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Mr. Elmer D. Merrill, Chief Botanist of the Bureau of Sci- 

 ence, Manila, Philippine Islands, spent some time at the Garden 

 during September examining the Philippine collections. 



Volume 25, part 1, of the North American Flora, appeared 

 August 24, 1907. It contains descriptions of the family Gerani- 

 aceae by Miss L. T. Hanks and Dr. J. K. Small, the Oxalidaceae 

 and Linaceae by Dr. J. K. Small, and the Erythroxylaceae by 

 Dr. N. L. Britton. 



Mr. Oakes Ames, of North Easton, Mass., well known as a 

 student of the Orchidaceae, has presented his valuable collection 

 of living orchids to the Garden. This collection is the result of 

 many years work. It contains many valuable plants, some of 

 great rarity, and is a valuable addition to the orchid collection of 

 the Garden. A detailed account of this collection will appear in 

 a later number of the Journal. 



Some recent visitors. — Dr. J. N. Rose, of the National Her- 

 barium, Washington, D. C; Mr. J. L. Sheldon, of the West 

 Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Morgantown, W. Va.; 

 Dr. E. W. Brown, of Mt. Kisco, N. Y.; Mrs. Flora W. Patter- 

 son, of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C; Mr. 

 William Dilger, Assistant Commissioner of Parks, Detroit, Mich.; 

 Miss A. Lens, of Utrecht, Holland ; and Mr. W. G. Cowell, of 

 Auburn, N. Y. 



The collection of Agaves has recently been supplemented by 

 a large plant of the species which grows on the island of Cule- 

 bra, where it was studied by Dr. Britton in the spring of 1906, 

 at which time he enjoyed the hospitality of the Naval Station, 

 then in charge of Commander B. T. Walling. It was not prac- 

 ticable at that time to get a large plant shipped to New York, 

 but Commander Walling thoughtfully left a memorandum with 

 his successor, Commander G. R. Salisbury, who, in July, had 

 one of these interesting plants boxed and sent to Norfolk, Vir- 



freight and received at the Garden later in the month. 



Meteorology for August. —The total precipitation recorded for 

 August was 2.59 inches. Maximum temperatures were recorded 



