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its profusion of small yellow flowers, is Cornus age: of 
China and Japan, known to the Japanese as san Tw 
specimens are in the fruticetum collection. pene rinted 
species is Cornus Mas, of southern Europe, known as the Cor- 
nelian earn This is just opening its flowers, but is not as 
showy as the 
At ame range I, in house no. 4, Medinilla magnifica 
is again in its annual raiment of pink, its handsome clusters of 
house. This is readily propagated from eae and it is well 
worth more general cultivation. In house 5 the aloes are still 
n bloom, and also many of ure orpine family. Fouquieria 
ea alluded to in a previous journal, is still in full anne in 
no. 6. In house 12 Coelogyne cristata, an orchid from the Hima- 
layas, is a sheet of white. In house 13 the sweet aa Citrus 
aurantium, is just opening its sweet-scented blossoms, and the 
lovely blossoms of the Cherokee rose still add a pone to this 
hous N 
Meteorology for February.——The total precipitation for the 
month was 2.91 inches. Maximum temperatures for each week 
were as follows: 41° on the 4th, 41° on the 9th, 51° on the 15th, 
and 60° on the 20th. The minimum temperatures were 12° on 
the 7th, 9° on the 13th, 17° on the 18th, and 13° on the 26th. 
ACCESSIONS 
MUSEUMS AND HERBARIUM 
specimens of marine algae, chiefly from Ireland. (By exchange with the 
Pos Gardens, BOM Eng land.} 
Staten Island. (By ee with Dr. A. J. Grout.) 
rsh. 
I specimen of spent Zamie. (Given by Mr. A. B 
448 ie of hepaticae, meu from oe ea by Miss Caroline 
C. Hayne: 
I specimen of fungus from Wyoming. (By exchange with Professor Aven 
Nelson. 
10 specimens of mosses from South Dakota. (By exchange with Professor S. S. 
Visher. 
9 specimens of mosses from Cuba. (By exchange with Brother Leon.) 
