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J. II. Barnhart 

 Henry C. Cowles 



B. M. Duggar 



C. Stuart Gager 

 R. A. Harper 

 Barton E. Livingston 

 F. C. Newcombc 

 Donald Rcddick, Chairmajt 

 C. L. Shear 



Forrest Shreve 

 The executive committee of the Temporary Board of Control 

 selected B. E. Livingston for editor-in-chief and the following 

 as associate editors in charge of the sections as indicated : 



Agronomy and Soil Technology, * 



Bacteriology, H. J. Conn 



Botanical Education, C. Stuart Gager 



Cytology, C. J. Chamberlain 



Ecology and Plant Geography, Henry C. Cowles 



Forestry, Raphael Zon 



Genetics, G. H. Shull 



History, Biography and Bibliography, J. H. Barnhart 



Horticulture, W. H. Chandler 



Morphology, E. W. Sinnott 



Paleobotany, E. W. Berry 



Pathology, Donald Reddick 



Pharmacognosy, Henry Kraemer 



Physiology, B. M. Duggar 



Taxonomy, J. M. Greenman and J. G. Schramm 

 It is expected that the work of abstracting will begin at once 

 with the international literature of the year 1918 and that 

 publication will follow promptly. 



On May 20 the following letter was issued by the committee 

 having the work in charge: 



"The long-cherished dream of American botanists is at the 

 point of actual realization, and we shall soon have an abstract 

 journal published in this country if you will promptly place 



* Name to be supplied. 



