126 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
The Garden collection includes, besides Nepenthes phyll- 
amphora, N. Curtisii and N. Rafflesiana, the following horti- 
cultural varieties: “Sir W. T. Dyer,” “Balfouriana,” “Dom- 
inti,” “dicksoniana,” “mixta,” “intermedia,” ‘“Hainiensis,”’ 
“paradisae,” “chelsoni var. excellens,”’ ‘Courtii,” “atro- 
sanguinea,” ‘“Mastersiana,” “Hookerae,”’ ‘“Henryana” and 
“O’Brieniana.” The latest hybrid, “Sir W. T. Dyer,” was 
raised by crossing “dicksoniana” and “mixta,” and when 
fully grown each pitcher holds a quart of water. The 
pitchers of the plants of this variety growing in the house at 
the present time hold about a pint. 
OPENING OF THE NEW GREENHOUSES. 
It is expected that the new range of greenhouses will be 
opened to the public about the middle of November. The 
exact date will be announced in the daily papers. It will, 
of course, require a considerable length of time for the large 
number of plants to become thoroughly established, and 
some of the planting effects desired cannot be obtained for 
a number of months, yet it is believed that from the first 
the houses will present a sufficiently attractive and interest- 
ing appearance to warrant a visit. 
A large collection of chrysanthemums with the usual num- 
ber of varieties and some striking new forms will be exhibited, 
thus inaugurating the monthly flower shows which will be 
maintained throughout the winter and spring. 
NOTES. 
Mrs. Katherine Brandegee, of Berkley, California, spent 
a week at the Garden in September consulting the specimens 
of Onograceae in the herbarium. 
Twenty-five members of the botany class of Soldan High 
School, under the direction of Mr. G. W. Bishop, visited 
the Garden October 16th. 
Mr. Carleton R. Ball, in charge of Western Wheat In- 
vestigations of the United States Department of Agriculture, 
visited the Garden October 16th. 
A medium-sized century plant is in full bloom in the 
agave house. It has a flower spike fourteen feet high, bear- 
ing numerous yellowish green flowers with light brown 
anthers. ; 
Dr. J. N. Rose, research associate in the Carnegie Insti- 
tution of Washington, visited the Garden recently and spent 
some time studying the Cactaceae in the herbarium, especi- 
ally some of the Engelmann types. 
