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The Wild Flower Preservation Society, in cooperation with 

 the New York Botanical Garden are publishing in the Journal 

 of the latter institution a series of colored plates illustrating 

 native plants in need of protection. Several of these have al- 

 ready appeared and more are to follow. They are being re- 

 printed as pamphlets and these may be had for schools and by 

 individuals by applying to Mrs. E. G. Britton who has charge of 

 the enterprise. 



During the months of July and August the facilities of the 

 Seed Laboratory of the Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., will be available as far 

 as space permits to any one who wishes to consult the seed 

 collection and become familiar with the practical methods of 

 seed testing for mechanical purity and germination. For further 

 information address Mr. E. Brown, botanist in charge. 



The Rev. Leander Trowbridge Chamberlin, D.D., died at 

 Pasadena, Gal., on Friday, May 7. He was the author of many 

 books and for some years a member of the Torrey Club. At the 

 initial publication of this journal he was much interested in its 

 success and offered financial help to the ^ undertaking. ^He 

 resigned from the club a few years ago. 



Dr. Chas. S. Ridgway has resigned as assistant professorof 

 botany at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, to accept an 

 appointment in the Bureau of Plant Industry at Washington. 



