Orchids; their culture and management. With descriptions of all the kinds in general cultivation / By W. Watson assisted by W. Bean.

Orchid Biology

“…Even though osmundine was the medium of choice in that era, Watkins also felt that charcoal was an indispensable ingredient as it kept "the medium sweet and contributed to aeration." This contradicted some of the aforementioned media, and the views of Williams (1883) and Watson and Bean (1890) and many other early authors who believed that there was only one medium for each genus. No proportions were given 7 . A very interesting account about orchid potting media was written by Soysa (1943).…”

“…Unfortunately, most descriptions were vague as to size of particles, or what was meant by 'sphagnum moss,' 'cut sphagnum moss' or 'long sphagnum moss.' The age of manure is also very important as some manures are high in ammonia and can be toxic to plants 5 . Cultural notes provided by Watson and Bean (1890) cited drainage as an important fact in developing potting mixes. In that era authors recommended mounding the medium above the pot and placing the plant on top of the medium, a practice which was definitely a detriment to watering.…”

Elephant Pipes and Israelite Tablets: the controversy between the United States Bureau of Ethnography and the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences

“…He titled it 'Those Elephant Pipes Again' McKusick (1970: 74) quotes the following passage, '… the brutal unfairness exhibited by Maj. Powell and his pseudoarchaeologist, Mr. Henshaw; especially when we consider that it is the money of the government and the prestige of official position that gives their attack a force and currency above that of mere personal opinion. If the power placed in Maj. Powell's hands is to be misused and prostituted to the furtherance of his own hobbies, instead of the interests of science, a concerted action should be taken by all interested in scientific pursuits, looking to an investigation by Congress into the policy, methods and expenditures of the Bureau, to the end that the liberal sums appropriated from the public funds in aid of ethnological inquiries may not be diverted to the exploitation of personal hobbies and the aggrandizement of servile followers' (Watson 1890). Obviously the sentiments of the Davenport Academy were shared by comparable Midwestern institutions.…”

Genetic markers in psoriasis. Correlations to age at onset, continuity of symptoms and the risk of developing the disease

“…For literature references on this sub ject, see (I). A more likely explanation is that psoriasis is a polygenic and multifactorial disease (6,15,16).…”