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which alreach- are protected or are in need of preservation. This 

 will include the following areas: forest, prairie, swamp, stream, 

 bog, pond, shore, dune or desert communities of plants, especially 

 those that are unique or very accessible. Copies of these record 

 cards may be had from the Chairman, \'. E. Shelford, 506 W. 

 Iowa Street, I'rbana, Illinois. Stations for such rare plants as 

 the " Hart's-tongue " fern at Green Pond near Syracuse or the 

 "American Lotus" at Great Sodus Bay, on Lake Ontario, or 

 Swartzwood Lake, New Jersey, are certainly worthy of con- 

 servation and we hope that all who may read this notice will 

 give their influence and assistance to this Committee. 



Dr. E. B. Southwick. for many years the City Entomologist, 

 and who managed the Shakespeare and Perennial Garden in 

 Central Park with such conspicuous success, has been appointed 

 Custodian of the Herbaceous Collections at the New York 

 Botanical Garden. As Dr. Britton points out in a recent num- 

 ber of the Journal of that institution it is a peculiarly fitting 

 appointment not only from a horticultural standpoint but be- 

 cause Dr. Southwick is a lineal descendant of Jonas Bronk, from 

 whom the Bronx takes its name, and the collections of which he 

 has charge are within a moment's walk of the Bronx River. 



On May 20, the Brooklyn Heights Seminary Club visited the 

 Brooklyn Botanic Garden in a body. The National Farm and 

 Garden Association held its convention there May 23, and on 

 May 28, the Annual Inspection b^' the Trustees, Garden Mem- 

 bers and other invited guests was followed by a tea. 



