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On Soi)tenil)('r 'Mhh and October Ist and 2nd, the New ^'ork Asso- 

 ciation of Biology Teachers held a flower exposition in The American 

 Museum. Every hifi}\ school in New York was re])resented in the exposi- 

 tion, which consisted largely of ])otted plants and growing vegetables, 

 and of cut wild flowers and fruits collected bj- the students and teachers. 

 Awards were made to the best exhibits. Music was furnished by some 

 of the high school orchestras. More than 33 institutions, prominent 

 publishing companies and seedsmen cooperated in the work of the ex- 

 hibition. A ])rize poster contest was held in connection with the event. 



Mu.scum employees desirirg to purcha.«e honey (buckwheat and 

 clover mixed) at S.SO fcr 5 pounds and $.20 for 15 ( unces, may place 

 orders through Museclrgist. 



Mr. Operti was knocked dcwn by a motor truck on the evening 

 of Octcber 13tn. He was not run ever, but was dragged seme dis- 

 tance. Fortunately, no brcken bones or sericus injury resulted; but 

 he is suffering frcm severe bruises and shock. 



IN THE FIELD 



In a long and newsy letter dated August 31, of which an extract is 

 given below, Mr. Clifford Pope describes some of the doings of the 

 Third Asiatic Zoological Expedition: 



"We are sending along with this letter the reptiles, amphibians and 

 fishes secured by the Expedition's initial effort. Mr. Andrews and I 

 took a three weeks' trip into what is called the Timg Ling (Eastern 

 Tombs) or Imperial Himting Grounds region. To get there one travels 

 80 miles due east of Peking and then turns north. The region is just 

 north of the turning-point. It was once a protected area and for that 

 reason the forests are just now being cleared from the high mountains 

 there. 



"We left Peking on July 27th and returned August 17th. During 

 the three weeks it rained almost every day and so we had actually onl}' 

 a week of good collecting. We had planned to staj' six weeks but the 

 weather ])revente(l. CJoing, we used carts as far as the base of the ele- 



