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of slender drooping racemes of small white flowers. Cattleya 
and the closely related genus Laelia are attractive. Laelia 
anceps, from Mexico, bears its flowers in clusters at the end of a 
long stem; the variety rosea, with deep rose — is gee 
showy. Laelia superbiens, from Guatemala, uch rarer 
plant, is also in bloom. pee aureo- Vieillardi, a aes 
‘two or three months. There is a large display of the greenhouse 
lady-slippers or Venus’-slippers, Paphiopedilum and Phragmi- 
pedium. Paphiopedilum Rothschildianum, from New Guinea, 
is striking in its striping of yellowish and black. eels 
tonso-Charlesworthit, a aie is of more modest color One 
of the best of these now in bloom is Paphtopedilum ae a 
hybrid. The flowers are nee large; the standard is yellow- 
ish-green, with a white band at the apex and spotted with purple- 
black; the petals are green, gene ais marked with rose at the 
a his plant came with the es Ames’ collection. 
Meteorology for December—The ore precipitation for the 
month was 2.46 inc Maximum temperatures were recorded 
of 41° on the 8th, 45° on the 15th, 43° on the 24th, and 52° on 
the 30th. Also minimum temperatures were recorded of 9° 
on the 1oth, 7° on the 17th, 12° on the 22d, and 12° on the 31st. 
ACCESSIONS. 
MUSEUMS AND HERBARIUM. 
ri of Philonotis from Connecticut. (By exchange with Dr. George 
E. Nich 
150 specimens eee theca Boreali-Americana, "fascicles XXII.~XXIV. (Dis- 
tributed by Messrs. Collins, Holden and Setchell. 
5 specimens = tee ascus from California. (Given by Mr. James McMurphy.) 
Me specimens of fleshy fungi from Europe. (Collected by Dr. W. A. Murrill.) 
pecimens of fungi from North Carolina. (By exchange with the United 
Be "National use ) 
eae by Professor John Macoun.) 
(Distributed by Professor John Macoun.) 
sopecimens of fungi from Colorado. pee ted by Mr. Fred J. Seaver and 
mes Bethel. 
specimens of Philonolis. (By exchange with Mr. Gabriel Diomie 
2 specimens of Fregaria and Alsine from Indiana. (By eae with Mr. 
Charles C. Deam.) 
¢ £, cr. qd 
