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Dr. Marshall Avery Howe, President of the Tor- 

 rey Botanical Club, died at his home in Pleasantville 

 on December 24th of a paralytic stroke. Dr. Howe 

 had been connected with the Torrey Club for 39 

 years. In 1901 when the club decided on the publica- 

 tion of a magazine on the local flora and the activities 

 of the club Dr. Howe was chosen editor of Torreya, 

 continuing with this work until 1908, when he be- 

 came editor of the Bulletin of the Club. After he re- 

 linquished this position he remained on the editorial 

 board of the club until his death. In 1922 and 1923 

 he served as secretary of the club and in 1936 be- 

 came president. 



He was born at Newfane, Vermont, in 1867. He 

 graduated from the University of Vermont in 1890 

 and received the degree of Ph.D. from Columbia 

 University in 1898. From 1891 to 1896 he was in- 

 structor in cryptogamic botany at the University of 

 California, and from 1898 to 1901 he was curator of 

 the herbarium and instructor in botany at Columbia. 

 In 1901 he became a member of the scientific staff of 

 the New York Botanical Garden, becoming assistant 

 director in 1923 and director in October 1935. 



Dr. Howe was an authority on the hepatics and 

 on marine algae. He was particularly interested in 

 growing dahlias, irises and peonies. The dahlia border 

 at the Garden, which attracts more visitors than any 

 other display there, was first developed through the 

 efforts of Dr. Howe in 1918 and has been under his 

 care since. 



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