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large mauve-flowered orchid (Cattleya mossiae), the fringe 
lip orchid “Mme. C. Maron” Se): a bigeneric 
hybrid, and Dendrobium macrophyllwm, the large flowered 
variety. The “Star of Bethlehem” (Angraecum sesquipedale) 
will be in flower about the first of June. 
NOTES. 
In the Garden on the afternoon of May 2nd, a reception 
was tendered Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and the out-of- 
town delegates to the Fourth International Peace Congress 
by the local Committees. The reception was held in a tent 
directly in front of the new plant range. The special floral 
exhibit arranged for the occasion attracted much attention 
and was visited and enjoyed by many of the delegates. Fol- 
lowing the reception the delegates and guests were escorted 
to the broad, shady lawns near the administration building 
where an informal garden party was held. 
Near the large lake in the North American Tract a new 
20-room martin house has been erected. In addition, num- 
erous boxes have been placed about the Garden for the blue- 
birds and wrens. Next to the grays the birds are, perhaps, 
the most interesting feature of the Garden and everything 
is being done to encourage them to make their homes there. 
The library training class of the St. Louis Public Library 
visited the Garden on May 6th to study the classification 
of a special library. 
The May meeting of the Engelmann Botanical Club was 
held in the Graduate Lecture Room on the afternoon of May 
10th. The aatlens. and — of eovtioh ag tae a 
family Amyrillidaceae were presented respectively by Mr. 
C. B tne and Mr. Max Schiller. 2 
Dr. George T. Moore, Director of the Garden, addressed 
the St. Louis Academy of Science on Monday evening, May 
19th, on the subject “Speculations on the Origin of Life”. 
A party of 200 ladies, wives of delegates to the Air Brakes 
Association of the United States and ada, visited the Gar- 
den on May 6th and were conducted through the grounds 
by the Assistant Botanist, Mr. C. H. Thompson. 
Dr. B. M. , Physiologist to the Garden, delivered 
an address on y 21st before the Scientific Association 
