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and shrubs with accompanying attractively written text. At the 
end of the leaflet are eight pages devoted to drawings of the 
flowers and details of 128 kinds of woody plants and eight pages 
to a tabulation of the important facts about thirty-two common 
species. 
Tue New York BOTANICAL GARDEN reported the Chinese and 
Japanese witch hazels as well as the vernal witch hazel (H. ver- 
nalis) in flower on February 15, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden 
reported snowdrops (Galanthus Elwesii) in bloom on February 
14. According to past records, these first appearances were some- 
what belated, and in view of the unusually mild winter just past 
one wonders why. It has already been noted at the Arnold Ar- 
boretum that the oriental witch hazels bloom later in mild winters 
than in exceptionally severe ones—but the cause thereof seems 
to be a mystery. As for the snowdrops, the answer may be that 
there was no warm period of sufficient length to thaw the ground 
deep enough. 
A SERIES of free lectures, arranged particularly for pupils of 
high schools and teachers, training schools, is being delivered this 
spring at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Topics have been se- 
lected which coincide as nearly as possible in time and subject 
matter with those of the Advanced Biology Syllabus for New 
York High Schools. The schedule is as follows: 
l. March 19. Reproduction in Flowering Plants. 
Miss Hester M. Rusk 
2. April 23. Forestry. Dr. A. H. Graves 
3. May 7. Types of Plant Nutrition. 
: af Dr. A. H. Graves 
4. May 14. The Breeding of Plants. Dr. G. M. Reed 
5. May 22. The Growth of the Idea of Evolution. — 
Dr. R. C. Benedict 
The lectures are given in the Auditorium of the Laboratory 
Building, and commence at 4:10 P.M. 
THE ALLEGANY ScHoot or NATURAL History announces its 
fifth season, to be held July 8 to August 27. This “School in the 
Forest” is conducted by the Buffalo Museum of Science in co- 
operation with the New York State Museum and in affiliation with 
i University of Buffalo. It is located in Allegany State Park 
