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Oct. 12. “Cut Flowers and How to 
Use Them,”’ by Mr. E. I. Farrington 
Oct. 19. “The vals of Birds in a 
Garden,” by Dr. G. Clyde Fisher 
Oct. 26. “Some Plant Diseases of 
New York and Virginia,” by Dr. E. W. Olive 
Nov. 2. “Plants as Insect Traps,’ by Dr. J. H. Barnhart 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT 
Dr. W. A. Cannon, of the Department of Botanical Research 
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make field studies of desert plants with special reference to root 
abits. 
A party of students from the Columbia Summer School, in 
charge of Mr. Crawford and Mr. Meredith, made an excursion 
to the Garden on the afternoon of August 6 and were escorted 
about the grounds by Dr. M. A. Howe and a number of other 
members of the Garden staff. 
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cotton, and other staple crops for which the eae of eat has 
long been produced at home. 
e Jerusalem artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus—actually 
native of this country—-appears to be much appreciated by “ 
French as a war plant of the firstorder. The tubers are food for 
stockas well asforman. The crop is more satisfactory than the 
potato, being free from serious diseases, and is produced freely 
under considerable differences of soil and climate. 
