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operation of the fund contributed for the purpose by Mr. Cor- 
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nelius Vanderbilt in 1899. He accompanies Mr. O. F. Cook, of 
the United States Departm of Ag , who is occupied 
with a stu the agricultural possibilities of the island, and 
who has recently publi ulletin e vexed question 
of shade i e cultu u barium collections of the 
plants of Porto Rico will thus become quite representative, and 
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Underwood will add somewhat to these; his trip is paid for by 
funds contributed by Mr. W. E. Dodge of the Board of Managers. 
A botanical eagerat of Slide Mountain in the Catskills and 
the vicinity carried out ona field excursion of the Torrey Bo- 
tanical Club, May 29th to June 2d, was participated in by several 
of our staff, and a large number of plants for the Herbaceous 
berry. One of the most interesting scientific finds was a speci- 
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Ulster County ; this is not very perfect, but is important on ac- 
count of the rarity of fossils in the rocks of the Catskill Mountains. 
Professor Rusby of the Board of Scientific Directors and Dr. 
Britton are now engaged in the study of over three thousand fine 
eee specimens: collected for i Garden by Mr. Herbert 
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