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42. Epipactis gigantea DoUGL. — Deer Park, Lower Arrow 



Lake and "Hot Springs, "Kootenay Lake, B. C. Rare in 

 Canada. 



43- Allium Nevii Wats. — Lytton, B. C. Collected by 

 Jas. McEvoy. Only found before in Canada on Vancouver 

 Island. 



44. Potamogeton crispus L.* — Ashbridge's Bay, east of 

 Toronto, Ont. Collected by Win. Scott. 



45. Carex Tolmiei BoOTT, var. nigella Bailey.* — Mts. at 

 Kicking Horse Lake, Rocky Mts. 



46. Carex marcida BoOTT, var. debilis BAILEY.* — Kicking 

 Horse Lake, Rocky Mts. 



47- Agrostisgeminata, TRIN.* — Rogers' Pass, Selkirk Mts. 



48. Agrostis alpina.*— Rogers' Pass, Selkirk Mts., B. C. 



49. Alopecurusgeniculatus L. var. robustus Vasey, (n. var.) 

 Kicking Horse Lake, Rocky Mts. 



50. Deyeuxia glomerata Vasey, (n. sp.) — Kicking Horse 

 Lake, Rocky Mts. 



51. Deyeuxia Canadensis Hook. var. occidentalis Vasey.* 

 Kicking Horse Lake, Rocky Mts. 



Ottaiva, Canada. 



What 



BYRON D. HALSTEI). 



The present season is one of unusual activity among station 

 botanists. At the risk of repetition I record briefly the lead- 

 ing points obtained by the several workers and in the alpha- 

 betical order of their names: 



Ai.WOOD, of Virginia, has demonstrated an effective treat- 

 ment for a leaf blight of the apple and established the fact 

 that weak Bordeaux preparations are as effective for grape rot 

 as stronger ones. He has been successful in the artificial 

 pollination of wheat. 



Arthur, of Indiana, has shown that the water for killing 

 smut spores in soaking wheat can be heated to a considerably 

 h.gher temperature than heretofore thought safe, and that this 

 treatment wh.le effective in destroying the smut spores, much 

 .ncreases the yield of the grain. He has shown that the cop- 

 per sulphate method is effective with oats but detrimental to 



