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the entrance walk from Southern Boulevard. Beyond them the 
paths were banked with a large collection of gladioli at the 
south and perennial phlox at the north, while the eastern end 
of the area was marked by the mallow garden, which bloomed 
very well, although newly transplanted into this position. The 
dahlia collection near the railway station began to bloom early 
in August and from that time on attracted numerous visitors. 
A summer flower show, under the direction of the Horticul- 
tural Seciety, was held in the Museum, August 23 and 24. The 
leading feature was the display of gladioli, but considerable space 
was also occupied by cannas, roses, and dahlias. 
The three flagpoles at the Garden, in front of the Museum 
and the Mansion, have received a fresh coat of white paint and 
gold leaf. 
Minor depredations in the grounds have been as numerous as 
ever this summer in spite of many arrests. Conditions have 
been especially trying along the Pelham Parkway boundary, 
which is not protected by a fence. 
Prof. E, W. D. Holway, of the University of Minnesota, well 
known to mycologists through his extensive work on plant rusts, 
called at the Garden recently on his way to South America, where 
he expects to spend several months collecting rusts and other 
plants in Chile and Argentina. 
Dr. J. K. Small, Head Curator of the Museum, has recently 
made two trips into Perry County, Pennsylvania, to secure 
living plants and photographs of the rare huckleberry, Gaylus- 
sacia brachycera. The species is known to exist in only two 
localities, the second being in Delaware. In the Pennsylvania 
station, the plants extend over an area of several acres, with the 
stems connected underground, so that the whole assemblage 
may justly be called a single plant. From Dr. Small’s collec- 
tions Miss M. E. Eaton has made paintings, which will be pub- 
lished in Addisonia. 
