Bibliographer — Mrs. Helen S. Hill 



Delegate to the Council of the New York Academy of Sciences — 

 Dr. John H. Barnhart 



Arthur H. Graves, 



Secretary. 



NEWS NOTES 



The Smithsonian Institution recently received the botanical 

 library and herbarium of Captain John Donnell Smith of Balti- 

 more. The herbarium of over 100,000 specimens is especially 

 rich in material from Central America, but also has valuable 

 collections from China, Tibet, India, Syria, and Africa. The 

 collection and library are said to be the most valuable botanical 

 gift ever received by the Institution. Captain Smith is now 

 ninety-seven years old, the oldest American botanist. He is 

 still active and interested in botanical work. (Science) 



Dr. N. L. Britton, director of the New York Botanical Garden 

 sailed on January 23rd for Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 

 Dr. Britton will continue work on the plants of the islands, part 

 of the scientific survey being made by the New York Academy 

 of Sciences, the Botanical Garden and Columbia University. 

 Mrs. Britton accompanied her husband and will continue studies 

 of the mosses of the islands. 



The Bronx Park Botanical Museum is to have electric light 

 installed. The New York City Board of Estimate having re- 

 cently granted an appropriation for the purpose. This will be 

 of especial value to the laboratories, but will make the exhibition 

 halls more attractive on dark days. 



Prof. Harley H. Bartlett, head of the Department of Botany 

 and Director of the Botanical Gardens of the University of 

 Michigan will spend this year in botanical exploration in Eastern 

 Asia. He will visit Japan and later carry on field work in Sumatra 

 and Formosa. (Science) 



Dr. H. K. Lewcock is studying fungus diseases of the prickly 

 pear, Opuntia in this country as the representative of the Aus- 

 tralian Government. On January 26th Dr. Lewcock was 

 married to Miss Ena Orrock at the home of Dr. Fred J. Seaver, 



