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Mexico, H. H. Rusby, rg1o. 
Utah, P. A. Rydberg and A. O. Garrett, 1911. 
There are also many uncolored slides of tropical fruits, flowers, 
economic plants, plant associations, landscapes of parks and 
est gardens 
the oreeent arrangement of lectures, more than one half 
of ie slides are used in the course of a y: 
The greatest need of the collection at a is an increase in 
the number of colored slides illustrating tropical and subtropical 
flowers, fruits, trees and landscapes. Many flowers of tropical 
and subtropical species are available as ce in the green- 
houses every year, and might be utilized if funds were available 
for photography and coloring. Some tropical fruits are also 
thus available, but trees and landscapes of warm countries can 
nly be obtained by a colorist pees the botanist and 
photographer to the field, in order to ensure accuracy of deter- 
mination of the Pee represented. 
Negatives and films are oa catalogued; there are many of 
these from which hea slides have not yet been made, which 
will provide valuable additions. 
Percy WILSON. 
THE JUNE FLOWER EXHIBITION 
The Horticultural Society of New York, in codperation with 
the Garden, held its June exhibition in the Museum building 
on Saturday and Sunday, the pain and eighth. ane rizes 
n 
the exhibition on both days to view the great collections of 
peonies and roses, the main features, and other displays of 
flowers and plants. Never before has there been such a fine 
display of roses at the June show. Nearly three hundred vases 
of this popular flower were on view, in flowers of the purest white, 
deepest pink, rose, all shades, crimson, yellow, salmon, in fact 
