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CoNTRIBUTIONS 
Contributions by members of the staff or students of the 
Garden, reprinted during the year from other than Garden 
oo are as follows: 
156. “Studies on the Rocky Mountain Flora— 
XXVIIL ” by Per Axel Rydberg. 
No. 157. “‘New Ferns from Tropical America—II,” by 
Margaret Slosson. 
No. 158. “Studies on the West Indian Vernonieae, with 
One New Species from Mexico,” by Henry Allan Gleason. 
No. 159. “A Case of Bud-Variation in Pelargonium,” 
No. 160. ‘Studies on the Rocky Mountain Flora— 
XXIX,” by Per Axel Rydberg. 
Lectures 
Pusuiic Lecrures 
Illustrated public lectures on botanical subjects have been 
given in the museum building on Saturday afternoons from 
April to the end of November, as outlined below. The total 
attendance for the year has been 3,230, averaging 92 for 
each of the 35 lectures; the maximum attendance being 247 
on September 13. 
April 5. “‘Explorations in Mexico—I. Veracruz to 
Jalapa,” by Dr. W. A. Murrill. 
April 12. “Botanical Observations of an Ornithologist 
in the Orient,” by Mr. C. W. Beebe 
April1g. ‘Flowers for the Spring Garden,” by Mr. G. V. 
h. 
April 26. “Salient Features of Native Trees,” by Dr. 
May 17. “The Flora of the Rocky Mountains,” by Dr. 
P. A. Rydberg. 
