EDDY, SPENCER

(1874), American diplomat. B. in Chicago, January 18, 1874. Graduated from MHarvard in 1896 with degree A. B., and studied at Berlin and Heidelberg. Private secretary to John Hay when Amba ador to Great Britain, 1897-1898; Clerk in the Department of State 1898-1899; 3rd Secretary American Emba y, London, 1899; 2nd Secretary at Paris, 1899-1901; 1st Secretary at Constantinople 19011903. (Charge d’aftairs 1 yr.), St. Petersburg 1903-1906. (C. D. 1 year); Berlin 1906-1907. Minister to Argentina 19081909, and to Rumania, Serbia, and Bulgaria, January and September 1909, when he resigned. Lt. Commander U.S.N.R., March 1917. ALPINUM, a well-known species of Compos i tae which occurs in its wild state in Switzerland, but can be cultivated in Britain. The dense inyolucre consists of outer female florets and inner male florets, and these are surrounded by hairy bracts.