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parts of the" United States are represented by specimens. The 

 very numerous specimens collected by Dr. Porter are of particular 

 interest, since the Porter herbarium, originally at Lafayette Col- 

 lege, Easton, Pa., has been so severely damaged by fire. 



The specimens are mounted on standard size sheets and are in 

 good repair. In going over the collection it was found that there 

 are 2,750 specimens. These represent 144 families and 707 gen- 

 era. In addition to the mounted and classified specimens, there 

 are a large number, perhaps a third as many more, unmounted 

 and not incorporated into the collection. These came into our 

 hands in the condition in which they lay on the owner's work 

 table at the time of his death. 



It may not be out of place to mention here that Mr. Lowrie's 

 love of plants was further evidenced by the unusually attractive 

 and extensive manner in which he converted the grounds about 

 his house into an arboretum. These beautiful grounds filled with 

 rare and interesting shrubs and trees, both native and exotic, 

 occupy a space of nearly twenty acres. During the thirty-five 

 years since the death of Mr. Lowrie this veritable park has not 

 had the care and attention that it would have received from its 

 originator, but even after this long lapse it is still a most remark- 

 able place, both for its beauty and scientific interest. The won- 

 derful afternoon which we spent there last August will not soon 

 be forgotten, and it is our hope that this living monument may 

 be long preserved to flourish in memory of its maker. 



Frank D. Kerx. 



Cynosurus echixatus in Oregon. — In the February, 1920, 

 issue of the American Botanist (Vol. 26, No. I) attention was 

 called to the collection of Cynosurus echinatus at Eugene, Oregon. 

 It was also recorded in Torreya (Vol. 19, No. 10, p. 189). Since 

 this species is still very rare in the United States, it might prove 

 of interest to state in detail the conditions of its growth and occur- 

 rence. My first specimens were obtained in June, 19 19, on Skin- 

 ner's Butte, which is a very good station for the study of grasses ; 

 it is directly north of Eugene — between the city and the Willa- 



