174 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
awarded to Miss Anne Chase of St. Louis, Mr. Frank Harris 
nA aber Illinois, and Mr. Robert Mitchell of Gotha, 
orida. 
The annual meeting of the State Audubon Society was 
held in the graduate lecture room, December 21. In addi- 
tion to the regular business meeting there was an address 
by Mr. Otto Widmann on “Bird Clubs and Other Societies 
for Bird Protection,” and an exhibit of bird books, bird 
houses, ete. Dr. Hermann von Schrenk, Pathologist to the 
Garden, was elected president for the ensuing year, Mr. 
Ralph Hoffman, vice-president, and Dr. R. J. Terry, secre- 
tary-treasurer. 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR NOVEMBER, 1917 
GARDEN ATTENDANCE: 
seer ee OF WRG so oS a ss 68,495 
PLANT ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of plants and seeds received in exchange.... 54 
2 OCR GL BUM GUNRIORS 65. 628 Ss deo Ses his Scan 10 
LIBRARY ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of books and pamphlets bought ............ 15 
Total number of books and pamphlets donated........... 112 
HERBARIUM ACCESSIONS: 
By Purchase— 
Rev. John Davis—Plants of Missouri, South Carolina, ete. 200 
Mrs. R. S. Ferris—Plants of Sutter and Colusa Counties, 
ORUIOURIR |. 55 ciated het e uss 112 
H. Spe ecg Europaea,” Fasc. XV, Nos. 701- 
ee a ee ee 50 
H. Sudre—‘Herbarium Hieraciorum,” Fase. VII, Nos. 301- 
DOO alesse euet th epee epee Ce: 50 
By Gift— 
Dr. W. H. Ballou—Fungi from White Plains............ 15 
J. A. Drushel—Plants of the United States.............. 17 
Dr. C. F. Neweombe—Plants of British Columbia......... 7 
New York Botanical Garden—Undetermined Thelephoraceae 
(235) from all parts of North America: specimens of 
Merulius (5), including parts of four types.......... 240 
E. A. Siegler—Peniophora cinerea from Billerica, Mass... . 1 
J. A. Stevenson—Fungi of Porto Rico.................__ 18 
Dr. H. von, Schrenk—Fungi rotting railroad ties......___ 7 
Prof. L. B. Walker—Solenia anomala from Nebraska...... 1 
Mrs. A. G. Hewitt White—Helmwine Soleirolii Req., native of 
Corsica and Sardinia, cultivated at Toronto, C: bias 1 
Dr. S. M. Zeller—Hypochnus echinosporus and Odontia fim- 
ence Ee ee ee ee 2 
