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Specimens of Carboniferous oS. ferns, both leaves and 
seeds, are di thie in Cases Nos. 2 and 3 of the fossil plant 
collections and a number of specimens a Triassic and Jurassic 
cycads in Case No. a also, other specimens, in the study col- 
ace are Se ailsble for compariso: 
ARTHUR HOLLicx. 
THE IRIS GARDEN 
Immediately asd its organization in January, 1920, the 
American Iris Society began fhe oe lopment of a test and 
exhibition garden of iris and of The New York 
Botanical Garden to provide the necessary space and main- 
beautiful display during the flowering season and constituting 
probably the naan a in eas = is represented, 
ever brought together in one place in Amer: 
The site ae for ae iris ee is a me ae eastern end of 
the ogee Grounds, on the hillside just above the mallow 
collect This site is not only much frequented by pedestrians, 
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‘able. 
before, the collection was swieieed me during the blesmine 
season by numerous Plas of the 
The value of such a complete See is manifold. It 
provides for the pennies a living dictionary of iris varieties, 
