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Rhododendron catawbiense var. grandiflorum. LARGE-FLOW- 
ERED MOUNTAIN ROSE Bay. 
Location: North side of Conservatory Range I. 
Rhododendron delicatissimum. PALE PINK RHODODENDRON. 
Location: North side of Conservatory Range I. 
Horticultural origin. 
Rhododendron Everestianum. EVvEREST’s RHODODENDRON. 
Location: Museum fountain. North side of Conservatory 
Range If. 
Horticultural origin. 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT 
Dr. and Mrs. N. L. Britton spent a few days in June at Lake 
Mohonk, N. Y. and Dr. Britton addressed the guests of the 
Mountain House June 16 on ‘'The Summer Wild Flowers of 
Mohonk.” 
Mrs. Flora W. Patterson, mycologist in the United States 
Department of Agriculture at Washington, was a recent visitor 
at the Garden. Mrs. Patterson is looked to for work on the 
FExoascales for North American Flora. 
The Garden has recently received from Mr. A. S. Kalenborn 
an interesting collection of alpine plants from Peru, representing 
128 species. ‘They were obtained near Oroya, Peru, at altitudes 
ranging from 10,000 to 17,000 feet above sea level. 
A set of herbarium specimens representing the species of 
Ochroma recently collected in Central America by Professor 
W. W. Rowlee has been added to the herbarium. The wood of 
Ochroma, known as balsawood, has recently attracted public 
attention because of its extreme lightness, adapting it to use in 
aeroplane construction. 
Meteorology for May. The total precipitation for the month 
was 4.05 inches. The maximum temperatures recorded at the 
