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SCIENCE. 



IN. S. Vol. VIII. No. 190. 



Bhodostethia rosea. By John Murdoch, Public 

 Library, Boston, Mass. 



24. Vein Evolution in Insect Wings. By 

 James G. Needham, Ithaca, N. Y. 



25. Localized Stages in Growth. By Dr. 

 Robert T. Jackson, Harvard University, Cam- 

 bridge, Mass. 



26. On the Piscine Ancestors of the Am- 

 phibians. By Professor Theo. Gill, Columbian 

 University, Washington, D. C. 



27. Variation in the Shell of Helix neinoralis 

 in the Lexington, Va., Colony. By Professor 

 Jas. Lewis Howe, Washington and Lee Univer- 

 sity, Lexington, Va. 



SECTION G. — BOTANY. 



Address of the Vice-President : The Con- 

 ception of Species as affected by Eecent Inves- 

 tigations on Fungi. By Professor W. G. Far- 

 low, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 



1. Studies on North American Lichens. By 

 Thomas A. Williams, Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Washington, D. C. 



2. The Micro-Chemistry of the Cornstalk. 

 By Thomas A. Williams. 



3. The Effect of an Atmosphere of Ether 

 upon Seeds and Spores. By C. O. Townsend, 

 Barnard College, New York City. 



4. Half Shade and Vegetation. By Byron D. 

 Halsted, New Jersey Agricultural Experi- 

 mental Station, New Brunswick, N. J. 



5. Influence of a Wet Spring on Parasitic 

 Fungi. By Byron D. Halsted. 



6. Starch Distribution as affected by Fungi. 

 By Byron D. Halsted. 



7. The Carposporic Type of Reproduction of 

 Rhodophyceffi. By Bradley M, Davis, Univer- 

 sity of Chicago, Chicago, 111. 



8. Notes on the Relative Infrequency of 

 Fungi upon the Trans-Missouri Plains and the 

 Adjacent Foothills of the Rocky Mountains. 

 By Charles E. Bessey, University of Nebraska, 

 Lincoln, Neb. 



9. The Comparative Anatomy of the Pistils 

 of Apocarpous Families. By Ernest A. Bessey. 



10. Oi'igin and Homologies of Blej)haroplasts. 

 By Herbert J. Weber, Dep. Agric, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



11. Notes on the Strand Flora of Florida 

 (lantern slide lecture). By Henry J. Weber. 



12. Some Misuses of the Herbarium. By 



E. L. Greene, Catholic University of America, 

 Washington, D. C. 



13. The Advantages offered by the Philadel- 

 phia Commercial Museum to Botanists. By 

 Wm. P. Wilson, Director, Philadelphia, Pa. 



14. Notes on Arctic Willows. By W. W. 

 Rowlee, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 



15. On the Hypocotyl of Woody Dicotyle- 

 donous Plants. By Francis Ramaly, Univer- 

 sity of Colorado, Boulder, Col. 



16. The Quantitative Analysis of the Floral 

 Covering. By Roscoe Pound and Frederic E. 

 Clements, University of Nebraska. 



17. Some Investigations bearing upon the 

 Symbiotic Microplasm Theory of Grain Rust. 

 By Henry L. BoUey, North Dakota Experimen- 

 tal Station, Fargo, N. Dakota. 



18. The Work performed by the Agricul- 

 tural College toward a Botanical Survey of 

 Michigan. By W. J. Beal, Agricultural Col- 

 lege, Ingham Co., Michigan. 



19. Some Examples Illustrating Modes of 

 Seed Dispersion. By W. J. Beal. 



20. Notes on the Physiology of the Sporo- 

 phyte of Certain Mosses. By Rodney H. 

 True, Wiugra Park, Madison, Wis. 



21. The Toxic Action of a Certain Group of 

 Compounds. By Rodney H. Ti-ue. 



22. Types of Vegetation on the Keys of 

 South Florida. By Charles Louis Pollard, 

 Washington, D. C. 



23. On the Validity of the Genera Senna and 

 Chameecrista. By Charles Louis Pollard, Na- 

 tional Museum, Washington, D. C. 



24. Species Characters among the Violets. 

 By Charles Louis Pollard. 



25. Potato as a Culture Medium, with some 

 Notes on a Synthesized Substitute. By Erwin 



F. Smith, Department of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



26. Some Little-used Culture Media which 

 have proved Valuable for Species Differentia- 

 tion. By Erwin F. Smith. 



27. Plant Growth in Terms of Climatology. 

 By Milton Whitney and -Lyman J. Briggs, De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



28. Effect of Fertilizers on the Germination 

 of Seeds. By Gilbert H. Hicks, Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



