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columns, is a large plant, a native of Costa Rica. This is So- 
lanum Wendlandii, or Wendland’s Solanum. At the top of this 
vine, near the glass, are the large clusters of flowers, resembling 
in color those of the common potato, of which it is a relative, for 
the potato is also a member of the same genus, being known as: 
Solanum tuberosum. In passing to the next house, no. 5, note 
the large plant of Medinilla magnifica, to which attention was. 
called some time ago, and which is still in full bloom, an object 
of great beauty. In house no. 5 isa plant of the rat-tail cactus, 
Aporocactus flagelliformis, from Mexico. Opposite this, on the 
west bench, the gasterias and aloes make a great show with 
their masses of flowers, ranging in color from white to red. In 
the next house, no. 6, is one of the century plants, sending up its 
tall flowering stem some twelve feet. This is Agave univitiata, 
and belongs to the group of these plants with long spike-like 
inflorescence. In house no. 13 are two Australian plants. One 
of these is Doryanthes excelsa, rarely seen in flower, belonging to 
the amaryllis family. The flower-stalk is about twelve feet high, 
covered with sharp reflexed ee and bearing at the apex a 
Fee cluster of crimson flow The other Australian plant is 
e bottle-brush plant, pee cttrinus, with the red flowers 
a in are masses much eda the common bottle- 
brush, hence the common nam ; 
Meteorology a April—_The ee precipitation for the month 
Maximum temperatures were recorded of 
69° on the 6th, 60° on the roth and 15th, 61° on the 21st and 85° 
on the 29th. Also minimum temperatures were recorded of 
24° on the 2d, 29° on the 12th, 31° on the 18th and 37.5° on the 
27th 
ACCESSIONS. 
MUSEUMS AND HERBARIUM. 
4 specimens of mosses from North Carolina. (By exchange with the United 
States National Museum.) 
Is ese of Juglans rupestris from Texas. (Given by Mr. F. T. Ramsey.) 
pecimens of Syrrkopodon from South America. (By exchange with Dr. 
eo Lindberg.) 
4 specimens of Syrrhopodon from South America. (By exchange with Mr. 
Jules Cardot.) 
