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attention to the extraordinary size of the summer leav^es. Dr. 

 Rusby in the course of his remarks mentioned a very early form 

 which is apparently the variety cordata of Viola cncullata of Gray. 

 This form has been studied extensively by Miss Sanial, one of the 

 club members. 



Dr. Rydberg spoke of the violets of the Rocky Mountain 

 region, passing in review the various species from that section 

 and directing attention to the occurrence of the common European 

 Viola hiflora, which reappears in Colorado. 



Dr. ShuU spoke of the difficulty he had experienced in germi- 

 nating violet seeds, and in the discussion it was brought out that 

 violet seeds are apt to lose their vitality upon drying. 



Dr. MacDougal spoke of the difficulties attendant upon muta- 

 tion experiments with the violets, and advocated experiments to 

 test any possible theories as to hybrids. 



After some further discussion by Dr. Britton and others, this 

 most interesting meeting was brought to a close. 



Edward VV. Bekky, 



Sccrctaiy. 

 NEWS ITEMS 



Dr. and Mrs. N. L. Britton returned from their European trip 

 on July I 5. 



We are informed that the death of Mr. Henry Eggert of East 

 St. Louis, Illinois, who was well known as a botanical collector, 

 occurred a year ago last April. 



Mr. George V. Nash and Mr. Norman Taylor of tiic New 

 York Botanical Garden sailed on July 6 to spend several weeks 

 in making botanical collections in Haiti. 



It is stated in a recent number of Science that l^'rcdcrick C. 

 Newcombe has been appointed professor of botany, and Charles 

 A, Davis curator of the herbarium at the University of Michigan. 



It is stated in the Stanford Alumnus that Dr. E. B. Copeland, 

 who has been engaged in botanical work in the Philippines for 

 about two years, has resigned his position there and will return 

 to the United States this summer. 



Dr. William C. Coker, professor of botany in the University 

 of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,.N. C. ; Dr. Raymond H. Pond, 



