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native of Central America. It forms a beautiful pole plant, as 
shown by the two specimens in this house. The plants were 
secured on one of the Garden expeditions to British Honduras. 
In the next house, no. 5, the gasterias and aloes are in their 
glory, the long wand-like flower clusters of the former being 
especially graceful. The colors are mainly pinks and greens, 
beautifully blended. Of unusual appearance, both in color and 
form, is Gasteria planifolia; its flowers are three fourths of an 
inch long, the lower portion globose, white flushed with rose, 
abruptly narrowed into a neck which is striped with green. 
At the other end of the range, in house no. 11, is a plant of the 
Chinese dwarf banana, Musa Cavendishii, just forming a fruit 
cluster. In houses 13 and 14 are plants of Callistemon, in several 
species, now forming their curious flower clusters, much re- 
sembling a bottle-brush in shape, hence the common name of 
bottle-brush tree. In house no. 13 are two plants of the palm 
Trachycarpus excelsus, a native of Japan, bearing showy clusters 
of bright yellow flowers.—G. V. N 
Meteorology for March-——The total precipitation recorded for 
the month was 6.36 inches. Maximum temperatures were 
recorded of 47° on the gth; 57° on the 14th; 63° on the 18th, 
and 68° on the 29th. Also minimum temperatures were recorded 
of 15° on the 8th; 21° on the 17th, and 19° on the 22d and.on 
the 26th. 
ACCESSIONS. 
MUSEUM AND HERBARIUM. 
a of fungi ‘North American Uredinales.” (Distributed by Elam 
Ae anes w.) 
§ specimens of fungi. (Collected by Mr. A. B. 
163 specimens of fungi from Europe. (By ae a. Dr. ouse. 
3 specimens of Ceriomyces bicolor from Michigan. (By a with Professor 
L. H. Pennington 
9 specimens of fungi from Seattle, Washington. (By exchange with Mr. S. M. 
Zeller.) 
I specimen of fungus from Alabama. (By exchange with Dr. F. D. Kern. ) 
I specimen of fungus from Ohio. (By exchange with Dr. Bruce Fink.) 
4 specimens of Gelidium from England. (By exchange with the Royal Gardens, 
Kew, England.) 
