and Tanganyika, formerly known as British East Africa and 

 German East Africa, collecting seed of every promising plant. 



Traversing much of the country on foot, the explorers 

 were constantly attended by native hunters to protect them 

 from wild animals. The country is attractive to hunters and 

 many go there to kill big game. They often leave wounded 

 animals in their wake, and these are most dangerous to men 

 who follow. 



Not all of British and German East Africa is wild, however. 

 In fact, this comparatively small area is as varied in climate, 

 soil, and natural vegetation perhaps as the entire continent. 

 It is literally packed with things to delight the plant explorer. 



More than 10,000 Europeans are now farming in this area. 

 In parts of Kenya where the Equator crosses, Europeans are 

 raising a high-quality hard wheat. It is one of the few places 

 in the tropics where wheat is grown. It is not uncommon to 

 see in the gardens of these settlers a geographical mixture of 

 vegetation- — beans growing beside bananas, pineapples along 

 with potatoes, and cotton with cucumbers. 



Professor John W. Harshberger, of the botanical depart- 

 ment of the University of Pennsylvania, will visit Algeria, 

 North Africa, this summer, crossing the Atlas Mountains to 

 the northern part of the Sahara Desert to the oases of Biskra, 

 Colomb, Bechar and Touggourt. En route, he will visit the 

 forests of Atlas cedar. Leaving North Africa, he will proceed 

 via Naples, Rome and Leghorn to the Island of Corsica, to 

 acquaint himself with its flora. Homeward bound, he will 

 cross the French Alps from Nice en route to Paris. 



According to Museum News, the first arboretum in West 

 Virginia will be established at Wheeling. It will cover an area 

 of approximately 70 acres and will include several miles of 

 trails, along which signs and labels will be placed to instruct 

 visitors in natural history. 



Dr. Joseph Nelson Rose, associate curator of botany in the 

 U. S. National Museum, died on May 4, aged 66 years. 



The Department of Botany of Rutgers L^niversity has re- 

 cently come into possession of a valuable and historic her- 

 barium, that of Dr. P. D. Kni.eskern, who about the middle of 



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