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of this genus found in the “scrub,” a tract peculiar to peninsular 
Florida. This so-called ‘‘scrub” is hotter in summer and, so I 
have been informed, colder in winter than any of the surrounding 
territory, and is the home of some of the most characteristic plants 
of that part of Florida. Gro. V. Nasu. 
Lwo New Serials-—The first number of the “Bulletin of the 
New York Botanical Garden,” containing the act of incorporation, 
lists of members of the corporation, officers and managers for 1896, 
Provisions for patrons, fellows and annual members, list of patrons, 
constitution and by-laws, report of the Secretary for 1895, report of 
the Treasurer for 1895, agreement with Columbia University, an ac- 
count of recent progress, and an outline map of the site, was dis- 
tributed to members on April 15th, 1896, and has subsequently 
been sent to a large number of institutions, journals and societies. 
The first number of “Bulletin du Laboratoire de botanique 
générale de 1’ université de Genéve,” edited by Dr. John Briquet 
Director of the Botanical Garden of Geneva, was also issued on, 
April 15th, 1896. It contains morphological and anatomical 
Papers by MM. Briquet, Hochreutiner and Tswett, and “ Etudes 
de biologie florale dans les Alpes occidentales,” with three plates, 
by Briquet. 
The Herbarium oy Columbia University, and the Herbarium of 
the New York Botanical Garden.—Botanists and collectors are 
hereby advised, that specimens, books or pamphlets intended for 
the Columbia University collections, should be addressed either to 
Dr. Lucien M. Underwood, Professor of Botany, or to Dr. John K. 
Small, Curator of the Herbarium. Material intended for the col- 
lections of the New York Botanical Garden, should be addressed to 
Dr. N. L. Britton, Director-in-Chief. All material addressed to 
Dr. Britton will hereafter be deposited in the collections of the 
Garden. His address will remain at Columbia University, until 
further notice. 
The agreement entered into between the University and the 
Garden provides for the deposit of the Columbia collections and 
botanical library with the Botanical Garden, but the transfer will 
not take place until the Garden’s museum building is completed. 
Plans for this building have now been drawn. The two collections 
will be kept on the same ee but will be treated as distinct. 
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