86 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
The so-called red sunflowers are at present in bloom south 
of the new conservatory. An extended account of these 
unique plants was given in the July, 1913, number of the 
BULLETIN. 
The collection of plants of the Cattley orchid Cattleya 
Mossiae are in full bloom, one specimen bearing sixteen 
flowers. The flowers are very fragrant, especially in the 
early morning. 
Members and friends of the St. Louis Branch of the 
American Pharmaceutical Association visited the Garden on 
June 12 and were personally conducted by Mr. Thompson, 
Assistant Botanist to the Garden. 
Dr. B. M. Duggar, Physiologist to the Garden, delivered the 
alumni address at the commencement of the Mississippi Arts 
and Mechanical College, on June 1. The subject of Dr. 
Duggar’s address was “Influence of Science.” 
Dr. George T. Moore, Director of the Garden, will spend 
a part of the summer at the Marine Biological Laboratory, 
Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Dr. Moore has for years been 
director of the botanical work in this institution, and in 
addition will personally conduct a portion of the course on 
the Morphology and Taxonomy of the Algae. 
During the present summer, Dr. B. M. Duggar, Physiolo- 
gist to the Garden, will, as during the past few years, con- 
duct the course in Physiology and Ecology of Marine, 
Strand, and Bog Vegetation, at the Marine Biological Labora- 
tory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. In addition, Dr. Duggar 
will carry on and direct a certain amount of research work. 
During the coming year an investigation will be under- 
taken at the Garden dealing with the problem of the rela- 
tionship between resin in various inde of pines and the 
growth and development of various wood-destroying fungi. 
While it has been known for a good many years that resin 
plays an important part in the life history of pine trees and 
other conifers, practically nothing is known as yet concern- 
ing the relationship which exists between the various resins 
and the different species of fungi which grow both in living 
pine trees and on pine timbers. In view of the fact that this 
problem is exceedingly important in connection with the 
proper use of yellow pine lumber, the Yellow Pine Manu- 
facturers’ Association will codperate actively with the Garden 
during the coming academic year in an investigation of this 
problem. Mr. Sanford M. Zeller, M.A., from the University 
of Washington, who will be enrolled as a graduate student at 
the Garden next fall, will devote a large part of his time to 
this work. 
