOR MARK’s method of referring to 
bibliographic lists by name of author and num- 
ber of year is worthy of general adoption ; but 
it is not surprising that a difficulty should be 
