SCIENCE 



A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, PUBLISHING THE 



OFFICIAL NOTICES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 



FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 



Fbiday, Febbuaet 22, 1907 

 contents 



The Botanical Society of America: De. Dun- 

 can S. Johnson 281 



The American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science: — 

 Section E — Geology and Geography: De. E. 

 O. HovEY 293 



Scientific Books: — 

 Pierpont's Lectures on the Theory of Fvmc- 

 tions of Real Variables: Professoe G. A. 

 Mli.T.F.B. Jones on the Eleptrical Nature of 

 Matter and Radioactivity: Professor R. A. 

 MlT.T.TKAN 299 



Scientific Journals and Articles 302 



Societies and Academies: — 



The Philosophical Society of Washington: 

 R. L. Faeis. The Biological Society of 

 Washington: M. C. Marsh. The Elisha 

 Mitchell Society of the University of North 

 Carolina: A. S. Wheelee 303 



Discussion and Correspondence: — 



The Geographic Board of Canada: Peo- 

 FESSOR W. F. Ganong. Elimination vs. the 

 First Species Rule: D. W. Coquillet. The 

 U. S. Geological Survey: Theo. B. Com- 

 STOCK 307 



Special Articles: — 



Variation in Mosquito Habits: PROFESSOR 

 John B. Smith. Color Inheritance in 

 Mammals: De. W. J. Spillman 311 



Notes on Organic Chemistry: — 

 Diazoaminomethane : Dr. J. Bishop Tingle 314 



Current Notes on Meteorology: — 



Moisture from Clouds; Monthly Weather 

 Review; Altitude OAfid Pneumonia; The 

 French Sahara: Professor R. DeC. Ward 315 



William Wells Newell: A. M. T 316 



Scientific Notes and News 317 



University and Educational News 319 



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THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 

 A UNION OP THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA, THE SOCIETY FOR PLANT MOR- 

 PHOLOGY AND PBCYSIOLOGY, AND 

 THE AMERICAN MYCOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETY 



The first meeting of the united societies 

 (the thirteenth annual meeting of the 

 Botanical Society of America) was opened 

 at Columbia University, New York City, 

 December 27, 1906, under the presidency 

 of Professor F. S. Earle. About sixty 

 members were in attendance at the meet- 

 ing, which was a most interesting one. The 

 success of the meeting was in no small 

 degree due to the thoughtful hospitality of 

 the officers of the New York Botanical 

 Garden, the Botanical Department of Co- 

 lumbia University and the Torrey Botan- 

 ical Club. 



The officers elected were: 



President — Professor G. F. Atkinson, Cornell 

 University. 



Vice-President — ^Director N. L. Britton, New 

 York Botanical Garden. 



Treasurer — Dr. Arthur Hallock, New York Bo- 

 tanical Garden. 



Secretary — Professor D. S. Johnson, Johns Hop- 

 kins University. 



Member of Council — Professor H. M. Richards, 

 Columbia University. 



Seventeen associate members were elected 

 and the total membership was increased 

 to 135. 



The society voted to hold its next annual 

 meeting in conjunction with the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Sci- 

 ence. 



Sessions for the reading of papers were 



