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does the author say in so many words that the junction of polyploidy in plant 

 geography is to provide one of the methods of elaborating the genus and the 

 species over the available habitats. The geneticist would know that the author 

 understood this role, but I doubt if the plant geographer not steeped in genetics 

 would get the point. 



In closing, one fact stands out in bold relief. In view of the significance 

 of the 1922 paper of Turesson on the "Genotypical response of the plant spe- 

 cies to the habitat" as a beacon light pointing to a common ground of under- 

 standing for the taxonomist, the geneticist and the plant geographer, and hence 

 to the new taxonomy and the new plant geography, it is nothing short of amaz- 

 ing that this paper is not discussed in the text nor included in the excellent 

 bibliography. 



Regardless of possible differences in point of view, every plant geographer 

 can hail this work as a notable and masterly achievement. It is that type of 

 monument that a man builds to his career that will be enhanced by criticism 

 rather than destroyed by it. The reception this book is bound to receive will 

 serve to congratulate the author far beyond mere words. 



Department of Botany, University of California Herbert L. Mason 



Berkeley, California 



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May 19-21, 1944. Branch ville. The annual Branchville Nature Confer- 

 ence was held at the Haltere Hotel on Culvers Lake jointly with the Newark 

 Museum Nature Club and the Summit Nature Club. The Conference was 

 arranged by Mr. Wallace M. Husk as host and leader of a hike to Stokes 

 Forest. Other leaders included Mr. Herbert Dole, Mr. David Fables, Prof. 

 Julius Johnson, Miss Heyer and Mr. Harold Todd. This year's bird list re- 

 corded 86 species, two of them questionable. A plant list of 14 ferns, 4 fern 

 allies, and 135 flowering plants (77 in flower at the time) excluding trees was 

 compiled. Through the generosity of the Summit Club these lists have been 

 mimeographed. A copy is filed with the field committee. At least 25 applications 

 for the Conference had to be refused for lack of available accommodations. The 

 committee must consider moving to a larger hotel or continuing to limit attend- 

 ance to the accommodations available. We invite suggestions. Attendance 74. 



May 21. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. "A beautiful day and the Garden 

 was at its best. We saw plants of horticultural interest as Magnolia and Azalea 

 and some of botanical interest as Eucommia and Sinozvilsonia." Leader, 

 Charles Doney. Attendance 5. 



May 27. Midvale, N. J. This was the season's first quest of fungi, and 

 several species were reported by the leader, F. R. Lewis. Attendance 4. 



