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We have received a copy of numbers 3 and 4 of the first 

 volume of Werenda, published by Wilhelm Suksdorf in Bingen, 

 Washington. The pamphlet, which is written in German, 

 describes some twenty five new species and a number of new 

 varieties of plants found in Washington. The species described 

 belong to the genera Panicum Corallorrhiza, Spiraea, Amelanchier 

 Prunus, Viola, Epilobium, Sanicula, Apocynum, Amsinckia, 

 Nicotiana, Mimnlus, Symphoricarpos, Aster, and Plectritis. 

 In addition there is a key to the species of Amsinckia. 



Representatives of many leading European agricultural 

 organizations arrived at Washington the week of June 13 to 

 study economic conditions in this country, and to make a 60-days 

 tour of American agricultural regions. The group composed of 

 officials from 12 European countries was escorted to the United 

 States by Asher Hobson, Permanent American Delegate to the 

 International Institute of Agriculture at Rome. 



An international meeting of the European representatives and 

 officials of the Department of Agriculture for an interchange of 

 information on world agriculture was held at Washington by 

 the Bureau of Agricultural Economics during the visit of the 

 foreign agricultural delegates. 



After a few days spent in attendance at the First International 

 Congress of Soil Science in Washington, these delegates made a 

 60-days tour of the United States studying agricultural conditions, 

 including a 2-days stop at the Institute of Cooperation in Chi- 

 cago. They participated also in the Country Life Conference 

 at East Lansing, Michigan, August 1-6. 



The Brooklyn Botanic Garden announces a gift of Sio,ooo 

 from Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Cranford of Greenwich, Connec- 

 ticut, formerly of Brooklyn, for the installation of a new rose 

 garden as a memorial to a little child. The garden will cover 

 about three quarters of an acre. The plan provides not only for 

 the display of the so-called bedding or garden roses that will 

 grow out-of-doors, and for demonstration of the varied possi- 

 bilities of climbing roses, post roses, and standards, but also for 

 as complete collections as can be obtained of wild or natural 

 species of roses, showing their foliage and massing qualities. 

 Old fashioned and historical roses will also be featured. 



