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Six cases for displaying fossil plants have been placed in the 

 west hall of the basement. These occupy positions relatively the 

 same as similar cases in the east hall. Thus the entire exhibition 

 space of the basement will be used for the display of fossil plants. 

 As the space in the new cases is equivalent to that of the old ones, 

 many of the more valuable and characteristic specimens of fossil 

 plants that have accumulated for several years in storage, can now 

 be put on exhibition. 



Sixteen cases have been placed in the west wing of the economic 

 museum. They were arranged to complete the eight standard 

 blocks consisting of six cases each, thus using up the available 

 space in that wing. The collections displayed in that portion of 

 the museum can now be more satisfactorily developed. The added 



Forty-one cases were added to the equipment on the top floor. 

 As many cases as possible were placed in the main herbarium 

 room in order to relieve the congested condition of the herbarium 

 of flowering plants, which has been brought about chiefly by the 

 addition of specimens secured by means of exploration and ex- 

 change. However, the majority of the new herbarium cases were 

 arranged in the room at the extreme western end of that floor. 

 Here the entire fungus herbarium is being installed, while the 

 cases in the room formerly devoted to fungi will be used for the 

 rapidly growing fern herbarium. This addition of cases enables 

 us to arrange the public exhibits and the study collections of the 

 Garden to much better advantage than was possible heretofore. 

 J. K. Small. 



NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT. 



The bi-weekly botanical conventions of the Garden were re- 

 sumed on November 6, and will be continued until June I. 



Mr. H. S. Jackson, of the State Experiment Station, Newark, 

 Delaware, was at the Garden from November 4 to 6, consulting 

 the herbarium. 



