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what right the treasurer makes a report for eleven 

 months and dubs it his report for 1910. In most finan- 

 cial circles a report for a year which ends December 

 31, would not be made on the first of that month. To 

 the knowledge of the writer there are unpaid bills out- 

 standing that should have been included. 



DEATH OF MRS. SAUNDERS. 



With much regret we record the death of Elisabeth 

 Hallowell Saunders, wife- of Charles Francis Saund- 

 ers which occurred December 13, 1910, at her resi- 

 dence in Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Saunders was an 

 artist of much talent and will be remembered by our 

 readers as the author of the characteristic illustrations 

 that have accompanied Mr. Saunders' contributions to 

 various periodicals for many years. 



The Meaning of Pilosiuscula. — My latin is not 

 very strong, but I do happen to know enough to inter- 

 pret "pilosiuscula" mentioned on page 82 of the Bulle- 

 tin. It does not mean 'Very hairy." I think there is 

 a prefix "per" to indicate very, as "perpusilla" Yes, 

 the Standard Dictionary bears me out in this and gives 

 the English "perfervid" as an example. The ending 

 — usculus is the diminutive, and the word simply means 

 "having little hairs," which is a very apt description 

 of the fern in question. Of course the prefix "per" 

 sometimes means "through," as in "perfoliate." 

 — C. E. Waters, Bureau of Standards, Washington^ 

 D. C. 



