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of flowers for jewelry, ornamental iron work, and endless other 
forms of decorative work, lace and embroidery. Numerous 
orchid collections were also shown, but though there were indi- 
vidual very fine specimens, the plants were so crowded that as 
a whole the exhibit was not as successful as some of the other 
groups. The great glass bells over some of the rarer and frailer 
species detracted also from the general effect of the arrange- 
ment. 
On a lower esplanade, nearly on the river level, agricultural 
implements and vegetables were shown. Of the latter Vilmorin- 
Andrieux et Cie. made a superb showing. It would be difficult 
to imagine anything finer than the asparagus, the mushrooms, the 
many salads, carrots, turnips, celery, cucumber and radishes of 
all shapes and sizes, superb strawberries and all the varieties of 
the famed Paris markets. 
Numerous colonial products occupied a section by themselves, 
the principal exhibitors being the Ministére des Colonies, Jardin 
d’Essai de la Guiane Francaise, Godefroy-Lebeuf and Vilmo- 
rin-Andrieux et Cie., the latter showing a small collection of rub- 
ber-producing plants, Eucalyptus and Cinchona and some rice 
and cotton. A number of tropical fruits were also seen in this 
section, mangoes, bananas and some especially fine pine-apples. 
ee lasted from May 20 to May 25 and another 
will be held in the fall, where there are usually very fine chrysan- 
themum and all the late summer flowers and vegetables. 
Anna Murray VAIL. 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT. 
Mr. Geo. V. Nash, head gardener, accompanied by Mr. 
Harry Baker sailed for Hayti on July 17 for the purpose of 
making some botanical investigations on that island. Head- 
quarters will be made at a plantation near Cape Haytian by the 
invitation of Mr. Casse, the superintendent, who has kindly 
placed numerous facilities at the disposal of the party for making 
trips into the interior. 
