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Professor H. H. Whetzel of Cornell University spent several 
days in the library looking over phytopathological literature. 
The last few days of April brought out some of the edhe 
in the new collections of these plants in the Arboretum. The 
first to bloom was Magnolia denudata, the Yulan. This oo 
flowered kind is a native of China, and its white flowers are very 
fragrant, 
At Conservatory Range 2, a fine plant of Posogueria longifiora 
isin bloom. Its clusters of tubular waxy flowers are pure white 
in color, fragrant, and decidedly attractive. 
Meteorology for April—The total precipitation for the month 
was 1.68 inches. Maximum temperatures recorded for each 
ACCESSIONS 
LANTS AND SEEDS 
2 plants for Conservatories. (By exchange with U. S. National Museum, 
through Dr. J. N. Rose.) 
t Y ith U. S. Dept. of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.) 
ints for Nurseries. Moet by K.R. nton.) 
ts for i Arboretum. te sed.) 
799 h American cacti for Conservatories. ice by Dr. J. A. Shafer.) 
35 ant ie Cone ators (Collec! — by Dr. A. Lofgren.) 
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6 packets of seeds. (Given by Mr. E. B. Williamson.) 
LIBRARY ACCESSIONS FROM MARCH 1 TO APRIL 30, 1917. 
AMPHLETT, Joun, & BESS CSO The botany of Worcestershire ... the 
J. E. Bagnall. pe minebam 
Batley, Liperty HYDE. Vol. 6. New 
York, 1917. 
BRIDGEMAN, THOMAS. The florist’s guide. New and improved edition. New 
York, 1844. (Given by Dr. J. H. Barnhart.) 
