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SCIENCE. 



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uredospores and teleutospores. The arrange- 

 ment is by hosts, the present part being de- 

 voted to the species of Puccinia parasitic on 

 certain Kanunculaceae (Caltha, Delphinium, 

 Anemone, Pulsatilla, Clematis, Trautvetteria, 

 Ranunculus, Cyrtoryncha), Berberidaceae 

 (Berberis, Podophyllum), Papaveraceae (Cap- 

 noides), Bromeliaceae (Pitcairnia), Commel- 

 inaceae (Commelina), Juncaceae (Juncoides), 

 Liliaceae (Chrosperma, Veratrum, Xerophyl- 

 lum, Zygadenus, Allium, Brodiaea, Calochor- 

 tus. Asparagus, Clintonia, Aletris, Smilax), 

 Amaryllidaceae (Cooperia, Bomarea), Irida- 

 ceae (Iris), Orchidaceae (Cypripedium, un- 

 known orchid). The photographs are excel- 

 lently reproduced, and with the full descrip- 

 tions (all drawn from the specimens) should 

 prove very helpful to the student of these 

 plants. Charles E. Bessey. 



The University of Nebraska. 



MUSEOGRAPHY. 



An historical and bibliographical work of 

 great value is that recently published by Dr. 

 David Murray, of Glasgow, under the title of 

 ' Museums, their History and their Use ' (3 

 vols., Glasgow, 1904). The first volume forms 

 a notable repository of information concerning 

 the development of the museum as a scientific 

 institution, beginning with the earliest times. 

 Interspersed with accounts of the older mu- 

 seums and their exhibits are brief notices of 

 scientific workers, together with their con- 

 tributions and attitude of mind toward con- 

 troverted questions. An excellent summary is 

 given, for instance, of the discussion of fossils 

 amongst learned circles of two and three hun- 

 dred years ago and earlier. 



The author remarks that his purpose has 

 been to provide, in the first place, ' a short 

 list of the books bearing on the bibliography 

 of museums, which I had found useful, that 

 is, a bibliography of bibliographies.' The 

 next subject, museography, is dealt with more 

 fully, but not exhaustively, after which is 

 given a selection of books on the practical 

 work of museums — the collection, preparation 

 and preservation of specimens, their registra- 

 tion and exhibition. Nearly the whole of the 

 second and third volumes is devoted to cata- 



logues and other works relating to particular 

 museums and special collections. Not the 

 least important section of the work contains 

 individual suggestions and criticisms on the 

 part of the author, his extensive acquaintance 

 with museums the world over rendering all 

 that he has to say timely and instructive. 

 Yet on the whole the work is written from the 

 archeological standpoint, rather than the tech- 

 nical, or purely scientific. 



C. E. E. 



THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. 

 The legislature of Wisconsin has passed a 

 law giving the University of Wisconsin two 

 sevenths of a mill tax for current expenses, 

 and has made a special appropriation of $200,- 

 000 a year for three years for constructional 

 and other emergency work. On the basis of 

 the present assessed valuation the two sevenths 

 of a mill tax will yield $525,000, which with 

 the $200,000 make the appropriation from the 

 state $725,000, even if there is no increase in 

 the assessed valuation. The other sources of 

 income are sufficient to make the budget of the 

 university for the coming year about $1,- 

 000,000. 



A number of appointments and promotions 

 have been made: E. B. McGilvary, A.M. 

 (Princeton), Ph.D. (California), Sage pro- 

 fessor of moral philosophy of Cornell Univer- 

 sity, has been appointed professor of philos- 

 ophy; and Edward C. Elliott, B.S. (Nebraska), 

 Ph.D. (Columbia), now- instructor in Teachers 

 College, Columbia University, associate pro- 

 fessor of education. Dr. Charles E. Menden- 

 hall has been promoted to a professorship of 

 physics ; Dr. Frank C. Sharp to a professor- 

 ship of ethics; C. E. Burgess to a professor- 

 ship of engineering, and Eansom A. Moore, 

 to a professorship of agronomy. Albert H. 

 Taylor has been promoted to be assistant pro- 

 fessor of physics ; Leonard S. Smith, to be 

 associate professor of topographic and geodetic 

 engineering; Herbert F. Moore, to be assistant 

 professor of mechanics, and Edwin G. Hast- 

 ings to be assistant professor of agricultural 

 bacteriology. 



Instructors have been appointed as fol- 



