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Dr. Britton, Mrs. Britton, and Dr. M. A. Howe have returned 
from making a series of explorations out from Miami, Florida, to 
the Everglades, and from Nassau, New Providence, to the north- 
ern islands of the Bahamas. Dr. C. F. Millspaugh, of the Field 
Columbian Museum, Chicago, participated in some of this work 
and returned to the Garden in the latter part of April for the 
purpose of consulting the collections. Dr. Millspaugh also gave 
the opening lecture of the spring course on ‘Japan, the Land 
of Lacquer and Bamboo.” 
The total precipitation in the Garden during April, 1904, 
amounted to 5 inches. aximum temperatures of 57° on the 
2d, 65" on the 7th, and 75° on the 25th were observed; also 
minima of 29° on the 5th, 26° on the 17th, 24° on the roth, 
and 42° on the 28th, 
The fifth annual meeting of the Horticultural Society of New 
York will be held in the New York Botanical Garden, Wednes- 
day, May 1 An exhibition of cut flowers, plants, ferns, suc- 
ee ae and vegetables will be held in the exhibition hall 
adjoining the lecture room in the Museu 
ACCESSIONS. 
LIBRARY ACCESSIONS FROM FEBRUARY 26 TO APRIL 15, 1904 
AspraMs, Le Roy. Flora of Los Angeles and vicinity. Stanford University, 
1904. (Given by Dr. N. L. Britton. 
. HARRIMAN ALASKA seein Re XXIX. The mosses of 
Alaska, by Cardot & I, Thériot War iegionn . 
ALFARO, A, 
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Lista de las plantas hasta ah 2 Costa slags y on los 
territorios limitr extractada de la “‘ Biologia Centrali-Americana.’’ San Juan 
de Costa Rica, 18: 
BACHMAN, C. ih Sohn Bachman. Prenien: 1888. 
BARTRAM, WILLIAM. Reisen durch Nort d Sid-Karolina. Berlin, 1 
BECK VON MANNAGETTA, GUNTHER. Gr shat sz der Naturgeschichte des ae 
enreiches, Wien, 1903. (Given by Dr, L. M. Under 
ERGE, HERMANN. Settrdge sur Faia eee von Bryophyllum 
calyenunt. Pee , 1877. 
ERLESE, A. N. cones fungorum, Vol. 2, fasc. 5. Patavia, 1899. 
BERTHOLD, ae age zur Physiologie der Pflanslichen Organisation. 
Vol. 2, pt. 1. Leipzig, 1 Given by Dr. D. T. MacDougal. 
(Gi ga 
Bonavia, E, al notes on botanical subjects. London, 1892. (By 
exchange. ) 
