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The edition which has been acquired by the New York garden 
was issued about 1780 or 1781. Only one other copy is known 
in America, at the Library of Congress at Washington. 
Dr. E. de Wildman, for many years connected with the botanic 
garden at Brussels, and well known for his studies on economic 
botany and the flora of Tropical Africa, has been appointed 
director of the garden. 
We learn from the Sun that on the 24th of July, Prof. J. A. 
Paine died at Tarrytown, N. Y., after several years of rather poor 
health. He was born in Newark, N. J., January 14, 1840. 
Prof. Paine specialized in botany and biology and was employed 
by the Board of Regents of the State of New York in connection 
with the flora of the State in 1862—67. 
In 1867—69 he was professor of natural science in the Robert 
College (Congregational) in Constantinople, Turkey, and during 
1870-71 professor of natural history and German in the Lake 
Forest University in Illinois. 
During 1871—72 he was the editor of the Independent in New 
York and in 1872—74 he went with the first expedition of the 
Palestine exploration society east of the Jordan and Red Sea 
in the capacity of archeologist. One of his best known botanical 
works was a ‘Catalogue of Plants found in Oneida County and 
vicinity," printed in 1865. 
On Thursday evening, August first, twelve botanists were the 
guests of Dr. N. L. Britton at a dinner given in honor of Dr. Chas. 
E. Bessey. Aftera walk through the grounds and conservatories 
of the New York Botanical Garden the party dined at L'Hermit- 
age, where congratulatory speeches were made by several of the 
company after Dr. Bessey's speech to the toast “Nestor of 
American Botany." 
The advantages of originally publishing such items in a 
magazine devoted solely to the science of botany, and also the 
protection afforded American botanists from prematurely or 
incorrectly published press dispatches, are features which, it is 
, will be found sufficiently attractive to ensure hearty 
coéperation. 
