358 The Botanical Gazette. : [September, 
The Wisconsin State Horticultural Society shows twenty portfolios 
of plants mounted on blotting paper, and very imperfectly named. 
The preparation of this collection was evidently entrusted to wholly 
incompetent hands. 
The Kentucky exhibit is mounted on herbarium sheets and placed 
under glass in swinging frames, as are many of the others yet to be 
mentioned. It was prepared by Prof. H. Garman and Mr. J. S. Ter 
rill, and is classified as forest trees, grasses, ferns, and wild plants. 
Miss Sadie Price, of Bowling Green, Ky., exhibits some 500 pencil 
sketches of Kentucky plants, in part admirably colored, in connection 
with the preceding. 
The Oregon exhibit, prepared by Drake and Gorman, isa large and 
interesting one, particularly notable for its handsome mounting, the 
Swinging frames being supported by massive oak standards So! 
‘Miss Nettie Palmer, of Edison Park, Ill, shows a large collection, 
well mounted in swinging frames. 3 ie 
Mrs. S. B. Walker, of Castle Rock, Colo., has an interesting collec: 
tion of about 500 specimens in swinging frames, although not fully 
named, and also a case of gift articles decorated with pressed eae 
The Missouri Commission shows over 1,600 specimens, colle ms 
largely by B. F. Bush. They are displayed in white frames, which Z 
not prove as pleasing as the oak frames chosen by most eran 
The next largest number of herbaria are brought together eye | 
science rooms of the Woman’s Building. In this place Alida P. 4 
sing shows 1,100 specimens of Colorado plants in swinging ne _ 
common fault of this method of display is here very marked. a 4 
central frame work is not sufficiently rigid to support the ire 
of frames without sagging, and in consequence the gare Pe 
strongly in one direction, making it very unpleasant to gene 
specimens. : | 
The Montana flora is illustrated by over 400 specimens, ere 
by various women of the state, and handsomely mounted a 
frames, supported on a massive column with carved capita “ail : 
There are a hundred large sheets of Brazilian ae ee: 
yee Webb in 1597-™ 
swinging frames, collected by Mrs. James Watson a large 
Mrs. A. M. Croley, of Tilsonburg, Ontario, Can., shows are looself 
lection of ferns from all parts of the world. The sheets i 
placed in wall cases. tnot fully named 
Good herbarium specimens of Mexican plants, bu ‘se of cok 
are distributed loosely m a large wall case. Neither the 
lector nor exhibitor is given. 
