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88, Bornet and Flahault; 1900, Hirn; and 1892-93, Gomont) ; 

 and for mosses (1801-30, Hedwig). 



NEWS ITEMS 



The death of Samuel Bowdlear Green, dean of the school of 

 forestry and the University of Minnesota, has recently been 

 announced. 



E. Dwight Sanderson, of the New Hampshire Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, has been made dean of the College of 

 Agriculture, West Virigina University. 



Professor Edward W. Berry, associate professor in paleobotany 

 at Johns Hopkins University, has recently been appointed geolo- 

 gist on the United States Geological Survey. 



Arthur W. Merrill, of the Baron de Hirsch School, has been 

 made director of the secondary school of agriculture to open in 

 Vermont at Lyndon Institute, Lyndon, Vermont. A two-year 

 course in scientific agriculture, planned to prepare young men for 

 "successful farming under , Vermont conditions" is offered to 

 residents of the state. The school has been made possible 

 through a gift by Theodore N. Vail; and two methods of paying 

 expenses — by cash or by work — are offered the students. 



The fall lectures at the New York Botanical Gardens are to 

 be given at four on Saturdays, as usual. The program includes: 

 Orchids, Wild and Cultivated, by Mr. G. V. Nash, September 

 17; The Botanical Gardens of Europe, by Dr. W. A. Murrill, 

 September 24; Some Floral and Scenic Features of Jamaica, by 

 Dr. M. A. Howe, October i ; Carnivorous Plants, by Professor H, 

 M. Richards, October 8; Autumn Flowers, by Dr. N. L. Britton, 

 October 15; Plant Diseases and their Control, by Mr. F. J. 

 Seaver, October 22; Explorations in Santo Domingo, by Mr. N. 

 Taylor, October 29; The Flora of Switzerland, by Professor E. 

 L. Burgess, November 5; Some Economic Plants of Mexico, by 

 Professor H. H. Rusby, November 12; and Cuba, Its Flora and 

 Plant Products, by Dr. N. L. Britton, November 19. 



