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tions on the ie! and morphology of Armillaria, one of 
the fleshy fun 
Dr. Lon A. Hawkins, of the United States Department of 
Agriculture, was a recent visitor at the Garden. 
Pesinbing. with the Suey irises on May 15, the new Iris 
Garden h showing the newer intermediate 
bearded varieties, the May-flowering German sorts, and the 
mid-season kinds in order, with the Japanese varieties still to 
come. A dwarf speci n, Iris g pes, 
t f color, with attractive foliage and delicate blue, 
lavender and yellowish flo a combination o e 
arwin tulip Erguste and irises in lar S e Southern 
the latter part of May and the first two weeks of June 
oo for May.—The total precipitation for the month 
2.73 inches. The maximum temperatures recorded for each 
ey were 62° on athe 2d, 66° on the He a on the 2oth, and 78° 
on the 261) re 32.5° on the 4th, 
39° on the Sik and 41° on the 16t h and Ge a The month 
was one of unusually low temperature, and many cloudy damp 
days: there were but seven days during the month that could 
be called “mostly clear.’ 
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MUSEUMS AND HERBARIUM 
nks of western A iit L Island, New York. (Given by Mr. 
Pe Grant. 
I specimen of Norihoscordam drasrens from Charleston, South Carolina. (By 
t d University.) 
25 specimens of oo from the eastern United States. (Distributed 
by Professor J. B.S. Norton.) 
he herbarium of W. Boott. ith tt 
Herbarium of Harvard University.) 
