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1899, in which she records her observations on red color in 
New England plants. 250 of 750 species exhibited red color in 
mens in dry sunny places is quite at variance with the conclu- 
sions of Overton, and leaves much to be yet explained. 
RECENT ACCESSIONS. 
r. William E. Dodge of the Board of Managers has pre- 
sented the institution with twenty-five exhibition microscopes to 
e used as part of the permanent display inthe museum. These 
instruments are being constructed after a model recently designed 
members of the sta: 
New York Academy of Medicine is the donor of the 
greater part of the botanical books of the library of the late Dr. 
which are eer ai of the last century or earlier, and are rare 
and difficu obtain. The addition . ne books . the library 
of the an. is an interesting reminder of the efforts of Dr. 
Hosack to establish a botanical garden in New fe City early 
in the ee 
hn J. Crooke of Staten Island has given a very valuable 
eral collection. They include a set of Elihu a. Plantae 
mo 
having presented that institution with the invaluable herbarium 
of Professor Frederic Meisner of Basel, Switzerland, and the col- 
