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Obituary. — Mr. Alvah A. Eaton died at North Easton, Mass, on Sep- 
tember 29th (1908), aged 43 years. He was the author of numerous papers 
on the Pteridophyta and contributed the treatment of Equisetum and Isotes 
to the recently published “ Gray’s New Manual of Botany,’’ seventh edition. 
For the past six years he had been collector and assistant to Mr. Oakes Ames 
of the Ames Botanical Laboratory at North Easton, and in this connection 
made several expeditions to Florida. He was a charter member of the Sul- 
livant Moss Society and always interested in its work. 
Mrs. Amelia F. Eby died very unexpectedly on March 4th (1908) at her 
home in Lancaster, Pa. Her son writes under recent date: “ Mother was 
born March 24, 1831, was a country girl raised on the farm, and was a 
student of botany from her girlhood days. She was one of the pioneer 
women school teachers, teaching school in 1848; she had all the works on 
botany that were obtainable at that time and collected a considerable herb- 
arium. She dropped the work but never lost interest in botanical study. 
In 1882 she took it up with renewed vigor and continued till the time of 
her death. Her collection was made all over the country where ever she 
had the good fortune to go.” 
Mrs. Eby was an early member of our SullivantMoss Society and contri- 
buted to its herbarium frequently. 
OFFERINGS. 
(To Society Members only. For postage.) 
Mr. C. C. Plitt, 3933 Lowndes Ave., Baltimore, Md. Thuidium inicro- 
phyllum (S warts.) Best, c.fr. Collected in Maryland. 
Mr. Edward B. Chamberlain, 38 West 59 street, New York City. Hypnu7n 
ciduncum Hedw. group typicum Ren., st. Collected in Vermont by Dr. 
Grout. 
Mr. E. J. Winslow, 523^ West 4th street, Elmira, New York. Pogonatum 
capillar e Brid. ; Bryum roseum Schreb. Both c.fr. Collected in Ver- 
mont. 
Mr. N. L. T. Nelson, 4509 Cote Brilliante Ave.. St. Louis, Mo. Thuidium 
Philiberti Limpr. ; Grimmia Olneyi Sulliv. Both c.fr. Dicranella 
debilis L. & J. ; Bryum Muhlenbeckii B. & S. ; B. pseudotriquetrum 
Schwaegr. All collected in Missouri. 
Mrs. B. J. Handy, 139 Rock street, Fall River, Mass. Brachythecium 
digastrum C. M. & Kindb. ; Climaciu?n dendroides W. & M. Both c.fr. 
Collected in Fall River. 
Mr. W. W. Calkins, Berwyn, Cook Co., Illinois. Brywn caespiticium L. ; 
Polytrichum commune L. ; Sphagnum cojnpactum Brid, All from Cook 
Co. 
Miss Alice L. Crockett, Camden, Maine. Ephebe pubescens Fr. Collected 
in Camden. 
Mrs. Josephine D. Lowe, 1827 Eye street, N, W. Washington, D. C. Cla- 
donia multiformis Merrill; C. cristatella Tuckerm. ; C. gracillis (L.) 
Wild. var. elongata (Jacq.) Flk. ; Ptilidinm pulcherrimum (Ach.) 
Hampe; Scapania nemorosa (L.) Dumort. ; S. Bolanderi Aust. All col- 
lected in Nova Scotia. 
