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 The New York Botanical Garden 



EXERCISES COMMEMORATIVE OF THE TWO 



HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 



BIRTH OF LINNAEUS. 



Exercises commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of 

 the birth of Linnaeus were held May 23, under the auspices of 

 the New York Academy of Sciences, at the Museum of Natural 

 History, the Botanical Garden, the Zoological Park, the Aquarium, 

 and the Museum of the Brooklyn Institute. 



In the forenoon, at the Museum of Natural History, American 

 animals, shells, minerals and rocks known to Linnaeus were 

 exhibited by a committee in charge, and letters and cablegrams 

 from other societies appreciative of the work of Linnaeus were 

 read by the Secretary of the Academy. Short addresses were 

 also made by some of the representatives of these societies who 

 were present. Then followed the main address of the morning 

 by Mr. J. A. Allen on " Linnaeus and American Zo6Iogy." 



Exhibition of American Plants Known to Linnaeus. 



The exercises were continued in the afternoon at the Botanical 

 Garden. Visitors were received under an arch bearing the name 

 of Linnaeus decorated with flowers known to him and draped 

 with the American and Swedish flags. After luncheon, an exhi- 

 bition of American plants known to Linnaeus was held in the 

 museum building. Nearly a thousand species of flowering plants, 

 including potted plants and cut flowers, were shown, besides 

 several species of ferns and a few of the lower cryptogams. The 

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