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NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT 
Dr. R: rg spent a week during February in Cambridge 
studying the collection of the Helenioid Composites in the Gray 
Herbarium, in connection with a preparation of manuscript to be 
published in a forthcoming part of the North American Flora. 
Dr. George G. Hedgcock, pathologist of the United States 
Department of Agriculture, spent several days at the Garden 
during February in a study of herbarium Sa of fungi con- 
cerned with forest tree diseases and of mistletoe. 
Dr. n K. Small 1 weeks in tropical Florida, 
eee in the soustern pareons of the Everglades and the 
Florida Keys, in continuation of previous botanical exploration 
of those regions that have been hitherto practically inaccessible. 
Last fall pena o ae sires Suse peanine 
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the bulk of cohich was presented - them to the Gar denis some 
those otherwise impaired in looks were discarded and have been 
replaced by fresh ones. 
The series of crude sugars was augmented by specimens of 
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“ Jamat ‘o”’ and “ Rico centrifugal,” while that of 
the soft standard refined sugar was much The latter 
series now ru early complete, from number ber I 
The laced specimens of ‘‘fine denen and es 
granulated” those of the ‘cu and “‘cut loaf,” 
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are particularly showy. However, the most conspicuous of all 
are the specimens comprising the crystal domino sugars. This 
series now consists of seven specimens as follows, ‘crystal 
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domino,” half-size pieces, ‘crystal domino,” full-size pieces, 
