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Meteorology for the year 1918 —The total precipitation at the 
New York Botanical Garden for the year was 37.98 inches. 
The distribution by months was as follows: January, 3.86 (in- 
cluding 16.5 inches snow); February, 2.59 (including 2.5 inches 
snow); March, 1.12; April, 2.36; May, 7.80; June, 4.36; July, 
4- 11; August 2.55; September, 2.83; October, 0.58; November, 
2.55; and December, 3.27. 
The maximum temperature for the year was 105° on the 7th 
of August. The minimum was —6° on the 5th of February. 
The first hard-killing frost of the autumn was on the morning of 
November 6 with a temperature of 30°. The earliest date on 
which ice completely covered the “middle lake’”’ was the 24th of 
November. 
ACCESSIONS 
MUSEUMS AND HERBARIUM 
2,200 specimens of flowering a from the Philippine Islands. (By exchange 
with the Bureau of Science, Manila.) 
21 specimens of flowering oats from = coastal regions of ad southeastern 
United States. (By exchange with the U. S. Department of Agricul 
284 ace of eet plants from a, pe i. ie Walter 
Fischer. 
46 ane ns of fowering plants from South Carolina. (Given by Rev. Joba 
Davis.) 
300 specimens of a ering plants from Texas. (Collected by Prof. Albert Ruth.) 
750 specimens owerless and flowering plants from Florida. (Collected by 
Dr. John EK. nent 
25 specimens of flowering plants and ferns from Cuba. 
Brothe ‘¢ Leor 
2 specimens car mosses from Maine. (By exchange with Mr. E. B. Chamberlain.) 
3 specimens of mosses from the Bahamas. (By exchange with Mr. j. &k. 
ace } 
2 specimens of mosses from North Carolina. (Given by Dr. A. LeRoy Andrews.) 
35 specimens from Canadian Rocky Mountains. (By exchange with Mr. 
Ste wardson Brov 
8 specimens of mosses from Cuba. (By exchange with Brother Hioram. ) 
30 specimens of mosses from Oregon. (Given by Professor Wm. E. Lawrence. ) 
72 specimens of algae from Washington. (Collected by Dr. S. M. eine } 
32 specimens of hepatics from Cuba. (By exchange with Brother Leo 
68 s a of ee plants from Utah and Colorado. (By ee with 
Professor A. ©. 
specimen of es verrucosum from New York. (By exchange with Mr 
jehn Enequist.) 
(By exchange with 
