58 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
On April 1, Mr. C. H. Thompson, Assistant Botanist to 
the Garden, gave an illustrated talk before the Mothers’ 
Circle of the Horace Mann School on “Popular Educational 
Features of the Missouri Botanical Garden.” 
Dr. Edwin C, Miller of Kansas State Agricultural College, 
Manhattan, Kansas, visited the Garden the week of March 
22-27, and on March 26 lectured to the staff and graduate 
students on his experimental work in connection with the 
weather requirements for crops in the Great Plains area. 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR MARCH, 1915 
GARDEN ATTENDANCE: 
Total mamber of vistors: 3.5 os se i a ee 4,534 
PLANT ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of plants received in exchange.............. 794 
Total number of seed packets received in exchange........ 89 
LIBRARY ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of books bought. . ..:....056.csccbece veces 12 
Total number of books and pamphlets donated............ 103 
HERBARIUM ACCESSIONS: 
By Purchase— 
F, 8. Collins —“Phycotheca Boreali— Americana,” Nos. 
MOGI oss ng, ets ea ee 50 
Miss Charlotte C. Ellis—Plants of New Mexico........... 395 
By Gift— 
F. D. Bailey—Cyphella oregana. ...... 2.0.00. c cece ees 1 
S. H. Burnham—Specimens of fungi..:...............-.- 2 
J. A. Drushel—Flowering plants from Missouri and Ohio. . 11 
B. M. Duggar—Thelephora terrestris from France........ 1 
H. 8, Fawcett—Septobasidium canescens from California. . 1 
W. H. Lang—Specimens of timber-destroying fungi from the 
Sguthwent: ci i ee eek * 19 
R. L. Latham—Specimens of fungi from Long Island, N. Y. 9 
L. O. Overholts—Tricholoma permagna Murr. from Tolland, 
Colomad. 6 os iw s pa oi eas Gee eee Ea mes eee 1 
C. E. Owens—Specimens of fungi from Oregon............ 5 
L. Romell—Specimens of fungi from Sweden and New York. 3 
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H. von Schrenk—Specimens of fungi from Florida......... 1 
H. von Schrenk—Bauhinia variegata var. purpurea L. from 
Wiebe 2 a a ae 1 
W. A. Setchell—Fungi from California and Washington... 19 
F. C. Wolf—Setobasidium pedicellatum on living orange 
-< Wepves: foams Riera sa se oe es 1 
S. M. Zeller—Specimens of Stereum and Thelephora from 
Seattle, Washi re ee ee ee 7 
LOtAL: . 24 35 Ans pape ee OIE 540 
