MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 85 
the “neck.” The open flower has a very disagreeable, and 
to some even a nauseating, odor which serves to attract a 
variety of insects. The latter enter the neck of the corolla 
and proceed down the pathway of inward-pointing hairs 
until reaching the bend of the neck. The hairs prevent a 
return and, moreover, the insects are attracted by the light 
which enters through six translucent areas at the top of the 
“head” or “bill.” The stamens and stigmas are situated in 
close proximity to these “windows,” and in attempting an 
escape the insects incidentally effect pollination. As many 
as fifty dead flies have been counted in the interior of a 
single flower grown in the Garden. 
The goose or pelican plant is a perennial climbing species 
closely related to the Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia Sipho), 
a native of Missouri which is frequently used as an arbor 
plant. Plants may be kept for a number of years, provided 
a suitable resting period is given them during the latter part 
of the year. In January they should be potted in rich soil, 
and as soon as rapid growth begins, liquid organic fertilizer 
should be applied. When an abundance of flowers is de- 
sired, however, it is best to use young plants. Cuttings may 
be made during September from both hard and soft wood, 
and should be placed in sand in the propagating case, with 
an approximate bottom temperature of 80°F. Within three 
or four weeks the cuttings are usually secon: Exe to 
be potted in a light sandy soil. After a few weeks they are 
ready to be planted in twelve-inch boxes or pots, which will 
be convenient to carry the plants through to the flowering 
period. The growing medium should be a rich loam, com- 
posed of sand, leaf mold, and organic fertilizer in proper 
ae The plants are heavy feeders and when estab- 
ished should be supplied with liquid organic fertilizer. The 
specimens at present flowering in the Nepenthes house were 
grown from cuttings made last September. 
NOTES 
Sixty-two members of the Associated Advertising Clubs of 
age conducted through the Garden by Mr. Pring on 
une 16. 
Professor Weller and Mr. H. P. Chaney, both of the De- 
artment of Geology, University of Chicago, visited the 
arden June 17. 
Dr. Hermann von Schrenk, Pathologist to the Garden, de- 
livered an address before the National Lumber Manufac- 
turers’ Association in Chicago, May 4, on “The Proper Uses 
of Lumber.” 
