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NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT 
Dr. M. Miyoshi, professor of botany in the Imperial University 
of Tokyo, visited the Garden on February 20, on his way to 
Florida, Louisiana, and the Pacific coast. 
Professor Harvey M. Hall of the department of botany, Uni- 
versity of California, spent the month of March at the Garden 
in the study of American Compositae. Dr. Hall is taking a 
half-year leave of absence from his university duties and will 
spend several months in the East, returning to California in 
August. 
Meteorology for February.—The total Heed ae for the 
month was 2.21 inches of which 1.05 (10.5 inches of snow reduced 
to rain-fall) inches fell as snow. The maximum seer 
for each week were 58° on the 4th, 37° on the 11th, 36° on the 
23d, and 52° on the 27th. The minimum temperatures were 13° 
on the 9th, —r° on the 13th, 644° on the 22d, and 0° on the 25th. 
ACCESSIONS 
MUSEUMS AND HERBARIUM 
200 specimens of hepaticae, algae, and fungi from Georgia and Florida. (Col- 
i by. Dr. Mental! A. ney re.) 
Alaska. (By hange with the U. S. National 
6 specimens of marine algae from Guaymas, Mexico. (By exchange with the 
U.S. Nati vie Museum.) 
9 specimen = serie and other hepaticae from College Station, Texas. 
(Given b ae . H. Blodgett.) 
5 specimens e re aaiiaian and other hepatieae from Austin, Texas. (Given 
by Dr. M. S. You 
21 specimens : marine algae from Orient, New York. (Given by Mr. Roy 
Latham.) 
I specimens of flowering plants and ferns from Porto Rico. (By exchange 
with the ieee Station, Rio sae Porto Rico.) 
201 cimens, ‘‘ American Grasse (By exchange with the United States 
Seton ence 
