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Maximum temperatures of 76° on the 3d, 74° on the sth, 
7o° on the 14th, 69.5° on the 2oth and 72° on the 31st were 
recorded: also minima of 37.5° on the Ist, 50.5° on the roth, 
38° on the 19th, 30.5° on the 19th and 32.5° onthe zoth. The 
latest frost in the spring of this year occurred on May 2, and 
as may be seen from the above the earliest autumnal frost was on 
October 19, thus giving a theoretical growing season of 170 
days. The period between frosts in 1902 was 168 days. 
The Hallock soil thermograph was readjusted and installed to 
record temperatures at a depth of 6 inches in the soil, on October 
2. The soil at the above depth has varied between 60.8 (16° C.) 
on the above date and 4o (4.5° C.) on the 27th. 
ACCESSIONS. 
PLANTS. 
6 plants for the conservatories, (By exchange with the Department of Parks, 
39 plants from Demin ica. (Secured by Prof. F. E. Lioyd.) 
30 plants for the herbaceous grounds. (Collected by Dr. N. L. Britton, at Spar- 
row bush, N. Y.) 
plants of Afusa textifis, (By exchange with the Bureau of Plant Industry, 
bie hee 
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77 plants, pe for the conservatories. (By exchange with Dr. J. N. 
Rose, Lone al Mus 
17 succulents ie a conservatories, (By exchange with Mr. F. Weinberg.) 
34 plants for the herbaceous grounds. (Collected by Dr. J. K. Small in Pennsyl- 
nia, 
4 plants for the conservatories. (Given by Mr. C. DeKalb, Mohave, Cal.) 
81 plants for the conservatories. (By exchange with Messrs. Siebrecht & Sons. ) 
rT ith Mr. Adam Miiller. 
: by Dr. lick. 
81 plants for the conservatories. (Collected by Mr. George V. Nash in Hayti.) 
ro plants for the conservatories. (Collected by Dr. N. L. Britton at Tampa, Fla.) 
32 eae from Cuba. anna by Dr. N. L, Britton. 
. Un We ood.) 
16 plants for the conservatories. (Given by Me: Walter Hanne ) 
3 plants for the conservatories, (Given by Miss Mary T. 
