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pear, plum, quince, raspberry, and strawberry. Under the 

 treatment of each disease is discussed certain generab'ties as to 

 its distribution, relative importance, etc., then in order the symp- 

 toms which it induces, its cause and control. Some very fine 

 photographs illustrate the book and copious references also add 

 greatly to its value, not alone to the plant pathologist, but also 

 to the progressive fruit growers of the country. 



E. W. Olive 



Laboratory Outlines in Plant Pathology* 



While the authors specifically state that these outlines are 

 designed primarily for their own classes in Cornell University, 

 there is no doubt but that they may be used to good advantage 

 wherever plant pathology is taught. The book is especially 

 welcome as showing to other teachers the methods in such suc- 

 cessful use in what is perhaps the most successful laboratory of 

 plant pathology in the world. It is also noteworthy as showing 

 the first extensive abandonment of the systematic arrangement 

 of the plant diseases treated; for here they are grouped on the 

 basis of the pathological phenomena exhibited. The sixty 

 diseases which are treated in considerable detail, each from the 

 standpoint of symptoms and etiology, are grouped in three large 

 classes: the Necrotic, Hypoplastic, and Metaplastic diseases. 

 In an appendix are suggestions concerning term-papers, a list of 

 subjects for such term-papers, and a glossary with a full explan- 

 ation of terms used. 



E. W. Olive 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 



May 8, 191 7 



The meeting was held in the American Museum of Natural 

 History in connection with the New York Academy of Sciences 

 Centenary. President Richards called the meeting to order at 

 8:20 P.M. There were 51 persons present. 



The transaction of business was dispensed with. 



* Whetzel, H. H., Hesler, Lex R., Gregory, Chas. T., and Rankin, W. Howard, 

 Laboratory Outlines in Plant Pathology. Pp. 207. Published by the authors, 

 Cornell Cooperative Society, Ithaca, N. Y., 1916. Price, Si. 25. 



