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usual, growing associated with Hadimeda Monile and H. tridens 
but without a trace of intergrading. Halimeda discotdea and LH. 
scabra were well icohaayies but in a different exposure from 
the three species just mentio 
A portion of my time in cae Cuba, and the Florida Keys 
was devoted to photographing cacti, agaves, palms, and other 
characteristic plants of the regions visited. The marine algae 
secured during the expedition are iyaiciat by 713 collection 
numbers, embracing, perhaps, 4,000 specim 
epectlly submitted, 
Mar A. H 
ie urator. 
CONFERENCE NOTES. 
At the regular meeting of the conference of the scientific 
staff and students, held in the library of the museum of the New 
York Botanical Garden, April 7, Mr. B. T. Butler presented the 
paper of the afternoon on “Collecting in the Flathead Region, 
Montana.”’ The paper was illustrated by numerous photographs 
and specimens. The following abstract was prepared by the 
uthor : 
The University of Montana has a biological station situated at 
the town of Big Fork on the northeast shore of Flathead Lake 
at outh of the Swan River. This is one of the richest 
oo. fields to be found anywhere. In early summer, rains 
are plenty and the entire country is an immense flower garden. 
One is astonished at the abundance of each species and at the 
lavish display of form and color. 
my first visit to this region several years ago, I did not 
visit ihe station but remained to the southwest of the lake. It 
was about the first of June and valleys, hillsides and every open 
place in the forests were one mass of bloom. Species of lupine 
were very abundant, looking from a distance as if the hills were 
covered with a lilac carpet. Some of the wet meadows were blue 
with the Indian camas, wild onion and death camas mingling 
tints of purple and yellow with the bright green of grasses and 
