Chlorosis

one of the most formid. able diseases to which plants are liable and joften admitting of no remedy ig fl forms of the disease exist, 0! which those of clover, onions, cucum: bers and melons are best known. In medical practice an affection ir which the skin of the body, and es pecially that of the face, a umes a peculiar greenish cast, and hence is popularly known as green-sickne ,, Choate, Joseph Hodges, an American diplomatist; born in Salem, Ma ., Jan. 24, 1832. He is a descendant of John Choate, who came from — in 1640. He was graduated at Harvard College in 1852; admitted to the bar in Boston in 1855; removed in 1856 to New York, where he became a partner in the law firm of Evarts, Choate & Beaman. His ability as a lawyer and public speaker soon gave him a reputation which has seldom been equaled among the leaders of the New York bar. From Jan., 1899, until his retirement, May, 1905, he was U.