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The Naples Table Association for Promoting Laboratory Re- 

 search by Women announces the offer of a fourth prize of one 

 thousand dollars for the best thesis written by a woman, on a 

 scientific subject, embodying new observations and new con- 

 clusions based on an independent laboratory research in bio- 

 logical, chemical or physical science. The theses must be pre- 

 sented before February 25, 1909. For further information 

 address Mrs. E. H. Richards, Massachusetts Institute of Tech- 

 nology, Boston. 



New Zealand with over a million acres of native forest land 

 estimated to last seventy years, has reorganized the forestry 

 movement dropped some years ago because of its cost. It is an 

 attempt to remedy what is now conceded to be a serious mistake 

 and nurseries and plantations are being extended rapidly. Trees 

 from the United States, Europe, and Australia are being sys- 

 tematically introduced, as the native trees of New Zealand are 

 very slow in growth. Some of the largest trees which produce 

 excellent timber need two hundred or more years to complete 

 their growth. 



Attention is called to the botanical excursion planned by the 

 University of Washington for the summer of 1909, under the 

 direction of Dr. T. C. Frye, of the department of botany. The 

 general plan is to leave Seattle about July i, and go as far north 

 as Skagway. From the chief cities as a base excursions will be 

 made into the mountains, to glaciers, to mines and along the 

 seashore. The work, which will include lectures on plant 

 ecology and opportunities for collecting material, will close in 

 Alaska six weeks from date of sailing from Seattle. The expense 

 will be ^20 incidental fee, about $^0 steamer fare, and the living 

 expenses which are estimated at ^80 for the six weeks, making a 

 total of about ^175 from Seattle. 



