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American ditch-stonecrop (Penthoriim sedoides) were conspicuous 

 because of their fruit. Submerged in the lake was seen a consider- 

 able quantity of Potamogeton epihydrus, but the water-violet 

 (Hottonia inflato) , for which the lake is famous botanically, was 

 not at all in evidence at this season. The smooth false-foxglove 

 (Aureolaria flava) showed its fruit-capsules all through the woods, 

 along with two species of Chimaphila, while various species of aster, 

 goldenrod, and dodder were still in anthesis. Sickle-pod (Arabis 

 canadensis) proved of special interest because of its characteristic 

 fruit-pods. Common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) and catnip 

 {Nepeia cataria) were still in flower. A splendid tree of white 

 mulberry (Moms alba) was found in what was obviously a wild 

 state, probably an escape from some nearby garden many years 

 ago. The bright red and orange fruits of the common Indian-turnip 

 (Arisaema triphylhnu) and the American climbing bittersweet 

 (Celastrus scandens) vied on the borders of woods with the crimson 

 and scarlet leaves of the red and scarlet oak, sour-gum, and sumac. 



H. N. MOLDENKE 



NEWS NOTES 



Word has been received from Switzerland that the Herbaria 

 of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, which after the out- 

 break of the war was divided among three castles near Paris for 

 safe keeping, is in good condition and has been returned to the 

 Museum. 



The herbaria of the department of botany of the British Museum 

 together with original drawings, manuscripts and valuable books 

 have been moved and stored in such a way that they will be as safe 

 as possible but still may be consulted if necessary. 



Mr. H. Guthrie Smith, New Zealand botanist and ornithologist, 

 died on July 4 in his eightieth year. He was widely known for his 

 books on the lives and habits of the rarer New Zealand birds and his 

 graphic botanical history of his own sheep ranch. When in the 

 United States in 1920 he visited at the New York Botanical Garden. 



Dr. Joseph Burt-Davy of South Africa died on August 20. He 

 was formerly demonstrator in forestry at the University of Oxford 



