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for the United States Geological Survey on the fossil flora of 
Alaska 
Dr. H. A. Gleason, of the University of Michigan, spent the 
month of January at the Garden in studying the West Indian 
and Mexican material of Vernonieae in the Garden herbarium, 
Several new species were distinguished and will soon be published. 
- During November, Mr. Nash visited the Buffalo Botanic 
Garden and the Park System at Rochester, New York. This 
visit was for the purpose of inspecting the collections and of 
arranging exchanges of living plants. At Buffalo some eee 
additions were secured for the tender oe and also an 
assortment of hardy plants. At Ro agit where the clletionn 
are extremely rich in hardy trees and s S, Over I00 5 
new to our collections were obtain “ ee were mainly 
shrubs, with some trees, and they will add much to the interest 
of the outdoor collections. 
Dr. Rydberg a a month during October and November at 
Washington, D. C., working on the Rosaceae for a future number 
of North Ameria an and on the Flora of the Rocky Moun- 
tains. From these studies a number of new species have been 
ae to the ee of the Rocky Mountain region. While in 
Washington Dr. aaa lectured before the Botanical Society 
of the City of Washington on “‘ Botanizing in the Region of the 
Natural Bridges of Ba ee Utah.” 
The Garden experienced a severe wind storm on January 3 
and 4. For a part of the time the wind velocity was at the 
rate of go ee per hour. Ten trees were uprooted; several 
were hickory trees that had been aia is er; and bark boring 
nsects. One live hemlock was blown down and a number of 
trees and shrubs sustained broken branches. There was no 
breakage of glass at any of the conservatories. 
The remarkably warm weather of the first week in January, 
with the ground not frozen, has permitted work of various kinds 
to be accomplished, unusual in midwinter; earth has been handled 
in various ways, and if any planting had been organized in ad- 
vance, it would have been possible to have moved trees and 
