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seven papers are included, ranging in length from one page to 
one hundred and twenty-two pages and dealing with a great 
variety of subjects of botanical interest 
The Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information of Kew Gardens 
oe the eet to aes es yl ady Church of the valuable 
fp 
the late Sir Arthur Church. This consists of sixty-seven draw- 
ings, forty-six of which have been arranged on the wall of the 
room adjoining the gallery containing Miss North’s famous 
collection. 
any of the older books in the library, belonging to Columbia 
University and to the Garden, are in need of rebinding. A ship 
ment of such books, comprising 32 volumes, has recently Pei 
from the bindery, and the books are now replaced upon the 
shelves. 
Meteorology for August.—The total precipitation for the month 
was 1.21 inches. The maximum temperatures for each week 
were 95° on the 8th, 89° on the 17th, 98° on the 22d, and 88° on 
the 31st. The minimum temperatures were 59° on the 3d, 52” 
on the 14th, 57° on the 25th, and 49° on the 2gth. 
ACCESSIONS 
MS AND HERBARIUM 
49 specimens of mosses, mostly from New Mexico. (By exchange with the 
f Rubus f (Distributed by Mr. W. S. 
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Blanchard.) 
17 specimens of crude drugs. (Given by Dr. H. H. Rusby.) 
Missouri. (Col- 
lected by Mr. W. W. - Eggleston.) 
gi nited 
States National Laeande ) 
I specimen of i Cuba. (B h ith tt f 
pn 
y ng 
Plant Industry, Uni 1 
New England. (By exchange with Miss Annie 
Lorenz.) 
