NKWS NOTES 



John Kunkel Small, chief research assistant and curator of 

 the New York Botanical Carden, died of heart disease on Janu- 

 ar\- 19 in his sixty eighth year. Dr. Small was the author of 

 the Manual of the Southeastern Flora, the standard work for 

 the region. He published fully illustrated volumes on the ferns 

 of Florida and of the vicinity of New York and had in prepara- 

 tion fern books to cover every section of the United States. In 

 his collecting in the southern states, especially along the Gulf 

 Coast, he discovered many new species of iris, some of which are 

 now being cultivated. His published papers amount to more 

 than 400. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 

 1892 and received his doctor's degree from Columbia Univer- 

 sity in 1895. From 1895 till 1899 he was curator of the her- 

 barium at Columbia, then joined the staff of the recently 

 formed Botanical Garden and was prominently connected with 

 the Garden from that time till his death. 



At the meeting of the Botanical Society of America held dur- 

 ing Christmas week in Indianapolis the following officers were 

 elected for the coming year: President, A. J. Fames, Cornell 

 University; \^ice-president, W. J. Robbins, New York Botani- 

 cal Garden; Secretary, G. S. Avery, Duke University; Treas- 

 urer, F. E. Denny, Boyce Thompson Institute; Editor of the 

 Bulletin, J. R. Schramm, University of Pennsylvania; Repre- 

 sentative on the National Research Council, E. W. Sinnott, 

 Barnard College, Columbia University; Alternate Representa- 

 tive N. E. Stevens, Bureau of Plant Industries, Washington. 



The American Institute has awarded its gold medal to Dr. 

 William Crocker, of the Boyce Thompson Institute for "his 

 contribution to knowledge of life processes in plants and for his 

 unique leadership in the organization of diverse sciences and 

 techniques in plant research." Dr. Crocker is responsible for the 

 organization of the Boyce Thompson Institute and has been 

 director since its organization in 1921. 



Huntington College, Indiana, has issued a report of the 

 botanical garden and arboretum established in 1935. The report 

 lists 456 species of plants now growing in the garden. There is 

 also given a series of notes on the growth of a number of plants 



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