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The next stop was Eerbeek, Holland, for the purpose of seeing- 

 certain originals of Kiitzing, now owned by Madame Weber-van 

 Bosse. 



In Oldenburg, Germany, a few types of Roth, and in Copen- 

 hagen a few of Lyngbye and of Vahl were seen. The longest 

 stay of the trip was made at Lund, in southern Sweden, where a 

 month was spent in studying the numerous American originals of 

 the two Agardhs, father and son, who were actively engaged in 

 describing marine algae for a period of ninety years. Specimens 

 were taken to Europe by Dr. Howe for comparisons with the 

 types. Photographs were obtained of over three hundred of tlie 

 types examined, and these are expected to prove particularly use- 

 ful, especially as many of the species have never been figured. 



The next regular meeting falling on the evening of election 

 day, on motion the club adjourned to the last Wednesday in 

 November. Edward W. Berry, 



Secrctmy. 



NEWS ITEMS 



Mr. Percy Wilson, recently assistant botanist of the agricul- 

 tural experiment station of Cuba, is again administrative assistant 

 at the New York Botanical Garden. 



Dr. Valery Havard, surgeon, United States Army, and author 

 of several papers on American economic plants, sailed for St. 

 Petersburg on November 17, commissioned to proceed to Man- 

 churia as military medical observer for the United States gov- 

 ernment. 



Mr. George V. Nash and Mr. Norman Taylor returned to the 

 New York Botanical Garden on November i i with collections 

 from Great Inagua and Little Inagua, Bahama Islands. Dr. 

 John K. Small returned on December 4, from five weeks spent 

 in making collections in soutiiern Morida. 



