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living cacti, several of which were hitherto unrepresented in the 
Garden's collections, as well as many herbarium specimen: 
He also cosine a large collection of ace orchids, some 
of which have been retained at the Garden. 
The following persons are among those who have registered in 
the library during November and early December: Dr. Mel T. 
Cook, New Brunswick, N. J.; Mrs. Nellie F. Flynn, Burlington, 
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J. Arthur Hares: Cold Spring Ha: ae .~L,N. Y¥.; Dr. F, 
eae ae Til.; Dr. Henri Hus, Ann Arbor, Mich.; 
Dr. Che . Darling, Meadville, Pa.; Professor William Ls 
Bray, ease N.Y 
The Botanical Society of America held its annual meeting at 
Columbia University, December 26 6, in connection with 
the meetings of the American Association for vancement 
of Science and affiliated societies e Garden staff was repre- 
program by Dr am A. Murrill, who an 
illustrated address on ‘‘The ry of the Agaricaceae”’ at 
a joint i Botanical Society of Amer! nd the 
American Phytopathological Society; by Dr. Marshall A. Howe, 
who rea per before t nical Society under the title of 
nd by B. Stout, wh sented 
on ‘Fertility in Cichori oe ane and _self- 
f descent.” Th 
treasurer. We learn from Science that there were presented in 
all 292 botanical papers 
