AmeriGan Journal of Botany 
ANNOUNGEMENT 
On and after January i, 1917, the subscription price of the American 
Journal of Botany, to those not members of the Botanical Society of 
America, will be $5.00 a volume, of ten numbers. Single copies, 60 cents, 
plus postage. 
Subscriptions received before January 1,1917, will be entered at the 
former rate of $4.00 a volume. 
Subscriptions received before February i, 1917, will, if accompa,nied by 
an order for back volumes I-1 1 1 (1914-1916), be entered at $4.00 for one year, 
or $16.00 for the four volumes. 
The Editorial Committee. 
Please address all communications concerning subscriptions and adver- 
tising as follows : 
American Journal of Botany 
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn, New York 
JUST PUBLISHED 
A LABORATORY GUIDE 
FOR GENERAL BOTANY 
By C. STUART QAGER 
Director, Brooklyn Botanic Garden 
Cloth, 90 Cents, Postpaid 
The order of topics follows that in the author's Fundamentals of 
Botany, but with only minor changes, the Guide may be ADAPTED 
FOR USE WITH ANY TEXT. It is intended to teach the be- 
ginner, not merely botanical f acts, but how to observe and how to 
record his observations. To accompHsh this result, rather full direc- 
tions are given in this manual. 
p. Blakiston^s Son & Co., Publishers 
1012 Walnut street, Plilladelphia 
