228  News  Items  and  Personal  Notices.    {AniM^cuhr'  fj1™* 
Parts  2  and  3.  Published  by  authority  of  the  government  of  the 
state  of  New  South  Wales.  The  appearance  of  these  two  addi- 
tional parts  to  this  extensive  study  of  the  Eucalypti  carries  on  this 
masterpiece  of  monographic  study,  which  we  have  reviewed  from 
time  to  time  as  the  parts  were  published. 
Part  2  of  Vol.  IV  describes  E.  Seeana  Maiden;  E.  exserta 
F.v.M. ;  E.  Parramattensis  C.  Hall ;  E.  Blakelyi  n.  sp. ;  E.  dealbata 
A.  Cun. ;  E.  Morrisii  R.  T.  Baker ;  E.  Howittiana  F.v.M. ;  with  ex- 
cellent plates  exhibiting  the  characteristics  of  the  leaves,  flowers 
and  fruit  which  are  the  most  important  botanical  points  for  distin- 
guishing the  species. 
Part  3  of  this  volume  similarly  considers  and  illustrates  the  fol- 
lowing species:  E.  rostrata  Schlechtendal ;  E.  rudis  Endlicher;  E. 
Dundasi  Maiden ;  E.  pachloma  Benth. 
The  style  of  treatment  of  the  subjects  under  consideration  is 
the  same  as  in  the  preceding  parts,  ample  consideration  being  given 
to  description,  affinities,  uses,  literature,  etc. 
With  the  parts  now  before  us  this  valuable  contribution  com- 
pletes the  critical  study  of  171  species  of  the  genus  Eucalyptus. 
G.  M.  B. 
NEWS  ITEMS  AND  PERSONAL  NOTICES. 
First  Potash  Permit. — Under  a  recent  act,  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior  is  authorized  to  issue  permits  for  the  exploration  for 
potash.  Each  permit  is  to  cover  a  tract  of  not  more  than  2,500 
acres  and  to  run  for  two  years.  If  the  exploration  demonstrates 
the  presence  of  potash  in  satisfactory  quantity  and  quality,  a  license 
for  one  quarter  of  the  land  will  be  given  to  the  person  having  the 
permit.  Under  this  law,  Secretary  Lane  has  issued  the  first  permit 
covering  a  tract  of  about  2,500  acres  of  alkaline  marsh  land  in  Inyo 
County,  California,  and  exploring  wells  will  be  promptly  sunk. 
The  American  Fairchild  Scholarship. — The  first  award  of  this 
scholarship  has  been  made  to  Daniel  Kollen,  of  New  York  City. 
The  recipient  was  born  in  the  city  of  Kishinef,  Bessarabia,  Russia, 
August  27,  1898.  His  father  died  when  he  was  about  eight  years 
of  age  and  in  1910  his  family  emigrated  to  the  United  States. 
His  preliminary  education  was  obtained  in  the  Russian  schools 
