among the orchids in house no. 15 is the broad-leaved platyclinis, 

 Platyclinis latifolia, from the Philippine Islands. In general 

 appearance it is very unlike the nearby showy dendrobiums, 

 with their large masses of richly colored flowers. In house no. 

 13 is a large plant of Bougainvillcea glabra Sandcriana va. full 

 bloom, covering one of the columns from the ground to the roof. 

 The large, colored bracts subtending the real flowers are borne 

 in great profusion, and, though crude in shade, add a wealth 

 of color to that part of the house. In the aquatic house, no. 9, 

 is an odd plant known popularly as the water lettuce, and to 

 botanists as Pistia stratiotes. It will be found in small receptacles 

 hanging from the edge of the bridge. The flowers are very small, 

 and are borne after the manner of those of our common jack-in- 

 the-pulpit, it being a member of the same family. It forms large 



The total precipitation for April was 6.50+ inches. Maxi- 

 mum temperatures were recorded of 71.5 on the 4th ; 77° on 

 the 21st; and 75.5° on the 27th: also minimum temperatures 

 of 19 on the first; 36.5" on the 17th; and 35.5° on the 24th. 



ACCESSIONS. 



H. H. Rusby.) 

 (Collected by Dr. C. C. Cu: 



d by Mr. J. F. Cowell.) 



(Collected by Dr. N. L. I 



