MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 141 
Ficus pseudopalma. Moraceae.—A native of the Philip- 
pine Islands, closely related to the commercial fig tree (Ficus 
carica). The trunk is slender, showing the scars of the long, 
narrow, coarsely serrate leaves. 
Fittonia argyroneura. Acanthaceae.—An herbaceous per- 
ennial of Peru. The plant is valued greatly in conserva- 
tories for its large, heart-shaped leaves with white venation. 
It is trailing, covering banks and borders successfully, pro- 
vided plenty of heat, moisture, and shade are afforded. 
Fittonia gigantea. Acanthaceae.— A subshrubby, her- 
baceous perennial of Peru, used chiefly in conservatories for 
its foliage. The stems are reddish violet, and the leaves 
shining green with carmine veins. 
Gaussia princeps. Palmae—An ornamental, medium- 
sized, spineless palm from the West Indies. 
Grias cauliflora. Myrtaceae. Anchovy pear.—A slender, 
unbranched tree of the West Indies, attaining a height of 
50 feet, and terminated by a crown of smooth, elliptical leaves 
2-3 feet in length. It has large, white flowers, which are 
see on the stem below the leaves and are succeeded by 
arge fleshy fruit. 
(To be continued) 
NOTES 
On September 13 the delegates to the Nineteenth Annual 
Convention of the American Association of Park Superin- 
tendents visited the Garden. 
On August 23 Mr. Alexander Lurie, Horticulturist to the 
Garden, judged the St. Louis thrift gardens under the 
auspices of the Women’s Central Committee on Food Con- 
‘servation. 
The interesting dove or Holy Ghost orchid (Peristeria 
elata), described in the December, 1914, number of the 
BULLETIN, is now in bloom and may be seen in the orchid 
house during the next few weeks. 
The Twenty-eighth Annual Gardeners’ Banquet was held 
at the Mercantile Club on September 12, about 100 delegates 
to the Nineteenth Annual Convention of the American 
ciation of Park Superintendents being special guests. 
Mrs. Joseph Clemens, wife of Chaplain Clemens now in 
service in France, is spending some time at the Garden work- 
ing on botanic collections which she has made in various 
parts of the United States, particularly in the Southwest. 
