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ton. It was the first lioiiorarx- degree awarded b\- the college 

 for ele\en >'ears. (Science) 



The International Education Board of the Rockefeller 

 Foundation has given S200,000 to the Paris National History 

 Museum for a new building to house the botanical collections. 

 (Science.) 



At the International Entomological Congress at Ithaca this 

 summer, Dr. R. S. Tilhard read a paper on "Biological Control 

 of Noxious Weeds." The paper described the work he has been 

 doing in the introduction of insect enemies of the prickly 

 pear, — which, introduced accidentally from America, has be- 

 come the worst weed of the country. Several insects have been 

 found that give promise of doing much to control the spread of 

 prickly pear. 



An interesting condition developed in Austria in August 

 when the only candidates for the presidency were Dr. Richard 

 Wettstein, professor of systematic botany in the University of 

 Vienna, and Dr. Clemens Pirquet, specialist in the diseases of 

 children. Dr. Pirquet won the nomination and becomes presi- 

 dent at the end of November. 



The British Empire Vegetation Committee announces 

 that it is desired that the authors of all books and papers 

 dealing with the vegetation and ecology of the Empire send 

 copies of their publications, or abstracts, for publication in a 

 series of abstracts that will appear as supplements to the 

 Journal of Ecology. Corrected proof sheets of articles, w^ill 

 be abstracted so as to appear shortly after the articles are 

 printed. Papers should be sent to Dr. T. F. Chipp, Secretary 

 of the British Empire Vegetation Committee, 199 Kew Road, 

 Kew, England. 



Norman Taylor is representing the Brooklyn Botanic Gar- 

 den on the American-Brazilian Scientific Expedition to the 

 Amazon which sailed for Rio Janeiro on October 27. Besides 

 natural history and archaeology the expedition w^ill study chicle 

 for an American chewing gum corporation, and map one of the 

 tributaries of the Amazon rising in the Matto Grosso. 



The recent return of Dr. E. W. Brandes of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture from an eight-months expedition 

 into unexplored regions of the Island of New Guinea marks the 

 successful close of the first chapter in the story of the depart- 



