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ments, or in the case of the double dwarfs, minute colonies. The growth 

 rates of a number of bisexual races and of their individual components have 

 been measured. While this work is only partially completed, there is evi- 

 dence that the growth rates are probably not determined by single pairs of 

 factors, although it is clear that such factors exist and that they are in- 

 herited in a Mendelian fashion. Individual homocaryotic races have been 

 obtained which show a higher growth rate. 



Following the talk, Dr. Mary Schmidt showed some of the ex- 

 perimental material. The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m. Tea 

 was then served by friends at the Garden. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Honor M. Hollinghurst 

 Recording Secretary 



NEWS NOTES 



The Council of the Torrey Botanical Club has decided to pub- 

 lish the papers presented at the Seventy-fifth Anniversary Celebra- 

 tion in the 1943 volume of Torreya. This volume will consist 

 exclusively of these papers and of the Proceedings of the Club. 



In furtherance of the effort to conserve quinine and seek for 

 supplies of cinchona bark from Tropical America, Norman Tay- 

 lor, the director of Cinchona Products Institute, of New York, is 

 leaving soon for a survey of plantations and wild sources of bark. 

 The trip, which includes the region from southern Mexico to 

 Bolivia, has been authorized by the Board of Commissioners for 

 the Netherlands East Indies. The chief object is to cooperate' in 

 the war effort both with governmental agencies and manufacturers 

 so that adequate supplies of cinchona bark may be available. 



A $1,000.00 fellowship for 1943-1944 is offered by Sigma Delta 

 Epsilon, the Graduate Women's Scientific Fraternity, Applica- 

 tions and reference statements, both in triplicate, should be sub- 

 mitted before March 1, 1943, to the Fellowship Board. 



Women with the equivalent of a Master's degree, conducting 

 research in the mathematical, physical or biological sciences, who 

 need financial assistance to complete their work for the doctorate. 



