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condition by one or the other of the authors. It was found 
necessary to found several new genera and species in order to 
bring the family into rational arrangement. The other papers, 
“The Flora of the Matawan Formation”’ (Crosewicks Clays), by 
Mr. Edward M. Berry; “ Bolivian Mosses,” Part I, by 
S. Williams, and “The Dimensional Relations of Compound 
Leaves,” by Mr. Chas. Zeleny, also set forth important results 
in the various subjects considered. 
The total precipitation in the Garden during November, 1903, 
amounted to 1.32 inches. 
Maximum temperatures of 73% on the 4th, 62° on the gth, 
58° on the 13th, 64° on the 17th and 47° on the 23d were 
recorded: also minima of 28° on the 6th, 30° on the 15th, 18° 
on the 21st, 12° on the 27th. 
The temperature of the soil as recorded by the Hallock ther- 
mograph has ranged from 52° on the 4th to 34° on the 3oth. 
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