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possible. By the aid of eye aneene by members of the Cor- 
poration and of the Women’s Auxiliary, we are giving needed 
employment to laborers engaged in necessary rock excavation at 
conservatory range 2 and near the museum building, thus ob- 
taining stone for the Telford foundations of paths through the 
magnolia, oak and birch collections in the arboretum, and through 
the site of the war memorial grove of Douglas spruce to be planted 
in the spring, described in the January issue of: the Journal. 
Much earth excavation and grading along these new paths has 
also been accomplished. These new paths, which were much 
needed, are 10 feet wide and, collectively, over 1600 feet in length. 
They are now being surfaced with fine ashes from the power 
house. 
Meteorology for January.—The total precipitation for January 
Was 3.21 inches, including a very light fall of snow (about 0.50 
inches snow measurement) on the 8th and 9th. The maximum 
temperatures recorded at the Garden for each week were 60° 
on the 2d, 42° on the 8th, 50° on the 16th, 51° on the 26th and 
52° on the 27th. The minimum temperatures were 13° on the 
5th, 7° on the 12th, 23° on the 2oth, 25° on the 25th and 29° on the 
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ACCESSIONS 
MUSEUMS AND HERBARIUM 
specimen of Gymnopus velutipes from Michigan. (By exchange with Mrs. 
Ww a Craig Smith. 
23 specimens, “Pungi Utahensis"; iascicle 10. (Distributed by Professor AL ©. 
Garrett.) 
i specimen of Hymenogaster from South Carolina. (By exchange with Professor 
Guy West Wilso 
— T specimen of | striclum from Massachusetts. (By exchange with Mr. 
Simon Davis.) 
9 specimens, “ North American Uredinales,” Centuries 20 and 21. (Dis- 
tributed by Mr. Elam Bartholom 
2 ~ cimens of fungi from ries Rico. (By exchange with Professor F. S. 
Earle. 
