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The regular meeting of the Torrey Botanical Club held in the 
museum on October 30 consisted of a symposium on the flora of 
Bermuda. The subject was introduced by Dr. Britton and 
the discussions were participated in by the various persons who 
have collected and studied the plants of those islands. 
Professor Jules de Schokalsky, president of the Section of 
Professor Vladimir Doubiansky, curator of the Imperial Botan- 
ical Gardens of St. Petersburg, visited the Garden on October 21 
to examine the herbarium and museum and to arrange for an 
exchange of museum material from desert regions. 
. Britton, director-in-chief, accompanied by Mrs. 
Britton, atenced and participated in.the exercises in connection 
with the unveiling of the tablet on the oldest and largest tree on 
the island of Manhattan at Inwood. The tree is a tulip and 
measures 19 feet in circumference and is probably more than two 
hundred years old. 
The autumn lectures to the 4B and 5B pupils of the public 
schools were held during the latter part of October and early 
November. The weather was unusually favorable and the 
lectures were well attended. 
Meteorology for October —The total precipitation recorded for 
the month was 3.44 inches, of which two inches fell within two 
hours on the 23d. Maximum temperatures were recorded of 
82.5° on the 6th, 73° on the 18th, 69° on the 2Ist, and 74° on 
the 30th. Also minimum temperatures were recorded of 39° on 
the 2d, 42° on the gth, 36° on the 16th, and 38° on the 26th. 
There was no killing frost during the month. 
ACCESSIONS. 
MUSEUMS AND HERBARIUM. 
256 specimens of flowering plants from Quebec. (Given by Professor C. S. 
Williamson.) 
x specimen of Drepanocladus uncinatus from Connecticut. (By exchange with 
Dr. George E. Nichols.) 
