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the surface of the water. During the past summer the lake was 

 drained to allow repairs upon the dam. The willows had at this 

 time been under water for seventeen months without once being 

 exposed to the air. At the end of the first week they were dis- 

 tinctly green with a new growth of leaves, and in less than two 

 weeks were in full leaf. Apparently, but for the filling of the 

 pond a second time, they would have continued their growth 

 from the point * at which they had been interrupted nearly a year 

 and a half before, and would have been little the worse for the 

 experience. 



. Henry C. Beardslee 

 AsHEViLLE School, 



ASHEVILLE, N. C. 



Some Crocuses Grown in a New York Room. — Tempera- 

 ture variable ; daytime about 70° F.; night almost that of out- 

 doors. Soil loam and sand. Planted October 3 i, 1908. Twelve 

 bulbs — nine unnamed and three of the Sir Walter Scott variety. 

 They were planted in an unglazed clay pot 8" in diameter, 3'' 

 deep and placed under a desk in the coolest part of the room. 

 In about five weeks they were set in a south window which 

 received direct sunlight for about five hours of the day. For 

 several weeks the leaves of the nine unnamed bulbs grew rapidly 

 and the bud sheaths looked promising, then growth ceased and 

 the leaves turned yellow at the tips. The Sir Walter Scott plants 

 showed almost no evidence of growth. So after five or six weeks 

 in the window, the entire dozen were deemed failures and they 

 were banished to their former corner under the desk. There 

 they were neglected, save for an occasional drink. After having 

 been in that subdued light for about four weeks, a bud was dis- 

 covered on one of the Sir Wafter Scott crocuses. It opened on 

 February 9, 1909, and in a few days was followed by a second 

 blossom. The second Sir Walter Scott began to bloom February 

 20, 1909, and had three blossoms. The third has at present, 

 March 5, 1909, two thrifty looking buds. 



Grace L. Morrison 



Teachers College 



* The condition of the willows at the time they were submerged — whether in 

 leaf or only in bud — would be of interest. — Editor. 



