'Jo 



AinpJiidcsinutni, with one herbaceous species from Trinidad 

 and South America, differs from all other ferns in that the veins 

 bear a second or even third sorus. 



Most of the species discussed were illustrated by herbarium 

 specimens and by portions of their trunks. 



The second paper was by Dr. P. A. Rydberg on " The Flora 

 of Northwest America." A general discussion of the manuals 

 available for the identification of the plants of different parts of 

 the United States was given, and a review of Mr. Howell's flora of 

 the Columbia River region. The paper is soon to be published. 



William T. Horxe, 

 Secretary pro tcvi. 



NEWS ITEMS 



Guy N. Collins, of the Bureau of Plant Industr}', Washington, 

 is in Jamaica, investigating and photographing economic plants. 



O. F. Cook, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, is in Guatemala, 

 engaged in studies of rubber and other economic plant-products. 



Professor Francis H Lloyd lectured on May 6 before the 

 American Philosophical Society at Philadelphia on "The Vege- 

 tation of the Island of Dominica." 



Willard W. Eggleston, C.Pl, of Rutland, Vermont, has been 

 appointed a museum aid at the New York Botanical Garden, be- 

 ginning work on June i. 



William R. Maxon, of the U. S. National Museum, sailed for 

 Jamaica on May 14 with the purpose of making collections, 

 especially of ferns, in the John Crow Mountains. 



At the May meeting of the Board of Managers of the New 

 York Botanical Garden, Dr. W. A. Murrill was elected assistant 

 curator in place of Professor F. S. Earle, resigned, and Dr. D. 

 T. MacDougal was advanced to the rank of assistant director. 



Marshall A. Howe, assistant curator of the New York Botanical 

 Garden, expects to sail for England on June 4. He is commis- 

 sioned by the Garden to visit European museums and herbaria 

 with special reference to stud}^ing collections of marine algae. 

 Until September 15, manuscript intended for publication in 

 ToRREYA may be addressed to Dr. John Hendley Barnhart, New 

 York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York Cit\-. 



