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Mycologia 



Professor A. de Jaczewski, of the Institut de Mycologie at 

 Petrograd, is on a visit to the United States after being cut off 

 from the outside world about six years. He called at the Garden 

 August ii, shortly after his arrival, and expects to spend two 

 months in various parts of the country. 



John Macoun 



Professor John Macoun, the distinguished Canadian natural- 

 ist, died July 18, 1920, at Sidney, British Columbia, at the ad- 

 vanced age of 89. He was born near Belfast, Ireland, and came 

 to Canada in 1850 with his mother and two brothers. After pre- 

 liminary scientific training in teaching, he was engaged for many 

 years in botanical and zoological explorations in western Canada 

 for the Canadian Government and at length became attached to 

 the Geological and Natural History Survey. His scientific work 

 covered a wide range, both in botany and zoology, and he was 

 ably assisted by his son, the late James M. Macoun. Many of 

 the plants collected by them are in the herbarium of the New 

 York Botanical Garden. 



W. A. MuRRILL 



At the request of naturalists generally throughout Canada, the 

 Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club has decided to receive subscrip- 

 tions for a permanent memorial in honor of the late Professor 

 John Macoun, who died on July 18, 1920. Many of his friends 

 have thought that the memorial should take the form of a painted 

 portrait to be hung in the Victoria Memorial Museum. Such a 

 memorial has now been decided upon and the painting will be 

 made by Mr. Franklin Brownell, of Ottawa, the well-known por- 

 trait painter. The expenses in connection therewith will be 

 about $700. Subscriptions to this fund should be forwarded to 

 Mr. Arthur Gibson, Dominion Entomologist, Ottawa, Canada. 



Edward T. Harper 



Dr. Edward T. Harper died at his home in Geneseo, Illinois, 

 January 14, 1921. He was born at Sabula, Iowa, September 28, 



