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add greatly to the attractiveness of the horticultural grounds. 
The new peony collection has been established near them, and 
the two will soon supplement each other. 
—H.A.G. 
THE FRANCIS LYNDE STETSON FUND 
The will of the late Mr. Francis Lynde Stetson, who was a 
of 1921. The following action was taken by the Managers at 
their meeting on April 20, 1922: 
RESOLVED: that the bequest of $25,000, received from 
the estate of the late Mr. Francis Lynde Stetson, be and 
hereby is designated the FRANCIS LYNDE STETSON 
FUND, and that its income be applied to such purposes 
as may be voted by the Board of Managers from time to 
time. 
An appropriation of $1,000 from the income of the Francis 
Lynde Stetson Fund for the year 1922 was made for the pur- 
chase of books 
CONFERENCE NOTES FOR APRIL. 
The April Conference of the Scientific Staff and Registered 
students of the Garden was held in the museum building, Wed- 
nesday, April 5th 
1, lati f Sp eer ea.” 
Dr. 
He pointed out that the natural ae of elena is to migrate 
at 
the plant association. Each quadrat in such an association 
contains about the same number of species, the number being 
