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The New York State Forestry Association was organized at 
Syracuse on January 16, and interesting papers were read by 
Messrs. Pinchot, Pettis, Bristol, Moore, Dennis, Mulford, oe 
and others. Dr. N. L. Britton was elected president and D 
ugh P. Baker secretary for the Aaa: year. The ee was 
represented at this meeting by rill. 
Professor A. H. Evans eee . Garden on January Io to 
examine the mycological herbarium and to consult with reference 
to methods for mounting and preserving fungi. 
An important collection of Porto Rican fungi has recently 
been sent in for determination by Dr. John R. Johnston. 
Dr. Mel T. Cook, of the New Jersey E i t Station, spe 
wo days oo the past month ue various books in the 
ae libra: 
Professor 2 T. Blakeslee, Professor W. L. Bray and Mr. E. C. 
Ewing were visitors at the Garden recently. 
Meteorology sor January. — The total eal for the 
month was 2.49 inches. Maximum temperatures for each week 
were as follows: 59° on the 3d, 62° on the 12th, 60° on — 17th; 
58° on the 26th, and 57° on the 31st. The minimum ae 
were 26° on the 2d, 17° on the oth, 20° on the 14th, 22° on the 
22d, and 25° on the 2 
I servatory range no. I, house no. 5, the fig-marigolds, 
Fee themum, are coming into flower and will continue in 
bloom for several weeks. This is a large genus, native of southern 
Africa, containing about 300 species. These plants present a 
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lupinum, has similar leaves. Others, like M. echinatum, have 
the cylindric leaves covered with hairs, and still others, as in 
M. barbatum, have a tuft of long hairs at the apex. 
linguaeforme and M. pustulatum, the fleshy leaves are long aaa 
tongue-shaped. While M. Zeyhert and many others are tall 
bushy plants, bearing a profusion of richly colored flowers, 
white, pink, yellow, or purple. They are of easy culture, growing 
