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works of recent date, although it is common enough and more attractive 

 in apearance than many flowers that are known the world over. 



In my consideration of the above-mentioned plants I have paid atten- 

 tion to neither affinities nor order of appearance as to season. Among 

 the many other plants that grow here should be mentioned species of 

 Anemone, Pentstemon, Yucca, Linum, Cactus, Tradescantia, etc., all con- 

 spicuous for floral or other features. 



Prof. C. S. Sargent and his son, Mr. A. R. Sargent, have just re- 

 turned from a six months' trip abroad, most of the time having been spent in 

 Russia, Siberia, Corea, and Manchuria, with stops at Java and several 

 Chinese ports. As a result of this journey they sent or brought home 

 some 8,000 specimens of bulbs, seeds, or plants, and we may look in the 

 near future to some valuable additions to the list of novelties for Ameri- 

 can gardens. These will, of course, be first tried in the Arnold Arbore- 

 tum, which is, in many respects, the most valuable collection in this 

 country. 



Mr. H. Kggert writes that he has found the southwestern marsh 

 rosemary (^Linionmm linibatuni) , mentioned in Dr. MacDougal's recent 

 article as one of the curious desert plants of New Mexico, growing also 

 in Texas on salt flats. He says, "The Texas plant differs from the New 

 Mexican in its closer flowering and shorter peduncled leaves." 



The Plant and Animal Breeders' Association was organized in St. 

 Louis on December 29. Its object is the study and practical investiga- 

 tion of the laws of heredity. 



It has been said in public lectures that the Germans love their forests 

 for their money value. This is a very erroneous assertion, for nowhere 

 else are trees and forests held in greater veneration for their beauty and 

 indispensable usefulness while growing than in Germany, in contrast to 

 the rule here so prevalent to denude forest land entirely without preserv- 

 ing any original growth for the continuance of their beneficial use. But 

 a gradual understanding of the real issue in forestry is noticeable. — The 

 Hartford Times. 



We have learned, with great regret, of the death of Mr. Henry E. 

 Baum, whose interesting series of articles on the breadfruit was com- 

 pleted in the December issue of this magazine. Mr. Baum was assistant 

 in tropical agriculture in the United States Department of Agriculture, 

 and though still a young man, he had accomplished some important 

 studies in the origin and history of tropical fruits. A sketch written by 

 his associate, Mr. William E. Safford, will be published in the next issue 

 of The Plant World. 



