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» l. XIX December, 1918 No. 228 JOURNAL The New York Botanical Garden EDITOR FRANCIS W. PENNELL Associate Curator CONTENTS PAGE PoHibilities of the Truffle Industry in America 3o7 Notes on an Experiment with Potash 3o9 Cut Flowers and How to Use Them 3II George Francis Atkinson 3r4 Hardy Woody Plants in The New York Botanical Garden 3i5 Corrections of Names of Colombian Plants 3Ig Conference Notes for November 319 Botes, News and Comment 321 Accessions 323 l D d « " • • 325 PUBLISHED FOR THE GARDEN AT 41 NORTH QVEBM STKBET, LANCASTHR, PA. T H R NEW EFA PRINTING COMPANY O F F I C E R S 191tS PRESIDENT— W. GILMAN THOMPSON VICE- PRESIDENTS ! ANDREW CARNEGIE VICE rRESiDENis - j F R A N C T S LYNDE STETSON TREASURER— JOHN L. MERRILL ASSISTANT TREASURER SECRETARY— N. L. BRITTON I. ELECTED MANAGERS Term expires January, 1919 MURRY GUGGENHEIM FRANCIS LYNDE STETSON ADOLPH LEWISOHN MYLES TIERNEY GEORGE W. PERKINS LOUIS C. TIFFANY Term expires January, 1920 EDWARD D. ADAMS HENRY W. DE FOREST ROBERT W. DE FOREST DANIEL GUGGENHEIM JOHN L. MERRILL J. P. MORGAN Term expires January, 1921 N. L. BRITTON LEWIS RUTHERFURD MORRIS ANDREW CARNEGIE FREDERIC R. NEWBOLD W. J. MATHESON W, GILMAN THOMPSON 2. EX- OFFICIO MANAGERS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK HON. JOHN F. HYLAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS HON. PHILIP BEROLZHEIMER 3. SCIENTIFIC DIRECTORS PROF. R. A. HARPER, Chairman PROF. CHAS. P. BERKEY PROF. FREDERIC S. LEE EUGENE P. BICKNELL PROF. HERBERT M. RICHARDS DR. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER PROF. HENRY H. RUSBY PROF. WILLIAM J. GIES HON. ARTHUR S. SOMERS G A R D E N S T A F F DR. N. L. BRITTON, Director- in- Chief ( Development, Administration) DR. W. A. MURRILL, Assistant Director ( Administration) DR. JOHN K. SMALL, Head Curator of the Museums ( Flowering Plants) DR. P. A. RYDBERG, Curator ( Flowering Plants) DR. MARSHALL A. HOWE, Curator ( Flowerless Plants) DR. FRED J. SEAVER, Curator ( Flowerless Plants) ROBERT S. WILLIAMS, Administrative Assistant PERCY WILSON, Associate Curator DR. FRANCIS W. PENNELL, Associate Curator GEORGE V. NASH, Head Gardener DR. A. B. STOUT, Director of the Laboratories DR. JOHN HENDLEY BARNHART, Bibliographer SARAH H. HARLOW, Librarian DR. H. H. RUSBY, Honorary Curator of the Economic Collections ELIZABETH G. BRITTON, Honorary Curator of Mosses DR. ARTHUR HOLLICK, Honorary Curator of Fossil Plants DR. WILLIAM J. GIES, Consulting Chemist COL. F. A. SCHILLING, Museum Custodian JOHN R. BRINLEY. Landscape Engineer WALTER S. GROESBECK, Clerk and Accountant ARTHUR J. CORBETT, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds HENRY G. PARSONS, Supervisor of Gardening Instruction ( On leave for Government Service) JOURNAL OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN PLATE 223 American truffles collected with the aid of a trained dog JOURNAL OF The New York Botanical Garden VOL. X IX December, 1918 No. 228 POSSIBILITIES OF THE TRUFFLE INDUSTRY IN AMERICA* In these days when Americans are looking toward the expansion and development of home industries, it is quite fitting that the truffle problem should be brought to the attention of the public. While truffles are usually looked upon as a delicacy, and nay be unknown to the average person in America, the collection and sale of these interesting edible fungi is an occupation of : onsiderable importance in European countries. In France from ? 6, ooo, ooo to $ 7,000,000 worth are sold annually at from $ i to ? 2 per pound. Fresh truffles shipped to New York often sell as ligh as $ 6 to $ 8 per pound. The truffles are the most valuable of all the edible fungi and ire at the same time the most difficult to collect, since they occur juried from two to eight inches in the ground. In Europe where : hese fungi are collected and sold as a commercial article, they ire collected with the aid of trained animals such as pigs and logs. These animals are able to detect the presence of the fungi ) y their odor, and are trained to hunt and dig them. Europeans : oming here, who are familiar with the habits of these fungi in Europe and the means employed there to collect and put them in the market are naturally interested in finding them in his country in sufficient quantity to bring financial returns. The recent importation of truffle- hunting dogs from Europe . nd their use in the vicinity of New York City has revealed the iresence of several species of truffle, but in no case have they ieen found in sufficient quantity to be of practical value. The * Published by courtesy of The New Country Life, May, ioi7- 307 308 frequent collection of these plants, however, would suggest the possibility that they may be found in quantity if the search is persisted in long enough to discover those localities which have exactly suitable conditions for their growth. The occurrence of truffles in close proximity to certain kinds of trees, especially oaks and willows, has given rise to the theory that they are in some way associated with the roots of these tree. This knowledge of their habitat is a valuable aid in locating them. Attempts to cultivate the plants artificially have been unsuccessful, so that, for the present at least, we must depend upon nature to furnish the supply, the only problem being to locate their natural haunts. Those who are familiar with these plants in Europe can see no reason why they should not occur in this country in the same abundance as in Europe. The truffles are roundish, rather solid, and have very much the appearance of ordinary potatoes, their external surface being either smooth or rough according to the species. When cut through, the cut surface has a mottled appearance. The odor is characteristic and pleasant. They vary in size according to age, often reaching the size of a walnut or occasionally even larger. The truffles belong to the genus Tuber. Three species have been reported in the eastern United States, in addition to the two recently collected, the exact identity of which is uncertain. While some of the species of Tuber collected in this country are similar to those usually eaten in Italy, we are not certain that those most commonly eaten have yet been discovered in America. Thirteen species have been collected in California, none of which have been found in sufficient quantity to be of economic importance. Knowing that the truffle industry is one of considerable importance in the various countries of Europe, and knowing that the same or similar plants occur in this country, we have a reasonable right to hope that they will yet be found here in sufficient quantity to make America independent of the European supply. The most favorable time for collecting truffles is in the autumn up to the time the ground freezes. When dogs are used, they are taken to the general locality which appears to be favorable 309 to the growth of these plants, and put on the scent. After scenting the ground for a time the animal stops to dig at frequent intervals until the plants are located. The animal is then taken away and the plants dug with an implement which is suited for shallow digging. Unless the dog is taken away he will eat the plants, since they are regarded as a great delicacy not only by man but by the lower animals as well. The dogs used for this purpose are especially trained and seem to take as much interest in locating these underground plants as does the average hunting dog in trailing wild game. Pigs are often used for the same purpose in European countries, but though they are especially keen in locating the plants, they have the disadvantage of not being able to travel long distances and are not able to cover the ground as rapidly as dogs. While truffles are no doubt often found by accident, unless one is familiar with them and has some knowledge of their uses as food, they would attract no attention and might even be overlooked entirely or mistaken for a ball of dirt. Any one suspecting the presence of these valuable plants should refer specimens to some scientific expert who will have no trouble in determining their identity, since they are easily recognized by their microscopic characters. FRED J. SEAVER NOTES ON AN EXPERIMENT WITH POTASH Inquiry having made desirable first- hand information relative to the stimulative effect of potash on the growth of plants, independent of other elements, the experiment here described was carried out during the past summer and autumn. Soil from the experimental garden was taken to a depth of seven inches, was well mixed on a clean cement floor and weighed quantities used. Six plots, each 3 by 2 yi feet in area, with space one foot in width intervening were laid out by cross partitions in a side bench of a greenhouse. The soil placed in each weighed 126 lbs., and filled the bench to a depth of nearly seven inches. The chemicals used were of high grade purity. The amounts applied to the various plots were as follows: Plot no: 6. < 10; 310 7 grams* potassium sulphate 14 control; no fertilizers added zi grams potassium sulphate 28 I O H " % " sodium nitrate loj^ " calcium phosphate To plots I, 2, 4 and 5 potash only was added, and in those the amounts were in increased proportions so that the maximum in plot 5 was four times the quantity added to plot I. Plot 3 was a " control" to which nothing was added. Plot 6 constituted what is known as a " complete fertilizer test" in which case nitrates and phosphates are also added. The crop grown was bush beans of the well- known garden variety " 1000 to 1." The seeds were selected for uniformity and medium size and were planted on July 11. When the first leaves above the cotyledons were well developed the number of plants was reduced to 30 for each plot and one week later the number was reduced to 25 per plot. Only vigorously growing and healthy plants were left to mature and these were well spaced in the plots. By August 15, the plants were from 10 to 12 inches in height and were remarkably uniform in all plots in regard to height and amount of growth made. Plot 3 was slightly less green. At this date the lowermost leaves of at least some plants in each plot had turned yellow and fallen. Soon thereafter it was noticeable that the leaves were dying and falling most rapidly in plot 3. On September 4 the plants in this plot were very decidedly less leafy and green, while all other plots were leafy and of a healthy green color. All leaves were collected as they died either immediately after they fell or when ready to drop and they were dried and kept for final weighings. The records for the various plots may be presented in tabular form as follows: It will readily be seen that the best record was made by plot 2; of the plots to which potash alone was added it gave highest performance for every item. The control plot ( no. 3) was lowest of all plots in every item. In the plot with complete fertilizer ( no. * 28 grams are equal to one ounce. 311 Total no. of leaves Total dry weight ( excepting seeds) in grams No. pods No. seeds Dry weight of seeds 171 106 247 69 187 138 335 105 183 119 263 89 179 133 301 90 201 167 297 84 150 87 141 44 6) the performance exceeded that of plot 2 for only total weight of plants ( exclusive of seeds) and number of pods. Perhaps the most significant result obtained in this experiment is the evidence that the immediate benefits of potash in such a crop as beans are not necessarily in proportion to the amounts used. There is an optimum amount which in this experiment was 14 grams ( one half ounce) to 126 lbs. of soil. A. B. STOUT, Director of the Laboratories CUT FLOWERS AND HOW TO USE THEM* This is a plea for flowers. You need flowers now more than you ever needed them before. The longer the war lasts, the more you will need them. Flowers form one of the best antidotes for war horror that you can find. Give them half an hour a day and they will help to keep you normal, sane, poised, for the rest of your day's work. Just now there is special interest in cut flowers for convalescent soldiers in the army hospitals. Nothing, unless it be a phonograph, brings more pleasure to wounded troopers than flowers. Sometimes a rose or a pink has spelled life to a suffering soldier. For a time there was talk of classing the growing of flowers among the non- essential industries. It is now seen that this would have been a great mistake. Among the flowers available during the winter season, the carnation is best of all because it keeps longest. Roses make a stronger appeal, perhaps, but their span of life is short. Snap- * A lecture delivered at the Garden Ocboter 12. While the opening paragraphs make special appeal to war- time needs, it will be seen that their application continues under present conditions. 312 dragons and stocks do not seem to awaken the same sentiments, although they are good for decorative purposes. Most of the bulbous flowers are welcomed, for there is an innate friendliness about them which reaches the soldier's heart. Truth to tell, potted bulbs are among the best gifts which can be made; but where they cannot be allowed, the cut blossoms may be substituted. It is well, though, to consider the matter of perfume. Heavily scented flowers are apt to be objectionable. Some people cannot bear the odor of tuberoses, freesias, and other highly scented flowers. Gardenia, heliotrope and jessamine are strongly scented, and must be used with care. Violets and lilies of the valley are less objectionable, but offend some people. Few nostrils rebel at the odor of roses, pinks, wallflowers, sweet peas, stocks and tulips, even in a close room. It is well to learn at the beginning that a few flowers are just as acceptable as a large bouquet. Indeed, they may make a much pleasanter impression. When growing roses for cutting, give them a retired place in the garden, for they will not make much of a show there. When you are cutting a flower, cut nearly all of the stem, even down to within six or eight inches of the ground, leaving only two or three good eyes or buds. Although this may seem like very drastic treatment, it will result in the growth of new shoots and a new crop of flowers into which the whole vigor of the plant will pass. The best way to keep roses fresh is to cut off the tip of the stems under water. This keeps the air from entering. If you can use very warm water, so much the better. This plan, by the way, is one which is adapted to all hard- stemmed flowers. If you get a box of roses by mail and find them badly wilted, you can adopt no better plan than to fill the bath- tub with water and let the flowers float in it, the entire stems being covered. This is an excellent " pick- me- up" for roses. It is a pretty good rule that two kinds of flowers should not be displayed in the same vase, except when the combination is made with much care. Carnations, however, are an exception. They are so adaptable that they seem at home in almost any combination. Do not, however, use pink and scarlet carnations together. If there are several vases of red carnations, stand white flowers between them. 313 There is much which might be said about combining colors, but the whole question is complicated and not very inspiring. As a rule flowers of different colors must be used together with great care. When in doubt stick to solid colors unless you include white. White is a peace maker. If you have two vases, one filled with pink and one with red flowers, set a vase of white blossoms between them. This will keep them from clashing. At the same time, don't use white too freely. There is always danger that it will produce a spotty effect. Remember that flowers which look well in the day- time may look very badly washed out at night. Violets, for example, are very poor flowers to use by artificial light. Yellows, too, are likely to look bleached, especially by electric light. Yellow roses are most charming for daylight effects, but beware of them after the lights are on. Pink in its various shades is always pleasing by artificial light. It requires no other color besides the green of its foliage. Pink carnations are among the best of flowers for winter. Avoid all purples at night, but use red with electric lights. In summer you can make generous use of climbing roses. They are beautiful. Coming back to the violet, we find a flower which is very hard to arrange to good advantage. Probably the best plan to use is this: separate the flowers into little bunches of eight or ten and tie the stems loosely: then thrust them into moss with which the receptacle should first have been filled loosely. In that way they show to much better advantage than when used in a solid bunch of half a hundred. Of course the moss must be kept wet. Although often used alone, it is a pretty variation to mix a few white flowers with the violets. Perhaps lilies of the valley are best for the purpose, but freesias or hyacinths look almost as dainty. Flowers thrust tightly into a vase will not last long. Thick stems and large leaves that fill the mouth of the vase give little opportunity for air to get in and the plants are smothered for lack of oxygen. Vases with wide mouths are always desirable and a bit of charcoal will help to keep the water sweet. The water should be changed daily in summer and every other day in winter, and it is well to place the flowers in a cool place on the floor at night. If the stems rest on the bottom of the vase, they should 314 have a slanting cut, in order that the pores may not be sealed up. Most flowers keep better if half an inch is cut from the end of the stems every other day. Scissors may be used in the garden, but afterwards the stems should be cut again with a sharp knife. The scissors squeeze the ends of the stems and reduce the amount of water which may be taken up. A diagonal cut with a knife has an opposite effect. Don't neglect to keep your flower holders filled with water. It is best to fill them every night, and place them on the floor of the hall where they will be cool. Some fleshy stemmed flowers, like tulips and daffodils, will empty a narrow vase in less than twenty- four hours. You may preserve a single bloom by inserting the stem in a piece of potato or turnip as soon as it has been cut. It will absorb enough moisture when this is done to keep it a long time. Sometimes this plan is used when shipping flowers through the mail. EDWARD I. FARRINGTON GEORGE FRANCIS ATKINSON Professor Atkinson died in the City Hospital, Tacoma, Washington, on November 14, 1918, from pneumonia following an attack of Spanish influenza. He was recently relieved of active work at Cornell University, where he had been head of the Department of Botany since 1896, to prepare his extensive notes and photographs of the fleshy fungi for publication. In order to make this work more complete, he was engaged in collecting fungi in regions he had not previously visited, his last explorations being on Mt. Rainier and about Tacoma. Professor Atkinson has served as a member of the Advisory Board of North American Flora, published by the New York Botanical Garden, since the beginning of that work in 1905; and was an associate editor of the Botanical Gazette. His publications cover a wide range of subjects, including plant pathology, morphology, taxonomy, embryology, heredity, life- history, etc. He was the author of a number of botanical text- books and numerous contributions to botanical journals, making a total of over 125 titles. 315 The enthusiasm and energy displayed by Professor Atkinson in personal research and in directing the investigations of others has scarcely been equaled. To his students in all parts of the country, as well as to his professional associates, his unexpected death comes as a great shock. W. A. MURRILL HARDY WOODY PLANTS IN THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN ( Continued) AMYGDALACEAE. Peach Family Prunus. PLUM AND CHERRY Prunus americana. WILD PLUM. Location: Fruticetum. Natural distribution: Eastern United States. Prunus armeniaca. COMMON APRICOT. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: China. Prunus avium. SWEET CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Europe. Prunus Besseyi. WESTERN SAND CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Natural distribution: Central United States. Prunus cerasifera. CHERRY PLUM. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Caucasus and southwestern Asia. Prunus cerasifera var. Pissardii. PURPLE- LEAVED CHERRY PLUM. Location: Fruticetum. Horticultural origin. Prunus Cerasus var. Rhexii. DOUBLE- FLOWERED WHITE SOUR CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Prunus Cerasus is a native of Asia Minor, and possibly also of southeastern Europe. This variety is of horticultural origin. 316 Prunus Cerasus var. semperfiorens. EVER- BLOOMING CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Horticultural origin. Prunus fruticosa. DWARF CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Natural distribution: Central Europe. Prunus glandulosa var. glabra albiplena. WHITE DOUBLE: FLOWERED DWARF CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Horticultural origin. Prunus glandulosa var. trichostyla sinensis. PINK DOUBLE-FLOWERED DWARF CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Horticultural origin. Prunus incana. HOARY CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Natural distribution: Southeastern Europe and western Asia. Prunus Mahaleb. MAHALEB CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Central and southern Europe and the Caucasus. Prunus maritima. BEACH PLUM. Location: Fruticetum. Natural distribution: New Brunswick to Virginia. Prunus Maximowiczii. MAXIMOWICZ'S CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Manchuria, Corea and Japan. Prunus pennsylvanica. WILD RED CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Northern North America. Prunus serrulata var. Asahibotan. Japanese name: ASAHI-BOTAN. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan. Prunus serrulata, the Japanese Flowering Cherry, is native to Japan, and has there given rise to many horticultural varieties. Prunus serrulata var. atrorubra. Japanese name: KIRIN. Location: Arboretum. 317 Prunus serrulata var. bullata. Japanese name: OJOCHIN. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Candida. Japanese name: ARIYAKE. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. classica. Japanese name: FUGENZO. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. classica pulchra. Japanese name: Ko- FUGEN. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. conspicua. Japanese name: OSHOKUN. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. decora. Japanese name: HORINJI. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. erecta. Japanese name: AMANOGAWA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. formossisima. Japanese name: BENI-TORA- NO- O. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Hizakura. Japanese name: HIZAKURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. luteo- virens. Japanese name: UKON. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Miyoko- zakura. Japanese name: Mi- YOKO- ZAKURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. nobilis. Japanese name: YEDO ZAKURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Ochichima. Japanese name: OCHICHIMA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. purpurascens. Japanese name: KANZAN. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. rosea. Japanese name: SHIDARE- ZAKURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. sachalinensis. SAKHALIN CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan, Corea and Sakhalin. Prunus serrulata var. sericea. Japanese name: NADEN. Location: Arboretum. 318 Prunus serrulata var. Shirataye. Japanese name: SHIRATAYE. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Shiro- fugen. Japanese name: SHIRO-FUGEN. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. subfusca. Japanese name: SUMIZOME. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. tricolor. Japanese name: GYOIKO. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. unifolia. Japanese name: ICHIYO. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. vexillipetala. Japanese name: HATAZA-KURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Yoshino. Japanese name: YOSHINO. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Yoshino- zakura. Japanese name: YOSHI-NO- ZAKURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus subhirtella. JAPANESE ROSE- BUD CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan. Prunus subhirtella var. ascendens. HERINCQUE'S CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan and Corea. Prunus subhirtella var. pendula. JAPANESE WEEPING CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan. Prunus tomentosa. DOWNY CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan. Amygdalus. PEACH; Amygdalus Davidiana. DAVID'S PEACH. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: China. Amygdalus Davidiana var. alba. DAVID'S WHITE- FLOWERED PEACH. Location: Arboretum. 319 CORRECTIONS OF NAMES OF COLOMBIAN PLANTS The report of " A Botanical Expedition to Colombia" in this JOURNAL for June, pages 117 to 138, was written very soon after my return from that country and before there had been opportunity to check the determinations of the plants referred to. While care was used, it is but natural to discover that some of the field- identifications made upon one's first visit to a country, or indeed to a tropical flora at all, should have been erroneous. Through Dr. Britton's effort nearly the entire collection has now been classified into genera, and this gives the opportunity to make a few needed corrections in the report: Pages 121, line 17, and 135, line 6— Read Gliricidia sepium ( Jacq.) Steud. This is the " Robinia maculata" of Cortes' " Flora de Colombia," page 242. Page 126, line 5 from bottom— Read Hydrotrida for Micranthe-mum. Page 127, line 15— The " yellow Gerardioid Scrophulariacea" appears to be a species of Alectra, a Brazilian genus not previously reported from Colombia. Page 129, line 7— Read Osteomeles for Crataegus. Page 130, line 9— Read Aetanthus, of the Loranthaceae, for Loranthus. F. W. PENNELL CONFERENCE NOTES FOR NOVEMBER The monthly conference of the scientific staff and registered students was held on the afternoon of the sixth of November. The program presented was as follows: " Fleshy cup- fungi of North America," by Dr. F. J. Seaver. " Notes on recent collections of fungi," by Dr. W. A. Murrill. The following is a summary of Dr. Seaver's review of his work on the fleshy cup- fungi of North America. " The so- called cup- fungi include a large group of ascomycetes 320 in which the fruiting body is predominantly cup- shaped or discoid with the hymenium lining the upper surface, although there are many exceptions to this general rule. In all, however, the hymenium is freely exposed at maturity. " As pointed out by Boudier, the cup fungi may be divided into two very natural groups, the basis of division being the method of the dehiscence of the ascus. The first, which is called by him the Operculae, may be recognized by the fact that the ascus opens at the apex by a circular lid, which is known as the operculum. It is this group which is referred to under the name of ' fleshy cup- fungi.' " The second group is known as the Inoperculae since the ascus does not open by means of an operculum but by a simple pore which is formed by the rupture of the ascus. Although the presence of the operculum was noted first by Crouan, it was Boudier who in 1879 first called attention to its significance as a basis of classification. " While at first thought this might seem an obscure character it is really very distinct and easily recognizable with a little experience. There are, however, a few exceptions to the rule. The exceptions are in the genus Streptotheca and occasionally in the very closely related genus Rhyparobius. In these exceptions the ascus opens by a transverse slit which becomes bilabiate- Such forms are included with the operculate group. " As pointed out by Boudier, the spores of the operculate forms are always simple and usually ellipsoid or globose. In the in-operculate forms they are often compound and occasionally much elongated or filiform. Even when simple the spores of the ino-perculate group are usually elongated and very narrow. The form of the ascus and spores is usually sufficient for the recognition of the operculate form even though the operculum is not actually seen, although there is not usually much difficulty in observing it especially in fresh material. It is also noted that the inoperculate forms are more xerophytic in their habits than the operculate. " The fleshy cup- fungi as considered here include most of the large conspicuous species as well as many of the smaller ones, some of which are less than a millimeter in diameter. Among 321 the operculate species the spores often increase in size in inverse ratio to that of the cups or discs. " Species whose fruiting bodies are less than a millimeter in diameter often produce spores larger than those of species with fruiting bodies many centimeters in diameter. In the inopercu-late group the species with small discs or cups usually produce very minute spores. This relative difference in the size of the spores is a good index to the position of the plants in the scheme outlined above. '' The manuscript on the operculate cup- fungi of North America is practically completed for the North American Flora. This does not mean that the work is completed but only that it has been carried as far as our knowledge will permit us to carry it at the present time. Although a number of new species have been described from time to time, the work will result in a considerable reduction of the total number of species credited to North America." Dr. Murrill exhibited and discussed a large number of interesting specimens of fungi including some new species which have recently been collected. Descriptions of these species and notes on these collections have for the most part already appeared in printing Mycologia or in the Journal. A. B. STOUT, Secretary of the Conference NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT Through an error by the printers the list of officers and committees of the Torrey Botanical- Club appeared on the second cover- page of the November issue of Journal, New York Botanical Garden, and the edition was mailed to members before the mistake was discovered. The publications of the Garden and those of the Torrey Botanical Club are printed by the same establishment. A new and correct set of covers has been ordered printed and distributed to replace the defective ones. 322 Dr. John K. Small, spent the first part of December in exploration in Florida. He visited the western and southern extremities of the state, as well as many points in the interior of the peninsula, mainly in search of cacti and ferns. Professor Guy West Wilson, former student and aid at the New York Botanical Garden, has been appointed associate botanist and plant pathologist in Clemson College, South Carolina. Mr. Clarence Waldron, son of Professor Waldron of North Dakota, called at the Garden recently on his way to France in military service. Dr. J. F. Brenckle, of North Dakota, called at the Garden recently. Dr. Brenckle is a physician and an enthusiastic mycologist. He has been in the medical service in the army, but is now released. The following botanists have registered in the library during the autumn: C. A. Reed and Dr. S. F. Blake, Washington, D. C.; Robert K. Miller, Baltimore, Md.; Professor Arthur H. Graves, New Haven, Conn.; Dr. Kwan Koriba, Tokyo, Japan; Professor H. A. Gleason, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Professor Charles S. Boyer, Philadelphia, Pa.; Charles B. Graves, M. D., and Mrs. Graves, New London, Conn.; and Professor Lincoln W. Riddle, Wellesley College. Mr. Edgar Nelson visited the Garden on December 4 on his way to Porto Rico and gave a brief account at the Conference on his work in Florida, Louisiana and Texas on the citrus canker and the cotton boll- worm. He goes to Porto Rico to continue his work on the control of economic insects. Among the plants brought to the Garden by Miss Kittredge who collected for Miss Elizabeth Billings in Woodstock, Vermont, the past summer, are several double- fruited forms of Botrychium 323 virginianum. B. obliquum is represented by one specimen with double- fruiting frond, and one with triple- fruiting frond. Other species of Botrychium show great variation. Polyslichum Braunii was found by Miss Kittredge at a'much lower elevation than previously recorded for the State; one plant was found in a rocky pocket at the base of Mt. Tom, not much above 600 ft., and a colony of 25 or more plants at about 1,000 ft. A large colony of Malaxis monophylla, in fruit was found in a moist place near the top of Mt. Tom. Professor W. W. Rowlee, of Cornell University, recently returned from a botanical expedition to Central America, visited the Garden for investigation during December. He had traveled extensively through Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala, studying especially trees of the genus Ochroma, the balsa- wood. He is engaged in a taxonomic revision of the genus. Meteorology for November— The total precipitation for the month was 2.55 inches. The maximum temperatures recorded at the Garden for each week were 63" on the 8th, 630 on the 15th, 620 on the 18th and 560 on the 29th. Minimum temperatures for each week were 260 on the 7th and the 12th, 280 on the 24th, and 24° on the 27th. The earliest date on which ice completely covered the middle lake was the 24th. ACCESSIONS MUSEUMS AND HERBARIUM 107 specimens of lichens from Montana. ( Given by Mr. R. S. Williams.) 4 specimens of hepatics from Cuba. ( By exchange with Brother Hioram.) 3 specimens of hepatics from Washington. ( Collected by Dr. S. M. Zeller.) 20 specimens of flowering plants from Lake Mohonk. New York. ( Given by Dr. N. L. Britton.) 14 specimens of foods and aromatics for the Economic Museum. ( Collected by Mr. Percy Wilson.) 21 specimens of marine algae from Grand Manan, New Brunswick. ( By exchange with the United States National Herbarium.) 324 12 specimens of Astragalus from Oregon. ( Given by Professor W. E. Lawrence.) 2 specimens of flowering plants from Montana. ( Given by Professor J. E; Kirkwood.) io specimens of flowering plants from North Dakota. ( Given by Professor O. A. Stevens.) 25 specimens of fruits and vegetables. ( Given by Dr. H. H. Rusby.) 4 specimens of coffee. ( Given by Mr. Percy L. Johnson.) 13 specimens of woody fungi from Cuba. ( By exchange with Brother Leon.) 2 specimens of fungi from New York. ( Colected by Dr. W. A. Murrill.) 11 specimens of fungi from New York. ( Given by Mrs. L. M. Keeler.) 7 specimens of fungi from the Canadian Rocky Mountains. ( By exchange with Mr. Stewardson Brown.) 5 specimens of fungi from New Hampshire. ( By exchange with Mr. Charles H. Harris.) 195 specimens of fungi from Porto Rico. ( Collected by Prof. F. L. Stevens.) 3 specimens of fungi from New Jersey. ( Collected by Dr. F. J. Seaver.) 122 specimens of fungi from Porto Rico. ( By exchange with Professor J. A. Stevenson.) 31 specimens of fungi and slime- moulds from New York and vicinity. ( Given by Miss Daisy Levy.) 6 specimens of fleshy fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mr. Stewart H. Burnham.) 2 specimens of fungi from Ohio. ( By exchange with Dr. Bruce Fink.) 5 specimens of rusts from British Columbia. ( Given by Professor E. W. D. Holway.) 1 specimen of rust from California. ( Given by Professor E. W. D. Holway.) 4 specimens of fungi from Oregon. ( By exchange with Professor F. E. Lloyd.) 1 specimen of fungus from Ontario. ( By exchange with Professor John Dearness.) 3 specimens of fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mrs. L. M. Keeler.) 1 specimen of fungus from New York. ( By exchange with Mr. K. A. Pauly.) 2 specimens of Russula from North Carolina. ( By exchange with Professor H. C. Beardslee.) 14 specimens of fibers and drugs. ( Given by Dr. H. H. Rusby.) 1 specimen of Venenarius pantherinoides from Washington. ( By exchange with Miss M. McKenny.) 1 specimen of Pholiota from Utah. ( By exchange with Professor A. O. Garrett.) 1 specimen of Corticium from Colorado. ( By exchange with Professor T. D. A. Cockerell.) 320 specimens, " Fungi Malayana" centuries two, three and four. ( Distributed by Professor C. F. Baker.) 17 specimens of fungi from Montreal, Canada. ( By exchange with Professor R. S. Blair.) 2 specimens of fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mr. F. F. Wilmousky.) 13 specimens of fungi from Colorado. ( By exchange with Dr. Joseph Cuneo.) 21 specimens of fungi from Rhode Island. ( Collected by Miss Dorothy Hale.) 6 specimens of fungi from New Hampshire. ( Collected by Miss Dorothy Hale.) 325 2 specimens of Daedalea quercina from Pennsylvania. ( By exchange with Professor A. H. Graves.) I specimen of Lycoperdon giganteum from New York. ( Collected by Miss Dorothy Hale.) 20 specimens of fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mrs. L. M. Keeler and Mrs. I. Martin.) I specimen of Clitocybe subconnexa from New York. ( By exchange with Mrs- L. M. Keeler.) 4 specimens of fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mr. F. F. Wilmousky.) 4 specimens of fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mrs. Wallis Craig Smith.) i specimen of Psilocybe polycephala from New York. ( Collected by Dr. W. A. Murrill.) INDEX Abelia grandiflora 55 Abies 49, 160 cephalonica 50, 160, 164 cilicica 50, 160 concolor 160 grandis 50, 160 homohpis 163 lasiocarpa 164 Momi 50, 160 nobilis 160 Nordmanniana 50, 160 numidica 50, 160 Pinsapo 160, 164 Veitchii 164 Abrams, L. R. 231 Accessions, see N. Y. Botanical Garden . Ac « * 286 Adams, E. D. 164 Adams, J. F. 231 Addisonia 18, 108 Adiantum melanoleucum 283 Aeschynomene 122 Aesculus parviflora 57 Aetanthus 319 - Agaiiwis 284 - Agartcacsae 54 Agaricus 99 Ailanthus 22 Alazraqui, Dr. 40, 41 Albertina Taylor Russell 104 Alchemilla 129, 132 Alectra 319 Allen, S. W. 64 ALLEN, SHIRLEY W. Tree- planting for forests 82 Allioniaceae 19 Alnus 28, 128 AZonsoa meridionalis 128 Altenburg, Edgar 232 Amblystegium 301 Ambrosiaceae 297 Amelanchier asiatica 222 canadensis 222 intermedia 222 sanguinea 222 spicata 222 Ames, A. S. 232 Ames, Oakes 185 Amygdalus Davidiana 318 - AKacardtMm 134 Anastraphia 99 Anderson, M. P. 232 Andrews, A. L. 232 Publications during 1917 51 Andropogon 121, 127, 134 ^ Mgeionio 122 AwwesJia Tweediei 52 Anniversary of the school garden a ciation of New York, Tenth 164 Annona 286 Antennaria 132 Apple 193, 194, 195 Apricot 315 Aquilegia canadensis 200 Aragoa 129, 138 cupressina 128 Araucaria 28 Aristida 134 Aristolochia 122 Arthur, J. C. 173, 232 Arzberger, E. G. 233 Asimina triloba 59 Asplenium heterochroum 70 .< 4s/ er amethystinus 51 carolinianus 286 cordifolius 51 tataricus 51 Asterophora Clavus 18 Atkinson, George Francis 314 Baccharis 99 halimifolia 51 Bach, R. T. 299 Bailey, H. B. 233 Baker, C. F. 233 Banker, H. J. 234 Bannwart, Carl 64 Banta, May 234 Barberry 11, 12, 13 Barbour, W. C. 234 Barnhart, J. H. 172, 197, 234 Publications during 1917 51 Barnett, A. I. 234 Barrett, M. F. 235 Bartram, William 75 Bartsia 129, 132, 133, 138 Bateson, C. E. W. 235 Beal, A. C. 196 Beardslee, H. C. 171 Beebe, William 145 Befaria 138 Begonia 123, 130, 132 Benedict, R. C. 235 Benthamia japonica 55 326 327 Benzoin aestivale 59 Berberis I I , 123, 132, 137 amurensis 11 aristata 11 brevipaniculata 11 buxifolia 11 cerasina 12 concinna 12 diaphana 12 emarginata 12 Poireti 12 Prattii 12 Regeliana 12 sibirica 12 Sieboldii 12 Thunbergii 12 vulgaris 13 Berman, F. J. 235 Bicknell, E. P., Publications during 1917 5i Bidens 285 Bignonia longissima 6 Billings, Elizabeth 235, 322 Bird, L. F. 66, 108, 114, 179 Blackberry 167, 168 Black locust tree and its insect enemies, The ( pl. 212) 100 Blake, M. A. 64 Blake, S. F. 113, 114, 322 Blanchard, W. H. 226 Bletia 284 Bliss, Mrs. W. P. 173 Blodgett, F. H. 236 Boas, H. M. 15, 172 Publications during 1917 51 Bomarea 123, 132, 138 edulis 55 Bombax 199 malabaricum 199 Borreria 127 Botanical expedition to Colombia, A ( Pis. 213, 214) 117 Botanical expedition to Florida in 1917 ( Pis. 219- 222) .279 Botany and plant products of northern South America, The 182 Botrychium 322 obliquum 322 virginianum 322 Botrytis 57 Bouteloua 121 Bower, F. O. 236 Boyer, C. S. 322 Boynton, K. R. 78. " 7 Publications during 1917 51 Brackett, M. M. 236 Bradburya 121, 127 Braislin, A. P. 236 Brandenburg, E. K. 236 Brassia 283 Braun, Harry 237 Bray, W. L., 237 Brenckle, J. F. 322 Brinley, J. R. 66, 108, 114, 179 Bristol, W. E. 237 Britton, E. G. 62, 93, 113, 145, 165, 227, 237, 299 Publications during 1917 52 Britton, Mrs. N. L., see Britton. E. G. Britton, N. L. 1, 21, 62, 63, 80, 93, 107, 113. 115. 144. 165, 171, 172, 173, 185, 196 Publications during 1917 52 BRITTON, N. L. Byron David Halsted 221 First grant from the income of the Charles Budd Robinson fund 47 James Alexander Scrymser 180 John Adolph Shafer 97 Red Pine Plantation, A 105 Spring inspection of grounds, buildings and collections 106 The botany and plant products of northern South America 182 The herbaceous grounds 77 The relatives of catalpa trees in the West Indies ( Pl. 209) 6 The school garden shelter house given by Mrs. Frederick Ferris Thompson ( pl. 215) 179 Broadhurst, Jean 238 Broomall, L. B. 238 Bruckman, Louisa 238 Brues, C. T. 238 Buchnera 117, 121, 122, 126, 131 Buddleia Davidi 51 Budington, R. A. 239 Burlingham, G. S. 239 Publications during 1917 52 Burmannia 127 Burr, F. F. 239 Butler, B. T. 239 Button- wood no Byrnes, E. F. 239 Byron David Halsted 221 Byrsonima lucida 284 Cacti, Narrative of a trip to South America for collecting 21 Caesalpina 283 Calceolaria 123 Calycanthus floridus 15 Mohrii 58 nanus 58 occidentalis 58 Cameron, W. S. 240 Cannon, G. L. 240 Cannon, W. A. 197, 240 Capraria 118 Cardiff, I. D. 240 328 Carex 128 filiformis 217 oligosperma 217 Carse, Elizabeth 241 Cassia 99, 122 Medsgeri 98 Castilleja 123, 126, 128, 129, 130, 132, 138 fissifolia 129 Catalpa 6, .8 longisiliqua 7 longissima 7, 8 punctata 8, 9 purpurea 9 Catalpa trees in the West Indies, Relatives of ( PL 209) 6 Catasetum viridiflorum 55 Cathartolinum 283 Cattleya 125 Cedrus 160 allantica 160, 164 Deodara 160, 164 Libani 161 Centradenia floribunda 52 Centropogon 125, 128 Cephalocereus Deeringii 289 keyensis 284 Cephalotaxus Harringtoniana 162 Cerastium 128 Cereus 26, 27, 33, 36, 39, 120 Pasacana 38 Cero/ Aam « M5 280 Cerrena unicolor 300 Cestrum 128 Ckamaechrista 127, 283 Chamaecyparis 161 Lawsoniana 161 pisifera 161 Chamisso 7 Chapman, A. W. 5 Charles Budd Robinson fund, First grant from the income of the 47 Chedsey, M. C. 241 Cherry 315- 318 Japanese varieties 316- 318 Chestnut 15 Children's School Farm League, Courses in gardening in Cooperation with the International 44 Children's School Farm League, International 16 Chimonanthus fragrans 58 Chittenden, F. H. 65 Choenemeles japonica 193 Maulei 193 sinensis 193 Chrysobalanus 280 Cichorium Intybus 58, 172 Cienfuegosia heterophylla 290 Cimicifuga simplex 51 Cinchona 123 CVSSMS 122 Clark, A. M. 241 Clark, E. D. 241 Clements, Edith 242 Clements, F. E. 242 Clitocybe subconnexa 297 Clivia miniata 18 nobilis 18 Coccolobis 99 Coccomyces Kerriae 66 Coker, Dorothy 143, 145, 242 Coker, W. C. 226, 242 Coleus 57 Collecting prickly- pears at Apalachicola ( Pl. 208) 1 Collecting trip in Florida, A winter ( Pis. 210, 211) 69 Collybia velutipes 226 Colombia, A botanical expedition to ( Pis. 213, 214) 117 Colombian plants. Corrections of name of 319 Combe, Mrs. William 173 Commelina elegans 290 Commelinaceae 125 Conference notes 15, 62, 91, 112, 319 Cook, M. T. 64, 143, 242 Corbett, A. J. 179 Corrections of names of Colombian plants 319 Corry, R. T. 243 Corylopsis spicata 109 Cotoneaster foveolata 192 multiflora 192 rotundifolia 193 Simonsii 193 Courses in gardening in Cooperation with the International Children's School Farm League 44 Coville, F. V. 185 Crane, A. B. 243 Crassula quadrifida 56 Crataegus 129, 222, 319 acclivis 222 albicans 222 alnorum 222 aprica 223 Arnoldiana 223 aspera 223 barbara 223 Barry ana 223 Bartramiana 223 Baxteri 223 Boyntoni 223 Brainerdi 223 Brittonii 223 calpodendron 223 champlainensis 223 chrysocarpa 224 329 Crataegus coccinea 224 coccintoides 224 collina 224 comans 224 contigua 224 Crus- galli 224 cuneiformis 224 denaria 224 disjuncta 224 dispessa 224 ZJMn& ari 224 durobrivensis 225 exigua 225 ferox 225 ferentaria 225 formosa 225 globosa 225 gloriosa 225 gravis 225 Harbisoni 225 insolens 225 insueta 225 intricata 225 irrasa 293 Jesupi 293 Laneyi 293 laurentiana 293 leiophylla 293 lemingtonensis 293 - LeMHoniaKa 293 littoralis 293 Macauleyae 293 macracantha 293 macrosperma 293 Marshallii 294 missouriensis 294 mollis 294 monogyna 294 Oakesiana 294 Paddockae 295 Painteriana 295 ^ ascens 295 pequotorum 295 persimilis 295 phaenopyrum 295 Pringlei 295 pruinosa 295 punctata 295 Reverchoni 295 rivularis 295 rudis 295 rugose 296 sanguinea 296 spathulata 296 straminea 296 succulenta 296 umbratilis 296 uniflora 296 Vailiae 296 villipes 296 Crinum americanum 18 Cross, W. E. 37 Crotalaria 122, 125, 283 Cryptomeria japonica 161, 164 Cucumber tree 13 Cummings, C. E. 243 Curran, H. A. 185 Currant 90, 91 Curtis, J. G. 64 Cut flowers and how to use them 311 Cyathea elegans 300 Cycloporus Greenei 17 Cylindrocladium scoparium 66 Cyllene Robiniae 100 Dahlia border, The 291 Dahlia border, The new 185 Darling, C. A. 243 Darrow, I. C. 244 Deering, Charles 75 Delafield, Mrs. J. R., see White, V. S. Deming, W. C. 10 Dendrobium atroviolaceum 56 Dendropogon 281 Derickson, S. H. 244 Deutzia Candelabrum 62 Candida 62 carnea 86 elegantissima 86 excellens 86 Fleur de Peche 86 gracilis 87 Lemoinei 87 longifolia 87 magnifica 87 myriantha 87 parviflora 87 j- osea 88 scabra 88 Schneideriana 88 Dewey, L. H. 64 Dichondra 128 Dichromena 121 Digitalis 129 Diospyros 91 Dipholis 280 Dircaea magnifica 56 Discena venosa 57 Dodge, B. O. 244 Dolicholus 283 Donlevy, Alice 299 Donors ( see also Exchanges and Purchases) Ashe, W. W. 68 Bailey, L. H. 230 Barnhart, J. H. 302, 305 Blanchard, W. H. 200 Boston Society of Natural History 67 Britton, E. G. 95 330 Donors, Britton, N. L. 95, 96, 147, 323 Buchten, Otto 177 Coker, W. C. 67 Eggleston, W, W. 177 Ferguson, W. C. 230 Freeman, W. G. 68 Gaumer, G. F. 146 George, D. S. 147 Harper, R. A. 116 Harper, R. M. 302 Haynes, C. C. 176 Hicks Nurseries 147 Holway, E. W. D. 324 Johnson, P. L. 323 Keeler, Mrs. 323 Kemp, J. F. 68 Kent, W. W. 116 Kerr, Mrs. W. W. 176 Kirkwood, J. E. 323 Kittredge, E. M. 68, 146 Kohlman, Charles 200 Lawrence, W. E. 323 Levy, Daisy 324 Leslie, R. 176 Long, W. H. 147 McAtee, W. L. 200 Mackenzie, K. K. 94 Merrill, E. D. 305 Mosier, C. A. 200 Mulford, Fannie 176 Murrill, W. A. 305 Museum of the American Indian 176 Osner, G. A. 68 Parish, S. B. 146 Percy Chubb Estate 177 Plant, Mrs. M. F. 177 Pratt, Mrs. G. D. 95. 96 Rapp, Severin 176 Roddy, H. J. 302 Rose, J. N. 95 Rusby, H. H. 147, 176, 323, 324 Sanchez, B. B. 95 Shull, C. A. 301 Simpson, C. T. 176 Skeel, Mrs. Roswell, Jr. 177 Small, J. K. 305 Stevens, O. A. 323 Tracey, Mrs. I. 230 Treasury Department, Port of New York 68 Tricker, William 177 Troy, J. H. 68 Warren, Minnie 166 Weir, J. R. 230 Whitman, F. S. 116 Williams, R. S. 67, 323 Wurzlow, E. C. 175, 176 Dothichiza populea 93 Douglas spruce 15, 199 Dow, B. M. 244 Drummond, Thomas 2, 4, 5 Dufour, Alice 244 Dumm, Mrs. W. J., see Lord, M. E. Dunn, L. B. 245 Durand, E. J. 245 Duss, Father 7 Earle, F. S. 226 Eaton, E. H. 245 Eaton, M. E. 108 Echinocactus 26, 120 Echites macrocarpa 8 Eddy, E. D. 226 Eggleston, W. W. 143, 245 Elfvingia megaloma 300 Emerson, J. T. 245 Encalypta 143 Epidendrum 123 oblongatum 55 Epiphyllum 137 Eriocaulaceae 127 Eriocaulon 128 Erigeron 138, 285 Eryngium 125 Escobedia 126 Espeletia 128, 132, 138 grandiflora 129 Eucalyptus 22 Eugenia 99 Eupatorium 99, 121, 298 Euphorbia lactea 284 Evans, A. W. 113, 226, 227 Evans, Helena 246 Evergreens, Injury to 48, 159 Evolvulus 290 Exchanges ( see also Donors and Purchases) Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 230, 301 Adams, J. 68 Anderson, J. P. 20 Andrews, A. L. 230 Beardslee, H. C. 324 Beckwith, Florence 146 Bell, A. T. 20, 67 Bethel, Ellsworth 67, 146, 230 Blair, R. S. 324 Brace, L. J. K. 68, 201 Brenckle, J. F. 230 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 116 Brown, Stewardson 323 Bureau of Plant Industry 146, 176 Bureau of Science 146, 175, 301, 302 Burnham, S. H. 20, 67, 95, 200, 324 California Academy of Sciences 20 Clokey, I. W. 95 Cockerell, T. D. A. 324 331 Exchanges, Coker, W. C. 20, 67 Cuneo, Joseph 324 Davis, F. W. 201 Davis, J. J. 146 Davis, Simon 200 Deam, C. C. 176 Dearness, John 95, 176, 324 Department of Agriculture, Jamaica 68 Desert Botanical Laboratory 116, 147 Dixon, H. N. 230 Dunham, Mrs. H. C. 230 Eastham, J. W. 201 Elliot, J. A. 201 Evans, A. W. 94, 95,7301 Fairman, C. E. 230 Faull, J. H. 201 Field Museum of Natural History 20, 230 Fink, Bruce 230, 324 Fitzpatrick, H. M. 146, 201 Floodman, J. H. 95 Garrett, A. O. 95, 324 Geological Survey of Canada 146, 175 Grant, J. M. 68, 230 Graves, A. H. 230, 324 Harris, Charles 324 Harvard University 20, 67, 94, 95, 176, 200, 302 Hedgecock, G. G. 301 Hioram, Brother 146, 323 Hodges, Eleanor 20, 67 House, H. D. 200 Jennings, O. E. 68 Johnston, E. L. 301 Kahle, Herman, Jr. 201 Keeler, Mrs. L. M. 324 Lansing, E. O. 201 Leon, Brother, 323 Levine, M. 95 Lighthipe, L. H. 230 Lloyd, C. G. 230 Lloyd, F. E. 324 Lorenz, Annie 20, 230, 302 Lowe, F. E. 176 Mc Kenny, M. 67, 95, 324 Martin, Mrs. I. J. 176, 324 Millspaugh, C. F. 176 Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt 116, 147 " Natho, H. 68 Overholts, L. O. 230 Owens, C. E. 20, 67 Parks, H. E. 201 Pauly, K. A. 324 Pennington, L. H. 200 Purpus, C. A. 146 Rapp, Severin 146, 200, 230, 301 Exchanges, Rust, H. J. 201 Santiago, B. J. 230 Satoris, George 95 Schwarze, C. A. 20, 67, 68 * Setchell, W. A. 201 Smith, Mrs. W. C. 324 Stevens, F. L. 146, 200, 230 Stevenson, J. A. 20, 67, 176, 324 Stewart, R. R. 20 Stone, A. L. 200 Taubenhaus, J. J. 201 Taylor, Arovilla 146 Tricker, William 68 United States Department of Agriculture 68, 116, 230, 301 Forest Service 67 National Herbarium 20, 323 National Museum 95, 116, 147, 176, 177,- 230, 301 University of California 230 Victorin, Brother 67 Weir, J. R. 95, 175, 176. 201 Wilmousky, F. F. 324 Zuber, N. D. 230 Exochorda Giralda 142 grandiflora 142 Koralkowi 142 racemosa 142 Expedition to Colombia, A botanical ( Pis. 213, 214) 117 Experiment with potash, Notes on 309 Exploration in Florida in 1917, Botanical ( Pis. 219- 222) 279 Fagelia 123, 126, 129, 132, 138 Fairchild, David 279 Fairchild, F. R. 85 Fairman, C. E. 246 Farrington, E. I. 197 FARRINGTON, E. I. Cut flowers and how to use them 3ii Faulwetter, R. C. 246 Fawcett, E. H. 246 Fawcett, G. L. 37 Feijoa Sellowiana 55 " Felipe Poey" society 93 Fiebrig, Karl 42 Field, E. C. 236 Fink, B. 247 First blooming of the rose collection, spring of 1918, Sequence of the 149 First grant from the income of the Charles Budd Robinson fund 47 Fisher, G. C. 197 Fissidens Kegelianus 300 Fitzpatrick, H. M. 247 Florida in 1917, Botanical exploration in ( Pis. 219- 222) 279 Flowers and how to use them. Cut 311 332 Floyd, B. F. 74 Forests, Tree- planting for 82 Fothergilla Gardeni 109 major 109 Franklin, Sir John 2 Fraser, A. C. 247 Fraxinus 286 Freylinia lanceolata 56 Fries, J. E. 18 Fromme, F. D. 247 Fuchsia 132 Fusarium 198 Fuscoporella 99 Gager, C. S. 247 Gaines, E. V. 248 Galactia 122, 127 Galaxaura obtusata 53 Gardening, Spring instruction in 16 Garden, The home vegetable 81 Gardner, J. R. 248 Gaultheria 137 Gaumer, G. F. 144 Gentiana 129, 132, 138 George Francis Atkinson 314 Geranium 128, 129, 138 Gesneria 99 Gilman, C. W. 248 Gilman, J. C. 248 Gleason, H. A. 248, 297, 322 Gliricidia sepium 319 Globifomes graveolens 227 Gongora truncata 55 Gooseberry 90 Gordon, C. E. 249 Government appointment, Mr. Parsons' 181 Graff, P. W. 249 Publications during 1917 52 Graham, Robert 2 Graham, M. A. 249 GraUola 128 Graves, A. H. 226, 227 Graves, C. B. 322 Griffiths, David 250 Grifola Sumstinei 297 Grisebach, Prof. 6, 7, 8, 9 Grossularia curvata 90 Cynosbati 90 divaricata 90 hirtella 90 pinetorum 90 rotundifolia 90 Grounds, The herbaceous 77 Grout, L. E. 250 Growing walnuts for food 9 Grubs, common white 227 Gruenberg, B. C. 250 Guggenheim, Daniel 107, 298 Guggenheim, Murry 107, 298 Halsted, Byron David 221 Hamamelis japonica no mollis no virginiana no Haman, M. 185 Haney, J. P. 299 Hanks, L. T. 250 Hanson, W. S. 287 Hardy woody plants in the New York Botanical Garden 11, 58, 86, 108, 139, 167, 192, 222, 293, 315 Hare, R. F. 250 Hariot, Paul 93 Harlow, S. H. 251 Publications during 1917 52 Harper, R. M. 251 Harrisia 76 eriophora 76 gracilis 52 Martini 52 Harris, J. A. 74 Harris, William, Collections by 20 Harshberger, J. W. 113 Havemeyer, Mr. 173 Haw 294, 295, 296 Haynes, C. C. 113, 251 Hazen, E. L. 251 Hazen, T. E. 251 Heaven, A little visit to 165 Hedgcock, G. G. 252 Hedyotis 137 Helianthus tuberosus 197 Heliconia 118 Henry, Florence 252 Heptanthus 99 Herbaceous grounds, The 77 Hewett, G. E. 18. 92, 252 Hewins, N. P. 252 Hibiscus 282, 285 Hicken, C. M. 22, 24, 29 Hicoria 91 Hioram, Brother, Collections by 146 Hitchcock, A. S. 7, 226 Hitchcock, Romyn 93, 94, 113 Hockaday, Ela 253 Hodges, Eleanor 17, 18 Hollick, Arthur 115, 143, 172 Publications during 1917 53 Holm, H. T. 253 Home vegetable garden. The 81 Hooker, W. J. 4, 5 Home, W. T. 253 House, H. D. 226, 253 Howe, M. A. 8, 113, 115, 145, 165, 173. 196, 197, 227 Publications during 1917 53 HOWE, M. A. The dahlia border 291 The new dahlia border 185 Howe, R. H. 64, 253 333 Hoyt, W. D. 254 Humphrey, C. J, 254 Humphreys, E. W. 254 Hus, H. 113 Hussy, H. 21 Hydrangea arborescens 89 Bretschneideri 89 cinerea 89 paniculata 89 quercifolia 89 radiata 89 xanthoneura 89 Hydrotrida 319 Hypericum 128 Hypopterygium Tamarisci 300 Hypoxis juncea 283 Hyptis 99, 125 Ilex crenata 159, 162, 164 Imantophyilum 18 / nga 122 Injury to Evergreens 48, 159 Inspection of grounds, buildings, and collections, Spring 106 Instruction in gardening, Spring 16 International children's school farm league 16, 182 Courses in gardening in cooperation with the 44 Investigators at the New York Botanical Garden, 1897- 1918, Students and 231 Iridaceae 128 Ironwood 109 Irving, Mrs. L., see Rennert, R. J. Isotria ajfinis 144 verticillata 145 Ilea virginica 90 Jackson, H. S. 254 James, Alexander Scrymser 180 James, W. B. 105 Japanese rose 142 John Adolph Shafer 99 Johnson, D. S. 255 Johnston, J. R. 173 Jorgensen, P. 22, 24, 25, 29 Jud, F. C. 255 Juglans regia 10 Juncus 123, 128 June- berry 222 Juniperus chinensis 164 pachyphloea 161 virginiana 164 Jussiaea 285 Karsten, P. A. 93 Kauffman, C. H. 255 Keeler, Mrs. L. M. 297 Kellicott, W. E. 255 Kelly, J. P. 255 Kennerly, M. M. 256 Kern, F. D. 256 Kerria japonica 66, 142 Kilpatrick, V. E. 165 Kimura, Tokuzo 256 King, C. A. 256 Kirkwood, J. E. 257 Kittredge, E. M. 17, 144, 145, 322 Kline, E. L. 289 Knight, Mrs. H., see Brandenburg, E. K. Knox, A. A. 257 Knox, Margaret 165 Koriba, Kwan 322 Kornmann, E. W. 257 Kosteletzkya 285 Kupfer, E. M. 257 Lamourouxia serratifolia 129 Lantana Sellowiana 5 League, International children's school farm 16 Leavenworth, George 258 Lectures, see N. Y. Botanical Garden Lee, F. S. 297 Lee, M. T. 165 Leon, Brother 93 Leucocarpus 123 Lewis, I. F. 258 Liebovitz, Sidney 258 Ligustrum ovalifolium 164 Limodorum 280 Linaria floridana 4 Liquidambar Styraciflua 109 Liriodendron Tulipifera 15 Littlepage, Mr. 10 Little visit to heaven, A 165 Livingston, B. E. 258 Livingston, F. V. 259 Lobelia 27, 99, 125, 129 Location of four picnic grounds 79 Locke, E. P. 259 Locust tree and its insect enemies. The black ( pl. 212) 100 Lofgren, Alberto 21 Loranthus 130, 319 Lord, M. E. 259 Lorenz, Annie 113 Ludwigia 127 Lupinus 128, 132 Lycopodium 128 Maclntyre, Lucy 259 Mackenzie, K. K., Publications during 1917 53 Macradenia 283 Macrocatalpa 8 longissima S punctata 8 purpurea 9 334 Magnolia acuminata 13 denudata 13 Fraseri 13 glauca 15 Kobus 13, 114 liliiflora 13 macrophylla 14 obovata 14 Soulangeana 14 stellata 14, 114 tripetala 14 virginiana 15 Wafsonii 15 Mahono- berberis Neuberti 13 Malaxis monophylla 323 Malphighia Shaferi 99 MaZtts atrosanguinea 193 baccata 193 coronaria 194 Dawsoniana 194 denticulata 194 glaucescens 194 Halliana 194 ioensis 194 Kaido 194 Niedwetzkyana 194 prunifolia 194 pulcherrima 194 Sargenti 195 Sieboldii 195 sikkimensis 195 Soulardi 195 spectabilis 195 transcendens 195 ywimawensis 195 zumi 195 Mann, Cameron 226 Mann, P. B. 18, 92 Marble, D. W. 64, 259 Mariscus 280 Marsilia 128 Martin, Mrs. I. 297 Massee, George 93 Massey, L. M. 66, 143 Mathewson, C. A. 259 Matthews, James 79, 80, 81 Maxon, W. R. 260 Mayaca 127 McCormick, F. A. 259 Mecardonia procumbens 122 Medicago lupulina 280 ifliiM 280 Meibomia 121, 125 Melanoleuca pulverulenlipes 54 Melilotus alba 280 Meratia praecox 58 Merrill, E. D. 48 Merrill, J. L. 299 Mestre, Aristides 93 Meteorology, see N. Y. Botanical Garden Miconia 99 Micrampelis lobata 58 Micranthemum 126, 319 Micromeria nubigena 132 Middleton, Florence 260 Mikania 122 cordifolia 286 Miller, F. A. 260 Miller, R. K. 322 Millspaugh, C. F. 7 Mimosaceae 22 Misanteca 282 Mitten, William 65 Mock orange 59 Molwitz, Ernestine 261 Monnina 123 Montgomery, Mrs. T. H., Jr., see Brais-lin, A. P. Mook, C. C. 261 Mook, Mrs. C. C, see Raider, R. W. Morris, Robert 16 Mosier, C. A. 75 Moss and its use in surgical dressings, The sphagnum ( Pis. 216- 218) 203 Moth, tussock 65 Mountain ash 195, 196 Mountainrash Spiraea 141, 142 Mucuna 135 Mulford, F. A. 261 Mulford, H. 144 Muller, Theodore 261 Murrill, W. A. 15, 16, 93, 172, 261, 319, 321 Publications during 1917 53 MURRILL, W. A. George Francis Atkinson 314 Growing walnuts for food 9 Mutusia 132 Mycologia 93 Myrica 99 Names of Colombian plants, Corrections of 319 Narrative of a, trip to South America for collecting cacti 21 Nash, G. V. 78, 115, 196 Publications during 1917 54 NASH, G. V. Hardy woody plants in the N. Y. Botanical Garden, 11, 58, 86, 108, 139, 167, 192, 222, 293, 315 Injury to evergreens 48, 159 Neillia sinensis 111 Nelson, Edgar 262, 322 Nelson, Peter 48 Nevin, Mrs. E. 173 Neviusia alabamensis 142 Newbold, Mr. 173 New dahlia border. The 185 335 New York Botanical Garden Accessions Library 95, 147, 302 Museum and Herbarium 20, 67, 94, 146, 175, 200, 230, 301, 323 Plants and Seeds 68, 116, 146, 176 Bulletin 143 Collections, see Donors, Exchanges and Purchases Conference notes 15, 62, 91, 112, 319 Contributions 226 Courses in gardening in cooperation with the International Children's School Farm League 44 Dahlia border. The new 185, 291 Hardy woody plants in the 11, 58, 86, 108, 139, 167, 192, 222, 293, 315 Herbaceous grounds. The 77 Lectures Autumn 196 Spring 64 Summer 115 Meteorology for 1917, December 19; for year 1917 19; for 1918 January 67; February 94; March 114; April 145; May 175; June 175; July 200; August 229; September 301; October 301; November 323 Picnic grounds. Location of four 79 Publications of the staff, scholars and students for 1917 51 Rose garden 149 School garden shelter house 179 Spring inspection 106 Spring instruction in gardening 16 Students and Investigators 1897- 1918 231 Nichols, G. E. 115 NICHOLS, G. E. The sphagnum moss and its use in surgical dressings ( Pis. 216- 218) 203 Nierembergia 128 Ninebark no Nishimura, Makoto 262 Nixon, E. L. 262 Nolina texana 57 North American Flora 18, 19, 92, Notes on an experiment with potash 309 Notes, News and Comment 17, 65, 91, 113, 143, 171, 197. 2 2 0 ' 297- 321 Ochroma 119, 122, 323 Oenothera 128 Lamarckiana 51 O'Gara, P. J. 171 Olive, E. W. 197, 297 Oncidium 283 pubes 55 Opulaster intermedins no opulifolius no Opuntia 3, 38, 74, 91, 120 Drummondii 2, 3, 69 Ficus- Indica 4 Pes- Corvi 3 Oreobatus deliciosus 169 Oriental sweet shrub 58 Orton, C. R. 19, 262 Orton, W. A. 65 Osteomeles 319 Overholts, L. O. 263 Oxalis 123, 138 Padus 129 Palliser, H. L. 263 Parrotia persica 109 Parsons' government appointment, Mr. 181 Parsons, H. G. 16, 64, 92, 114, 181 Publications during 1917 56 PARSONS, H. G. Courses in Gardening in CoSpera-tion with the International Children's School Farm League 44 The home vegetable garden 81 Parsons, Mrs. Henry 165 Parsonsia 122 Passiflora 99, 122, 135 Peach 318 Pear 193 Pearl- bush 142 Peck, C. H. 93 Pennell, F. W. 63, 65, 91, 115, 185, 282, 283, 298 Collections by 67, 68, 116, 146, 176, 177 Publications during 1917 56 PENNELL, F. W. A Botanical expedition to Colombia 117 Corrections of names of Colombian plants 319 Pennington, L. H. 263 Pentapterygium serpens 56 Peperomia leptostachys 77 obtusifolia 52 Pereskia 77 Pernettya 138 Petzke, Mr. 41 Peziza proteana 57 violacea 57 Philadelphus columbianus 59 Conquete 59 coronarius 59 Falconeri 60 336 Philadelphus columbianus gloriosus Co hirsutus 60 incanus 60 inodorus 60 latifolius 60 Lemoinei 60 Nuee Blanche 61 Phantasia 61 Rosace 61 Satsumanus 61 sericanthus 61 speciosus 61 tomentosus 61 verrucosus 61 Voie Lactee 62 Philonotis 301 Phlox Drummondii 4 subulata 57 PAoma 198 Phyllocactus 33, 41 Phytopathology 143 Piaropus azureus 52 Picard, Maurice 263 Picea Omorika 159 orientalis 160 polita 164 Pungens 164 Picnic grounds, Location of four 79 Picramnia pentandra 282 Pine Plantation, A Red 105 Pinus Cembra 164 koraiensis 164 montana 164 nigra 164 parviflora 164 Peuce 164 resinosa 105, 164 5a6i « iaHa 162 Strobus 164 sylvestris 164 Thunbergii 164 Pisonia 76 Pittier, H. 185 Plane- tree no Plant products of northern South America, The botany and 182 Plantation, A red pine 105 Platanus acerifolia no occidentalis no Pluchea odorata 280 Plum 315, 316 Polygaia 121, 127 Polystichum acrostichoides 70 Braunii 322 Pond, R. H. 264 Pool, R. J. 171 Porter, J. B. 62, 204, 207 Portulaca 290 Possibilities of the truffle industry in America 307 Potash, Notes on an experiment with 309 Pourthiaea villosa 222 Pratt, G. D. 105 Pratt, Mrs. G. D. 107, 108 Precipitation, see Meteorology Prickly- pears at Apalachicola, Collecting ( PL 208) 1 Products of northern South America, The botany and plant 182 Prunus americana 315 armeniaca 315 avium 315 Besseyi 315 cerasifera 315 Cerasus 315 fruticosa 316 glandulosa 316 incana 316 Mahaleb 316 maritima 316 Maximowiczii 316 pendula 114 pennsylvanica 316 Sargentii 114 serrulata 316- 318 subhirtella 114, 318 tomentosa 318 Pseudotsuga mucronala 163 Psoralea 114 Publications of the staff, scholars and students of the New York Botanical Garden during the year 1917 51 Purchases ( see also Donors and Exchanges) Bartholomew, Elam 68 Bush, B. F. 175 Ferris, Mrs. R. S. 20 Fischer, Walter 176 Heller, A. A. 176 Maire, R. 146 Purpus, C. A. 175 Zeller, S. M. 20 Purdiaea 99 Pyrus 193 betulaefolia 193 communis 193 Quercus 123, 131, 137, 286 Quero, F. G. 264 Quince, Chinese 193 Japan 193 Raeder, R. W. 264 Raimannia Drummondii 4 Rainfall, see Meteorology Rand, E. E. 264 Rand, F. V. 264 Ranunculus 138 Rapanea 280 337 Raspberry 168 Ravenia 99 Rea, P. M. 69, 265 Redding, C. H. E. 265 • Red pine plantation, A 105 Reed, C. A. 322 Reed, M. V. 265 Reid. K. W. 265 Relatives of catalpa trees in the West Indies, The ( Pl. 209) 6 Remigia 126 Rennert, R. J. 265 Rhacoma 99 Rhamnidium 99 Rhipsalis 21, 28, 29, 33, 34, 43, 137 tucumanensis 28 Rhizophora 280 Rhododendron 163 catawbiense 163 Rhodotypos kerrioides 142 Rhynchospora 52 Rhynchostegium serrulatum 301 Rhyparobius 320 Ribes 84, 90 alpinum 90 americanum 90 aureum 91 cereum 108 diacanthum 108 fasciculatum 108 glandulosum 108 Gordonianum 108 nigrum 108 odoratum 109 orientate 109 sanguineum 109 . Riccia 53 Richard, A 8. Riddle, L. W. 113, 227, 322 Robinia 121 maculata 135, 319 , Pse » d-.< 4eacia 100, 101 Robinson, A. F. 47 Robinson, B. L. 185, 298 Robinson, C. B. 47, 48, 172, 265 Robinson, W. J. 266 Rocky Mountain raspberry 169 Roig, J. T. 93 Rolfs, P. H. 74 Rondeletia 99 Rosa 114, 169 acicularis 169 arvensis 169 Beggeriana 169 canina 169 Carolina 169 Copelandi 169 ferruginea 169 hispida 169 Jundzilli 169 . Rosa / « ( ea 169 Lyoni 170 multibracleata 170 multiflora 170 nitida 170 nutkana 170 palustris 170 Peter siana 170 pimpinellifolia 170 rubiginosa 170 rugosa 170 Solanderi 170 stylosa 171 villosa 171 virginiana 171 Wa/ soniana 171 Wichuraiana 171 PToodsii 171 Rosaceae 56 Rose, A. R. 266 Rose- box, Simons' 193 Rose collection, spring of 1918, Sequence of the first blooming of the 149 Rose, Japanese 142 White Japanese 142 Rose, J. N. 22, 113, 185 Rout, G. C. 267 Rowlee, W. W. 113, 323 Roystonea 281 Rubacer odoratum 168 Rubrecht, W. K. 267 Rubus 28, 125, 126, 167 argw/ ws 167 canadensis 167 crataegifolius 167 fruticosus 167 laciniatus 167 Linkianus 168 nigricans 168 occidentalis 168 permixtus 168 phoenicolasius 168 recwrz/ ans 168 rosaefolius 168 spectabilis 168 strigosus 168 iriphyllus 168 Ruellia 284 Rumex obtusifolius 123 Rusby, H. H. 19, 64, 65, 115, 117, 124, 172, 185, 298 Collections by 20, 67, 68 Publications during 1917 56 Russell, Albertina Taylor 104 . RMSSWJO 52 Rust. E. W. 37, 38 Rydberg, P. A. 66, 114, 297 Publications during 1917 56 Rynchospora 52, 99, 127 338 Sabal 280 glabra 70 Sabbatia 280, 284 Safford, W. E. 227 Sage, L. B. 267 Sagittaria latifolia 57 Salix 128 Sambucus 286 Samuels, J. A. 185 Sassafras Sassafras 59 Schear, E. W. E. 267 Schizonotus 141 arboreus 141 Lindleyanus 141 sorbifolius 142 stellipilus 142 Schmidt, Dr. 24, 25 School garden association of New York, Tenth anniversary of the 164 School garden shelter house given by Mrs. Frederick Ferris Thompson, The ( pl. 215) 179 Schreiter, Mr. 29, 30 Schroder, Heinrich 36 Schultz, E. H. F. 31, 37, 38 Schwartz, E., see Clements, E. Schwarze, C. A. 267 Sciadopitys verticillata 164 Scleria 127 Sclerotinia 57, 92, 172 Scoparia 118 Scott, G. G. 267 Scrymser, J. A. 299 Scrymser, James Alexander 180 Scutellaria 125 Seaver, F. J. 64, 94, 113, 115,172, 268, 319 Collections by 146 Publications during 1917 57 SEAVER, F. J. Possibilities of the truffle industry in America 307 The black locust tree and its insect enemies ( PL 212) 100 Selby, A. D. 268 Selinicereus 77 Senecio 99 Sequence of the first blooming of the rose collection, spring of 1918 149 Serenoa 280 Service- berry 222 SEXTON, M. V. Sequence of the first blooming of the rose collection, spring of 1918 149 Shad- bush 222 Shafer, John Adolph 97 SHAFER, J. A. Narrative of a trip to South America for collecting cacti 21 Shafera 99 Shaferocharis 99 Shaw, H. B. 115 Shear, C. L. 269 Shelter house given by Mrs. Frederick* Ferris Thompson, The school garden ( pl. 215) 179 Shimer, H. W. 269 Shimer, Mrs. H. W., see Henry, F. Shoemaker, C. J. 269 Shreve, Forrest 269 Sibiraea laevigata 141 Sida 121, 135 Simons' rose- box 193 Sisyrinchium 129, 138 Slater, F. W. 270 Sliger, L. C. 135 Slosson, Margaret 270 Small, J. K. 91, 172, 321 Collections by 20, 68, 176, 177 Publications during 1917 57 SMALL, J. K. A winter collecting trip in Florida ( Pis. 210- 211) 69 Botanical exploration in Florida in 1917 ( Pis. 219- 222) 279 Collecting prickly- pears at Apalachicola ( Pl. 208) 1 Smith, W. G. 92 Smythe, Robert 31. 32, 33 Snow wreath 142 Solidago altissima 53 juncea 53 Sorbus americana 195 Aucuparia 196 Southwick, E. B. 78, 79, 115, 165 Spegazzini, Dr. 32, 33, 34 Sphagnum 62, 203- 220 imbricatum 202 • magellanicum 63, 212 palustre 63, 212 papillosum 63, 212, 213, 216 Sphagnum moss and its use in surgica dressings, The ( Pis. 216- 218) 203 Spiraea alba i l l albiflora 111 alpina i n arguta i n Billiardii 111 blanda 111 brachybotrys i n Bumalda 112 canescens 112 cantoniensis 139 chamaedryfolia 139 Douglasii 139 Henryi 139 hypericifolia 139 japonica] 139 latifolia 140 339 Spiraea Linneana 140 lucida 140 macrothyrsa 140 Margaritae 140 Menziesii 140 Miyabei 140 mountain- ash 141, 142 nipponica 140 Pikowiensis 140 prunifolia 140 salicifolia 140 Sanssouciana 140 Thunbergii 141 tomentosa 141 trilobata 141 Fan Houttei 141 Veitchii 141 Wi/ sonii 141 Spice- bush 59 Spring inspection of grounds, buildings, and collections 106 Spring instruction in gardening 16 Standley, P. C. 19 Stenochlaena Kunzeana 283 Stephanandra flexuosa n 1 incisa i n Tanakae i n Stevenson, Mrs. F., see Berman,* F. J. Stewart, E. G. 270 Stewart, F. C. 226 Stewart, Lilian 270 Stewart, R. R. 270 Publications during 1917 57 Stewart, Mrs. R. R., see Darrow, I. C. Students and investigators at the New York Botanical Garden, 1897- 1918 231 Stockard, C. R. 270 Stout, A. B. 91, 106, 115, 172, 196, 271 Publications during 1917 57 STOUT, A. B. Conference notes 15, 62, 91, 112, 319 Notes on an experiment with potash 309 Stover, W. G. 271 Stowell, W. A. 271 Strawberry shrub 15, 58 Streeter, S. G. 271 Streptotheca 320 Struys, Mrs. J. D., see Evans, H. Sumstine, D. R. 272 Surgical dressings, The sphagnum moss and its use in ( Pis. 216- 218) 203 Sweet bay 15 Sweet gum 109 Syringa 59- 62 Tabebuia 99 Taistra, S. A. 272 Tamala 280 Tang, Y. L. 272 Taxodium 286 ascendens 289 distichum 288 Taxus baccata 50, 161, 162 cuspidata 50, 162, 164 Taylor, Norman 196 Tectaria minima 283 Temperature, see Meteorology Tenopyr, Mrs. L. A., see Umaceny, L. A. Tenth anniversary of the school garden association of New York 164 Thibaudia 123, 132, 137 Thimble- berry 168 Thom, Charles 226, 272 Thomas, Mrs. H." M., see Chedsey, M. C. Thompson, Mrs. Frederick F. 179, 180, 298 Thompson, The school garden shelter house given by Mrs. Frederick Ferris ( PL 215) 179 Thorn 293- 296 Thuja occidentalis 161, 174 orientalis 50, 161, 164 Standishii 50, 164 Tofieldia 123, 129 Topp, E. P. 273 Torrey Botanical Club, Memoirs of the 172 Torrey, J. C. 273 Tree- planting for forests 82 Trema Lamarckiana 280 Tricera 99 Trifolium pratense 280 Trip to South America for collecting cacti. Narrative of a 21 Truffle industry in America, Possibilities of the 307 Tsuga canadensis 50, 160 diversifolia 50, 160 Tsuga 50 Tuber 308 Tulip tree 15 Tumion taxifolium 70 Twiss, W. C. 273 Uhlig, W. C. 273 Umaceny, L. A. 273 Umbrella tree 13, 14 Usnea 130 Utricularia 127 Valentine, M. C. 273 Valeriana 128 Van Fleet, Dr. 15, 16 Varronia 99 Vegetable garden, The home 81 Vernonia 297 Viola 132 340 Virginia willow 90 Visit to heaven, A little 165 Waldron, Clarence 322 Wallace, Mr. 40 Walnuts for food, Growing 9 Walts, Sir Francis 171 Wang, C. Y. 274 Watterson, Ada 274 Weir, J. R. 19 Whitzel, H. H. 92, 94 Whipple, D. W. 274 White, C. A. 100, ior, 102, 104 White Japanese rose 142 White, V. S. 274 Wilcox, E. M. 274 Wilkins, Lewanna 274 Williams, R. S. 18, 62, 63 Publications during 1917 58 Wilson, G. W. 275, 322 Wilson, J. S. 83 Wilson, Percy 107, 165 Collections by 146, 176 Publications during 1917 58 Witch alder 109 Winter collecting trip in Florida, A ( Pis. 210, 211) 69 Witch hazel no Wold, E. M. 275 Wolf, F. A. 226 Womack, M. D. 275 Wood, G. C. 275 Worthley, I. T. 276 Wright, Charles 9, 99 Xanthisma texanum 51 Xantkium 297 Xyris 127, 129 Yamanouchi, Shigeo 276 Yampolsky, Cecil 276 Yatsu, Naohide 276 Yerkes, Mrs. R. M., see Watterson, A. York, H. H. 276 Zamia 74, 91 Zanthoxylum 99 Zelada, Fidel 30. 38 Zeleny, Charles 277 Members of the Corporation Fritz Achelis, Edward D. Adams, Charles B. Alexander, Vincent Astor, John W. Auchincloss, George F. Baker, Stephen Baker, Edmund L. Baylies, Prof. Charles P. Berkey J. Horace Harding, J. Montgomery Hare, Edward S. Harkness, Prof. R. A. Harper, T. A. Havemeyer, A. Heckscher, Bernhard Hoffmann, Henry R. Hoyt, Archer M. Huntington, Eugene P. Bicknell, C. K. G. BUlings, George Blumenthal, Prof. N. L. Britton, Prof. Edw. S. Burgess, Dr. Nicholas M. Butler, W. H. Carpenter, Andrew Camegie, Prof. C. F. Chandler, William G. Choate, Hon. W. A. Clark, C. A. Coffin, Samuel P. Colt, Edmund C. Converse, Marin Le Brun Cooper, Paul D. Cravath, Charles D. Dickey, Cleveland H. Dodge, A. F. Estabrook, Samuel W. Fairchild, William B. 0. Field, James B. Ford, Henry W. de Forest, Robert W. de Forest, Henry C. Frick, Prof. W. J. Gies, Daniel Guggenheim, Murry Guggenheim, Adrian Iselin, Dr. Walter B. 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Description-Table Of Contents | Possibilities of the Truffle Industry in America; Notes on an Experiment with Potash; Cut Flowers and How to Use Them; George Francis Atkinson; Hardy Woody Plants in The New York Botanical Garden; Corrections of Names of Colombian Plants; Conference Notes for November; Notes, News and Comment; Accessions; Index. |
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Transcript | » l. XIX December, 1918 No. 228 JOURNAL The New York Botanical Garden EDITOR FRANCIS W. PENNELL Associate Curator CONTENTS PAGE PoHibilities of the Truffle Industry in America 3o7 Notes on an Experiment with Potash 3o9 Cut Flowers and How to Use Them 3II George Francis Atkinson 3r4 Hardy Woody Plants in The New York Botanical Garden 3i5 Corrections of Names of Colombian Plants 3Ig Conference Notes for November 319 Botes, News and Comment 321 Accessions 323 l D d « " • • 325 PUBLISHED FOR THE GARDEN AT 41 NORTH QVEBM STKBET, LANCASTHR, PA. T H R NEW EFA PRINTING COMPANY O F F I C E R S 191tS PRESIDENT— W. GILMAN THOMPSON VICE- PRESIDENTS ! ANDREW CARNEGIE VICE rRESiDENis - j F R A N C T S LYNDE STETSON TREASURER— JOHN L. MERRILL ASSISTANT TREASURER SECRETARY— N. L. BRITTON I. ELECTED MANAGERS Term expires January, 1919 MURRY GUGGENHEIM FRANCIS LYNDE STETSON ADOLPH LEWISOHN MYLES TIERNEY GEORGE W. PERKINS LOUIS C. TIFFANY Term expires January, 1920 EDWARD D. ADAMS HENRY W. DE FOREST ROBERT W. DE FOREST DANIEL GUGGENHEIM JOHN L. MERRILL J. P. MORGAN Term expires January, 1921 N. L. BRITTON LEWIS RUTHERFURD MORRIS ANDREW CARNEGIE FREDERIC R. NEWBOLD W. J. MATHESON W, GILMAN THOMPSON 2. EX- OFFICIO MANAGERS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK HON. JOHN F. HYLAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS HON. PHILIP BEROLZHEIMER 3. SCIENTIFIC DIRECTORS PROF. R. A. HARPER, Chairman PROF. CHAS. P. BERKEY PROF. FREDERIC S. LEE EUGENE P. BICKNELL PROF. HERBERT M. RICHARDS DR. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER PROF. HENRY H. RUSBY PROF. WILLIAM J. GIES HON. ARTHUR S. SOMERS G A R D E N S T A F F DR. N. L. BRITTON, Director- in- Chief ( Development, Administration) DR. W. A. MURRILL, Assistant Director ( Administration) DR. JOHN K. SMALL, Head Curator of the Museums ( Flowering Plants) DR. P. A. RYDBERG, Curator ( Flowering Plants) DR. MARSHALL A. HOWE, Curator ( Flowerless Plants) DR. FRED J. SEAVER, Curator ( Flowerless Plants) ROBERT S. WILLIAMS, Administrative Assistant PERCY WILSON, Associate Curator DR. FRANCIS W. PENNELL, Associate Curator GEORGE V. NASH, Head Gardener DR. A. B. STOUT, Director of the Laboratories DR. JOHN HENDLEY BARNHART, Bibliographer SARAH H. HARLOW, Librarian DR. H. H. RUSBY, Honorary Curator of the Economic Collections ELIZABETH G. BRITTON, Honorary Curator of Mosses DR. ARTHUR HOLLICK, Honorary Curator of Fossil Plants DR. WILLIAM J. GIES, Consulting Chemist COL. F. A. SCHILLING, Museum Custodian JOHN R. BRINLEY. Landscape Engineer WALTER S. GROESBECK, Clerk and Accountant ARTHUR J. CORBETT, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds HENRY G. PARSONS, Supervisor of Gardening Instruction ( On leave for Government Service) JOURNAL OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN PLATE 223 American truffles collected with the aid of a trained dog JOURNAL OF The New York Botanical Garden VOL. X IX December, 1918 No. 228 POSSIBILITIES OF THE TRUFFLE INDUSTRY IN AMERICA* In these days when Americans are looking toward the expansion and development of home industries, it is quite fitting that the truffle problem should be brought to the attention of the public. While truffles are usually looked upon as a delicacy, and nay be unknown to the average person in America, the collection and sale of these interesting edible fungi is an occupation of : onsiderable importance in European countries. In France from ? 6, ooo, ooo to $ 7,000,000 worth are sold annually at from $ i to ? 2 per pound. Fresh truffles shipped to New York often sell as ligh as $ 6 to $ 8 per pound. The truffles are the most valuable of all the edible fungi and ire at the same time the most difficult to collect, since they occur juried from two to eight inches in the ground. In Europe where : hese fungi are collected and sold as a commercial article, they ire collected with the aid of trained animals such as pigs and logs. These animals are able to detect the presence of the fungi ) y their odor, and are trained to hunt and dig them. Europeans : oming here, who are familiar with the habits of these fungi in Europe and the means employed there to collect and put them in the market are naturally interested in finding them in his country in sufficient quantity to bring financial returns. The recent importation of truffle- hunting dogs from Europe . nd their use in the vicinity of New York City has revealed the iresence of several species of truffle, but in no case have they ieen found in sufficient quantity to be of practical value. The * Published by courtesy of The New Country Life, May, ioi7- 307 308 frequent collection of these plants, however, would suggest the possibility that they may be found in quantity if the search is persisted in long enough to discover those localities which have exactly suitable conditions for their growth. The occurrence of truffles in close proximity to certain kinds of trees, especially oaks and willows, has given rise to the theory that they are in some way associated with the roots of these tree. This knowledge of their habitat is a valuable aid in locating them. Attempts to cultivate the plants artificially have been unsuccessful, so that, for the present at least, we must depend upon nature to furnish the supply, the only problem being to locate their natural haunts. Those who are familiar with these plants in Europe can see no reason why they should not occur in this country in the same abundance as in Europe. The truffles are roundish, rather solid, and have very much the appearance of ordinary potatoes, their external surface being either smooth or rough according to the species. When cut through, the cut surface has a mottled appearance. The odor is characteristic and pleasant. They vary in size according to age, often reaching the size of a walnut or occasionally even larger. The truffles belong to the genus Tuber. Three species have been reported in the eastern United States, in addition to the two recently collected, the exact identity of which is uncertain. While some of the species of Tuber collected in this country are similar to those usually eaten in Italy, we are not certain that those most commonly eaten have yet been discovered in America. Thirteen species have been collected in California, none of which have been found in sufficient quantity to be of economic importance. Knowing that the truffle industry is one of considerable importance in the various countries of Europe, and knowing that the same or similar plants occur in this country, we have a reasonable right to hope that they will yet be found here in sufficient quantity to make America independent of the European supply. The most favorable time for collecting truffles is in the autumn up to the time the ground freezes. When dogs are used, they are taken to the general locality which appears to be favorable 309 to the growth of these plants, and put on the scent. After scenting the ground for a time the animal stops to dig at frequent intervals until the plants are located. The animal is then taken away and the plants dug with an implement which is suited for shallow digging. Unless the dog is taken away he will eat the plants, since they are regarded as a great delicacy not only by man but by the lower animals as well. The dogs used for this purpose are especially trained and seem to take as much interest in locating these underground plants as does the average hunting dog in trailing wild game. Pigs are often used for the same purpose in European countries, but though they are especially keen in locating the plants, they have the disadvantage of not being able to travel long distances and are not able to cover the ground as rapidly as dogs. While truffles are no doubt often found by accident, unless one is familiar with them and has some knowledge of their uses as food, they would attract no attention and might even be overlooked entirely or mistaken for a ball of dirt. Any one suspecting the presence of these valuable plants should refer specimens to some scientific expert who will have no trouble in determining their identity, since they are easily recognized by their microscopic characters. FRED J. SEAVER NOTES ON AN EXPERIMENT WITH POTASH Inquiry having made desirable first- hand information relative to the stimulative effect of potash on the growth of plants, independent of other elements, the experiment here described was carried out during the past summer and autumn. Soil from the experimental garden was taken to a depth of seven inches, was well mixed on a clean cement floor and weighed quantities used. Six plots, each 3 by 2 yi feet in area, with space one foot in width intervening were laid out by cross partitions in a side bench of a greenhouse. The soil placed in each weighed 126 lbs., and filled the bench to a depth of nearly seven inches. The chemicals used were of high grade purity. The amounts applied to the various plots were as follows: Plot no: 6. < 10; 310 7 grams* potassium sulphate 14 control; no fertilizers added zi grams potassium sulphate 28 I O H " % " sodium nitrate loj^ " calcium phosphate To plots I, 2, 4 and 5 potash only was added, and in those the amounts were in increased proportions so that the maximum in plot 5 was four times the quantity added to plot I. Plot 3 was a " control" to which nothing was added. Plot 6 constituted what is known as a " complete fertilizer test" in which case nitrates and phosphates are also added. The crop grown was bush beans of the well- known garden variety " 1000 to 1." The seeds were selected for uniformity and medium size and were planted on July 11. When the first leaves above the cotyledons were well developed the number of plants was reduced to 30 for each plot and one week later the number was reduced to 25 per plot. Only vigorously growing and healthy plants were left to mature and these were well spaced in the plots. By August 15, the plants were from 10 to 12 inches in height and were remarkably uniform in all plots in regard to height and amount of growth made. Plot 3 was slightly less green. At this date the lowermost leaves of at least some plants in each plot had turned yellow and fallen. Soon thereafter it was noticeable that the leaves were dying and falling most rapidly in plot 3. On September 4 the plants in this plot were very decidedly less leafy and green, while all other plots were leafy and of a healthy green color. All leaves were collected as they died either immediately after they fell or when ready to drop and they were dried and kept for final weighings. The records for the various plots may be presented in tabular form as follows: It will readily be seen that the best record was made by plot 2; of the plots to which potash alone was added it gave highest performance for every item. The control plot ( no. 3) was lowest of all plots in every item. In the plot with complete fertilizer ( no. * 28 grams are equal to one ounce. 311 Total no. of leaves Total dry weight ( excepting seeds) in grams No. pods No. seeds Dry weight of seeds 171 106 247 69 187 138 335 105 183 119 263 89 179 133 301 90 201 167 297 84 150 87 141 44 6) the performance exceeded that of plot 2 for only total weight of plants ( exclusive of seeds) and number of pods. Perhaps the most significant result obtained in this experiment is the evidence that the immediate benefits of potash in such a crop as beans are not necessarily in proportion to the amounts used. There is an optimum amount which in this experiment was 14 grams ( one half ounce) to 126 lbs. of soil. A. B. STOUT, Director of the Laboratories CUT FLOWERS AND HOW TO USE THEM* This is a plea for flowers. You need flowers now more than you ever needed them before. The longer the war lasts, the more you will need them. Flowers form one of the best antidotes for war horror that you can find. Give them half an hour a day and they will help to keep you normal, sane, poised, for the rest of your day's work. Just now there is special interest in cut flowers for convalescent soldiers in the army hospitals. Nothing, unless it be a phonograph, brings more pleasure to wounded troopers than flowers. Sometimes a rose or a pink has spelled life to a suffering soldier. For a time there was talk of classing the growing of flowers among the non- essential industries. It is now seen that this would have been a great mistake. Among the flowers available during the winter season, the carnation is best of all because it keeps longest. Roses make a stronger appeal, perhaps, but their span of life is short. Snap- * A lecture delivered at the Garden Ocboter 12. While the opening paragraphs make special appeal to war- time needs, it will be seen that their application continues under present conditions. 312 dragons and stocks do not seem to awaken the same sentiments, although they are good for decorative purposes. Most of the bulbous flowers are welcomed, for there is an innate friendliness about them which reaches the soldier's heart. Truth to tell, potted bulbs are among the best gifts which can be made; but where they cannot be allowed, the cut blossoms may be substituted. It is well, though, to consider the matter of perfume. Heavily scented flowers are apt to be objectionable. Some people cannot bear the odor of tuberoses, freesias, and other highly scented flowers. Gardenia, heliotrope and jessamine are strongly scented, and must be used with care. Violets and lilies of the valley are less objectionable, but offend some people. Few nostrils rebel at the odor of roses, pinks, wallflowers, sweet peas, stocks and tulips, even in a close room. It is well to learn at the beginning that a few flowers are just as acceptable as a large bouquet. Indeed, they may make a much pleasanter impression. When growing roses for cutting, give them a retired place in the garden, for they will not make much of a show there. When you are cutting a flower, cut nearly all of the stem, even down to within six or eight inches of the ground, leaving only two or three good eyes or buds. Although this may seem like very drastic treatment, it will result in the growth of new shoots and a new crop of flowers into which the whole vigor of the plant will pass. The best way to keep roses fresh is to cut off the tip of the stems under water. This keeps the air from entering. If you can use very warm water, so much the better. This plan, by the way, is one which is adapted to all hard- stemmed flowers. If you get a box of roses by mail and find them badly wilted, you can adopt no better plan than to fill the bath- tub with water and let the flowers float in it, the entire stems being covered. This is an excellent " pick- me- up" for roses. It is a pretty good rule that two kinds of flowers should not be displayed in the same vase, except when the combination is made with much care. Carnations, however, are an exception. They are so adaptable that they seem at home in almost any combination. Do not, however, use pink and scarlet carnations together. If there are several vases of red carnations, stand white flowers between them. 313 There is much which might be said about combining colors, but the whole question is complicated and not very inspiring. As a rule flowers of different colors must be used together with great care. When in doubt stick to solid colors unless you include white. White is a peace maker. If you have two vases, one filled with pink and one with red flowers, set a vase of white blossoms between them. This will keep them from clashing. At the same time, don't use white too freely. There is always danger that it will produce a spotty effect. Remember that flowers which look well in the day- time may look very badly washed out at night. Violets, for example, are very poor flowers to use by artificial light. Yellows, too, are likely to look bleached, especially by electric light. Yellow roses are most charming for daylight effects, but beware of them after the lights are on. Pink in its various shades is always pleasing by artificial light. It requires no other color besides the green of its foliage. Pink carnations are among the best of flowers for winter. Avoid all purples at night, but use red with electric lights. In summer you can make generous use of climbing roses. They are beautiful. Coming back to the violet, we find a flower which is very hard to arrange to good advantage. Probably the best plan to use is this: separate the flowers into little bunches of eight or ten and tie the stems loosely: then thrust them into moss with which the receptacle should first have been filled loosely. In that way they show to much better advantage than when used in a solid bunch of half a hundred. Of course the moss must be kept wet. Although often used alone, it is a pretty variation to mix a few white flowers with the violets. Perhaps lilies of the valley are best for the purpose, but freesias or hyacinths look almost as dainty. Flowers thrust tightly into a vase will not last long. Thick stems and large leaves that fill the mouth of the vase give little opportunity for air to get in and the plants are smothered for lack of oxygen. Vases with wide mouths are always desirable and a bit of charcoal will help to keep the water sweet. The water should be changed daily in summer and every other day in winter, and it is well to place the flowers in a cool place on the floor at night. If the stems rest on the bottom of the vase, they should 314 have a slanting cut, in order that the pores may not be sealed up. Most flowers keep better if half an inch is cut from the end of the stems every other day. Scissors may be used in the garden, but afterwards the stems should be cut again with a sharp knife. The scissors squeeze the ends of the stems and reduce the amount of water which may be taken up. A diagonal cut with a knife has an opposite effect. Don't neglect to keep your flower holders filled with water. It is best to fill them every night, and place them on the floor of the hall where they will be cool. Some fleshy stemmed flowers, like tulips and daffodils, will empty a narrow vase in less than twenty- four hours. You may preserve a single bloom by inserting the stem in a piece of potato or turnip as soon as it has been cut. It will absorb enough moisture when this is done to keep it a long time. Sometimes this plan is used when shipping flowers through the mail. EDWARD I. FARRINGTON GEORGE FRANCIS ATKINSON Professor Atkinson died in the City Hospital, Tacoma, Washington, on November 14, 1918, from pneumonia following an attack of Spanish influenza. He was recently relieved of active work at Cornell University, where he had been head of the Department of Botany since 1896, to prepare his extensive notes and photographs of the fleshy fungi for publication. In order to make this work more complete, he was engaged in collecting fungi in regions he had not previously visited, his last explorations being on Mt. Rainier and about Tacoma. Professor Atkinson has served as a member of the Advisory Board of North American Flora, published by the New York Botanical Garden, since the beginning of that work in 1905; and was an associate editor of the Botanical Gazette. His publications cover a wide range of subjects, including plant pathology, morphology, taxonomy, embryology, heredity, life- history, etc. He was the author of a number of botanical text- books and numerous contributions to botanical journals, making a total of over 125 titles. 315 The enthusiasm and energy displayed by Professor Atkinson in personal research and in directing the investigations of others has scarcely been equaled. To his students in all parts of the country, as well as to his professional associates, his unexpected death comes as a great shock. W. A. MURRILL HARDY WOODY PLANTS IN THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN ( Continued) AMYGDALACEAE. Peach Family Prunus. PLUM AND CHERRY Prunus americana. WILD PLUM. Location: Fruticetum. Natural distribution: Eastern United States. Prunus armeniaca. COMMON APRICOT. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: China. Prunus avium. SWEET CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Europe. Prunus Besseyi. WESTERN SAND CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Natural distribution: Central United States. Prunus cerasifera. CHERRY PLUM. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Caucasus and southwestern Asia. Prunus cerasifera var. Pissardii. PURPLE- LEAVED CHERRY PLUM. Location: Fruticetum. Horticultural origin. Prunus Cerasus var. Rhexii. DOUBLE- FLOWERED WHITE SOUR CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Prunus Cerasus is a native of Asia Minor, and possibly also of southeastern Europe. This variety is of horticultural origin. 316 Prunus Cerasus var. semperfiorens. EVER- BLOOMING CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Horticultural origin. Prunus fruticosa. DWARF CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Natural distribution: Central Europe. Prunus glandulosa var. glabra albiplena. WHITE DOUBLE: FLOWERED DWARF CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Horticultural origin. Prunus glandulosa var. trichostyla sinensis. PINK DOUBLE-FLOWERED DWARF CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Horticultural origin. Prunus incana. HOARY CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Natural distribution: Southeastern Europe and western Asia. Prunus Mahaleb. MAHALEB CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Central and southern Europe and the Caucasus. Prunus maritima. BEACH PLUM. Location: Fruticetum. Natural distribution: New Brunswick to Virginia. Prunus Maximowiczii. MAXIMOWICZ'S CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Manchuria, Corea and Japan. Prunus pennsylvanica. WILD RED CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Northern North America. Prunus serrulata var. Asahibotan. Japanese name: ASAHI-BOTAN. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan. Prunus serrulata, the Japanese Flowering Cherry, is native to Japan, and has there given rise to many horticultural varieties. Prunus serrulata var. atrorubra. Japanese name: KIRIN. Location: Arboretum. 317 Prunus serrulata var. bullata. Japanese name: OJOCHIN. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Candida. Japanese name: ARIYAKE. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. classica. Japanese name: FUGENZO. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. classica pulchra. Japanese name: Ko- FUGEN. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. conspicua. Japanese name: OSHOKUN. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. decora. Japanese name: HORINJI. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. erecta. Japanese name: AMANOGAWA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. formossisima. Japanese name: BENI-TORA- NO- O. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Hizakura. Japanese name: HIZAKURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. luteo- virens. Japanese name: UKON. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Miyoko- zakura. Japanese name: Mi- YOKO- ZAKURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. nobilis. Japanese name: YEDO ZAKURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Ochichima. Japanese name: OCHICHIMA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. purpurascens. Japanese name: KANZAN. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. rosea. Japanese name: SHIDARE- ZAKURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. sachalinensis. SAKHALIN CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan, Corea and Sakhalin. Prunus serrulata var. sericea. Japanese name: NADEN. Location: Arboretum. 318 Prunus serrulata var. Shirataye. Japanese name: SHIRATAYE. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Shiro- fugen. Japanese name: SHIRO-FUGEN. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. subfusca. Japanese name: SUMIZOME. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. tricolor. Japanese name: GYOIKO. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. unifolia. Japanese name: ICHIYO. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. vexillipetala. Japanese name: HATAZA-KURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Yoshino. Japanese name: YOSHINO. Location: Arboretum. Prunus serrulata var. Yoshino- zakura. Japanese name: YOSHI-NO- ZAKURA. Location: Arboretum. Prunus subhirtella. JAPANESE ROSE- BUD CHERRY. Location: Fruticetum. Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan. Prunus subhirtella var. ascendens. HERINCQUE'S CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan and Corea. Prunus subhirtella var. pendula. JAPANESE WEEPING CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan. Prunus tomentosa. DOWNY CHERRY. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: Japan. Amygdalus. PEACH; Amygdalus Davidiana. DAVID'S PEACH. Location: Arboretum. Natural distribution: China. Amygdalus Davidiana var. alba. DAVID'S WHITE- FLOWERED PEACH. Location: Arboretum. 319 CORRECTIONS OF NAMES OF COLOMBIAN PLANTS The report of " A Botanical Expedition to Colombia" in this JOURNAL for June, pages 117 to 138, was written very soon after my return from that country and before there had been opportunity to check the determinations of the plants referred to. While care was used, it is but natural to discover that some of the field- identifications made upon one's first visit to a country, or indeed to a tropical flora at all, should have been erroneous. Through Dr. Britton's effort nearly the entire collection has now been classified into genera, and this gives the opportunity to make a few needed corrections in the report: Pages 121, line 17, and 135, line 6— Read Gliricidia sepium ( Jacq.) Steud. This is the " Robinia maculata" of Cortes' " Flora de Colombia," page 242. Page 126, line 5 from bottom— Read Hydrotrida for Micranthe-mum. Page 127, line 15— The " yellow Gerardioid Scrophulariacea" appears to be a species of Alectra, a Brazilian genus not previously reported from Colombia. Page 129, line 7— Read Osteomeles for Crataegus. Page 130, line 9— Read Aetanthus, of the Loranthaceae, for Loranthus. F. W. PENNELL CONFERENCE NOTES FOR NOVEMBER The monthly conference of the scientific staff and registered students was held on the afternoon of the sixth of November. The program presented was as follows: " Fleshy cup- fungi of North America," by Dr. F. J. Seaver. " Notes on recent collections of fungi," by Dr. W. A. Murrill. The following is a summary of Dr. Seaver's review of his work on the fleshy cup- fungi of North America. " The so- called cup- fungi include a large group of ascomycetes 320 in which the fruiting body is predominantly cup- shaped or discoid with the hymenium lining the upper surface, although there are many exceptions to this general rule. In all, however, the hymenium is freely exposed at maturity. " As pointed out by Boudier, the cup fungi may be divided into two very natural groups, the basis of division being the method of the dehiscence of the ascus. The first, which is called by him the Operculae, may be recognized by the fact that the ascus opens at the apex by a circular lid, which is known as the operculum. It is this group which is referred to under the name of ' fleshy cup- fungi.' " The second group is known as the Inoperculae since the ascus does not open by means of an operculum but by a simple pore which is formed by the rupture of the ascus. Although the presence of the operculum was noted first by Crouan, it was Boudier who in 1879 first called attention to its significance as a basis of classification. " While at first thought this might seem an obscure character it is really very distinct and easily recognizable with a little experience. There are, however, a few exceptions to the rule. The exceptions are in the genus Streptotheca and occasionally in the very closely related genus Rhyparobius. In these exceptions the ascus opens by a transverse slit which becomes bilabiate- Such forms are included with the operculate group. " As pointed out by Boudier, the spores of the operculate forms are always simple and usually ellipsoid or globose. In the in-operculate forms they are often compound and occasionally much elongated or filiform. Even when simple the spores of the ino-perculate group are usually elongated and very narrow. The form of the ascus and spores is usually sufficient for the recognition of the operculate form even though the operculum is not actually seen, although there is not usually much difficulty in observing it especially in fresh material. It is also noted that the inoperculate forms are more xerophytic in their habits than the operculate. " The fleshy cup- fungi as considered here include most of the large conspicuous species as well as many of the smaller ones, some of which are less than a millimeter in diameter. Among 321 the operculate species the spores often increase in size in inverse ratio to that of the cups or discs. " Species whose fruiting bodies are less than a millimeter in diameter often produce spores larger than those of species with fruiting bodies many centimeters in diameter. In the inopercu-late group the species with small discs or cups usually produce very minute spores. This relative difference in the size of the spores is a good index to the position of the plants in the scheme outlined above. '' The manuscript on the operculate cup- fungi of North America is practically completed for the North American Flora. This does not mean that the work is completed but only that it has been carried as far as our knowledge will permit us to carry it at the present time. Although a number of new species have been described from time to time, the work will result in a considerable reduction of the total number of species credited to North America." Dr. Murrill exhibited and discussed a large number of interesting specimens of fungi including some new species which have recently been collected. Descriptions of these species and notes on these collections have for the most part already appeared in printing Mycologia or in the Journal. A. B. STOUT, Secretary of the Conference NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT Through an error by the printers the list of officers and committees of the Torrey Botanical- Club appeared on the second cover- page of the November issue of Journal, New York Botanical Garden, and the edition was mailed to members before the mistake was discovered. The publications of the Garden and those of the Torrey Botanical Club are printed by the same establishment. A new and correct set of covers has been ordered printed and distributed to replace the defective ones. 322 Dr. John K. Small, spent the first part of December in exploration in Florida. He visited the western and southern extremities of the state, as well as many points in the interior of the peninsula, mainly in search of cacti and ferns. Professor Guy West Wilson, former student and aid at the New York Botanical Garden, has been appointed associate botanist and plant pathologist in Clemson College, South Carolina. Mr. Clarence Waldron, son of Professor Waldron of North Dakota, called at the Garden recently on his way to France in military service. Dr. J. F. Brenckle, of North Dakota, called at the Garden recently. Dr. Brenckle is a physician and an enthusiastic mycologist. He has been in the medical service in the army, but is now released. The following botanists have registered in the library during the autumn: C. A. Reed and Dr. S. F. Blake, Washington, D. C.; Robert K. Miller, Baltimore, Md.; Professor Arthur H. Graves, New Haven, Conn.; Dr. Kwan Koriba, Tokyo, Japan; Professor H. A. Gleason, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Professor Charles S. Boyer, Philadelphia, Pa.; Charles B. Graves, M. D., and Mrs. Graves, New London, Conn.; and Professor Lincoln W. Riddle, Wellesley College. Mr. Edgar Nelson visited the Garden on December 4 on his way to Porto Rico and gave a brief account at the Conference on his work in Florida, Louisiana and Texas on the citrus canker and the cotton boll- worm. He goes to Porto Rico to continue his work on the control of economic insects. Among the plants brought to the Garden by Miss Kittredge who collected for Miss Elizabeth Billings in Woodstock, Vermont, the past summer, are several double- fruited forms of Botrychium 323 virginianum. B. obliquum is represented by one specimen with double- fruiting frond, and one with triple- fruiting frond. Other species of Botrychium show great variation. Polyslichum Braunii was found by Miss Kittredge at a'much lower elevation than previously recorded for the State; one plant was found in a rocky pocket at the base of Mt. Tom, not much above 600 ft., and a colony of 25 or more plants at about 1,000 ft. A large colony of Malaxis monophylla, in fruit was found in a moist place near the top of Mt. Tom. Professor W. W. Rowlee, of Cornell University, recently returned from a botanical expedition to Central America, visited the Garden for investigation during December. He had traveled extensively through Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala, studying especially trees of the genus Ochroma, the balsa- wood. He is engaged in a taxonomic revision of the genus. Meteorology for November— The total precipitation for the month was 2.55 inches. The maximum temperatures recorded at the Garden for each week were 63" on the 8th, 630 on the 15th, 620 on the 18th and 560 on the 29th. Minimum temperatures for each week were 260 on the 7th and the 12th, 280 on the 24th, and 24° on the 27th. The earliest date on which ice completely covered the middle lake was the 24th. ACCESSIONS MUSEUMS AND HERBARIUM 107 specimens of lichens from Montana. ( Given by Mr. R. S. Williams.) 4 specimens of hepatics from Cuba. ( By exchange with Brother Hioram.) 3 specimens of hepatics from Washington. ( Collected by Dr. S. M. Zeller.) 20 specimens of flowering plants from Lake Mohonk. New York. ( Given by Dr. N. L. Britton.) 14 specimens of foods and aromatics for the Economic Museum. ( Collected by Mr. Percy Wilson.) 21 specimens of marine algae from Grand Manan, New Brunswick. ( By exchange with the United States National Herbarium.) 324 12 specimens of Astragalus from Oregon. ( Given by Professor W. E. Lawrence.) 2 specimens of flowering plants from Montana. ( Given by Professor J. E; Kirkwood.) io specimens of flowering plants from North Dakota. ( Given by Professor O. A. Stevens.) 25 specimens of fruits and vegetables. ( Given by Dr. H. H. Rusby.) 4 specimens of coffee. ( Given by Mr. Percy L. Johnson.) 13 specimens of woody fungi from Cuba. ( By exchange with Brother Leon.) 2 specimens of fungi from New York. ( Colected by Dr. W. A. Murrill.) 11 specimens of fungi from New York. ( Given by Mrs. L. M. Keeler.) 7 specimens of fungi from the Canadian Rocky Mountains. ( By exchange with Mr. Stewardson Brown.) 5 specimens of fungi from New Hampshire. ( By exchange with Mr. Charles H. Harris.) 195 specimens of fungi from Porto Rico. ( Collected by Prof. F. L. Stevens.) 3 specimens of fungi from New Jersey. ( Collected by Dr. F. J. Seaver.) 122 specimens of fungi from Porto Rico. ( By exchange with Professor J. A. Stevenson.) 31 specimens of fungi and slime- moulds from New York and vicinity. ( Given by Miss Daisy Levy.) 6 specimens of fleshy fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mr. Stewart H. Burnham.) 2 specimens of fungi from Ohio. ( By exchange with Dr. Bruce Fink.) 5 specimens of rusts from British Columbia. ( Given by Professor E. W. D. Holway.) 1 specimen of rust from California. ( Given by Professor E. W. D. Holway.) 4 specimens of fungi from Oregon. ( By exchange with Professor F. E. Lloyd.) 1 specimen of fungus from Ontario. ( By exchange with Professor John Dearness.) 3 specimens of fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mrs. L. M. Keeler.) 1 specimen of fungus from New York. ( By exchange with Mr. K. A. Pauly.) 2 specimens of Russula from North Carolina. ( By exchange with Professor H. C. Beardslee.) 14 specimens of fibers and drugs. ( Given by Dr. H. H. Rusby.) 1 specimen of Venenarius pantherinoides from Washington. ( By exchange with Miss M. McKenny.) 1 specimen of Pholiota from Utah. ( By exchange with Professor A. O. Garrett.) 1 specimen of Corticium from Colorado. ( By exchange with Professor T. D. A. Cockerell.) 320 specimens, " Fungi Malayana" centuries two, three and four. ( Distributed by Professor C. F. Baker.) 17 specimens of fungi from Montreal, Canada. ( By exchange with Professor R. S. Blair.) 2 specimens of fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mr. F. F. Wilmousky.) 13 specimens of fungi from Colorado. ( By exchange with Dr. Joseph Cuneo.) 21 specimens of fungi from Rhode Island. ( Collected by Miss Dorothy Hale.) 6 specimens of fungi from New Hampshire. ( Collected by Miss Dorothy Hale.) 325 2 specimens of Daedalea quercina from Pennsylvania. ( By exchange with Professor A. H. Graves.) I specimen of Lycoperdon giganteum from New York. ( Collected by Miss Dorothy Hale.) 20 specimens of fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mrs. L. M. Keeler and Mrs. I. Martin.) I specimen of Clitocybe subconnexa from New York. ( By exchange with Mrs- L. M. Keeler.) 4 specimens of fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mr. F. F. Wilmousky.) 4 specimens of fungi from New York. ( By exchange with Mrs. Wallis Craig Smith.) i specimen of Psilocybe polycephala from New York. ( Collected by Dr. W. A. Murrill.) INDEX Abelia grandiflora 55 Abies 49, 160 cephalonica 50, 160, 164 cilicica 50, 160 concolor 160 grandis 50, 160 homohpis 163 lasiocarpa 164 Momi 50, 160 nobilis 160 Nordmanniana 50, 160 numidica 50, 160 Pinsapo 160, 164 Veitchii 164 Abrams, L. R. 231 Accessions, see N. Y. Botanical Garden . Ac « * 286 Adams, E. D. 164 Adams, J. F. 231 Addisonia 18, 108 Adiantum melanoleucum 283 Aeschynomene 122 Aesculus parviflora 57 Aetanthus 319 - Agaiiwis 284 - Agartcacsae 54 Agaricus 99 Ailanthus 22 Alazraqui, Dr. 40, 41 Albertina Taylor Russell 104 Alchemilla 129, 132 Alectra 319 Allen, S. W. 64 ALLEN, SHIRLEY W. Tree- planting for forests 82 Allioniaceae 19 Alnus 28, 128 AZonsoa meridionalis 128 Altenburg, Edgar 232 Amblystegium 301 Ambrosiaceae 297 Amelanchier asiatica 222 canadensis 222 intermedia 222 sanguinea 222 spicata 222 Ames, A. S. 232 Ames, Oakes 185 Amygdalus Davidiana 318 - AKacardtMm 134 Anastraphia 99 Anderson, M. P. 232 Andrews, A. L. 232 Publications during 1917 51 Andropogon 121, 127, 134 ^ Mgeionio 122 AwwesJia Tweediei 52 Anniversary of the school garden a ciation of New York, Tenth 164 Annona 286 Antennaria 132 Apple 193, 194, 195 Apricot 315 Aquilegia canadensis 200 Aragoa 129, 138 cupressina 128 Araucaria 28 Aristida 134 Aristolochia 122 Arthur, J. C. 173, 232 Arzberger, E. G. 233 Asimina triloba 59 Asplenium heterochroum 70 .< 4s/ er amethystinus 51 carolinianus 286 cordifolius 51 tataricus 51 Asterophora Clavus 18 Atkinson, George Francis 314 Baccharis 99 halimifolia 51 Bach, R. T. 299 Bailey, H. B. 233 Baker, C. F. 233 Banker, H. J. 234 Bannwart, Carl 64 Banta, May 234 Barberry 11, 12, 13 Barbour, W. C. 234 Barnhart, J. H. 172, 197, 234 Publications during 1917 51 Barnett, A. I. 234 Barrett, M. F. 235 Bartram, William 75 Bartsia 129, 132, 133, 138 Bateson, C. E. W. 235 Beal, A. C. 196 Beardslee, H. C. 171 Beebe, William 145 Befaria 138 Begonia 123, 130, 132 Benedict, R. C. 235 Benthamia japonica 55 326 327 Benzoin aestivale 59 Berberis I I , 123, 132, 137 amurensis 11 aristata 11 brevipaniculata 11 buxifolia 11 cerasina 12 concinna 12 diaphana 12 emarginata 12 Poireti 12 Prattii 12 Regeliana 12 sibirica 12 Sieboldii 12 Thunbergii 12 vulgaris 13 Berman, F. J. 235 Bicknell, E. P., Publications during 1917 5i Bidens 285 Bignonia longissima 6 Billings, Elizabeth 235, 322 Bird, L. F. 66, 108, 114, 179 Blackberry 167, 168 Black locust tree and its insect enemies, The ( pl. 212) 100 Blake, M. A. 64 Blake, S. F. 113, 114, 322 Blanchard, W. H. 226 Bletia 284 Bliss, Mrs. W. P. 173 Blodgett, F. H. 236 Boas, H. M. 15, 172 Publications during 1917 51 Bomarea 123, 132, 138 edulis 55 Bombax 199 malabaricum 199 Borreria 127 Botanical expedition to Colombia, A ( Pis. 213, 214) 117 Botanical expedition to Florida in 1917 ( Pis. 219- 222) .279 Botany and plant products of northern South America, The 182 Botrychium 322 obliquum 322 virginianum 322 Botrytis 57 Bouteloua 121 Bower, F. O. 236 Boyer, C. S. 322 Boynton, K. R. 78. " 7 Publications during 1917 51 Brackett, M. M. 236 Bradburya 121, 127 Braislin, A. P. 236 Brandenburg, E. K. 236 Brassia 283 Braun, Harry 237 Bray, W. L., 237 Brenckle, J. F. 322 Brinley, J. R. 66, 108, 114, 179 Bristol, W. E. 237 Britton, E. G. 62, 93, 113, 145, 165, 227, 237, 299 Publications during 1917 52 Britton, Mrs. N. L., see Britton. E. G. Britton, N. L. 1, 21, 62, 63, 80, 93, 107, 113. 115. 144. 165, 171, 172, 173, 185, 196 Publications during 1917 52 BRITTON, N. L. Byron David Halsted 221 First grant from the income of the Charles Budd Robinson fund 47 James Alexander Scrymser 180 John Adolph Shafer 97 Red Pine Plantation, A 105 Spring inspection of grounds, buildings and collections 106 The botany and plant products of northern South America 182 The herbaceous grounds 77 The relatives of catalpa trees in the West Indies ( Pl. 209) 6 The school garden shelter house given by Mrs. Frederick Ferris Thompson ( pl. 215) 179 Broadhurst, Jean 238 Broomall, L. B. 238 Bruckman, Louisa 238 Brues, C. T. 238 Buchnera 117, 121, 122, 126, 131 Buddleia Davidi 51 Budington, R. A. 239 Burlingham, G. S. 239 Publications during 1917 52 Burmannia 127 Burr, F. F. 239 Butler, B. T. 239 Button- wood no Byrnes, E. F. 239 Byron David Halsted 221 Byrsonima lucida 284 Cacti, Narrative of a trip to South America for collecting 21 Caesalpina 283 Calceolaria 123 Calycanthus floridus 15 Mohrii 58 nanus 58 occidentalis 58 Cameron, W. S. 240 Cannon, G. L. 240 Cannon, W. A. 197, 240 Capraria 118 Cardiff, I. D. 240 328 Carex 128 filiformis 217 oligosperma 217 Carse, Elizabeth 241 Cassia 99, 122 Medsgeri 98 Castilleja 123, 126, 128, 129, 130, 132, 138 fissifolia 129 Catalpa 6, .8 longisiliqua 7 longissima 7, 8 punctata 8, 9 purpurea 9 Catalpa trees in the West Indies, Relatives of ( PL 209) 6 Catasetum viridiflorum 55 Cathartolinum 283 Cattleya 125 Cedrus 160 allantica 160, 164 Deodara 160, 164 Libani 161 Centradenia floribunda 52 Centropogon 125, 128 Cephalocereus Deeringii 289 keyensis 284 Cephalotaxus Harringtoniana 162 Cerastium 128 Cereus 26, 27, 33, 36, 39, 120 Pasacana 38 Cero/ Aam « M5 280 Cerrena unicolor 300 Cestrum 128 Ckamaechrista 127, 283 Chamaecyparis 161 Lawsoniana 161 pisifera 161 Chamisso 7 Chapman, A. W. 5 Charles Budd Robinson fund, First grant from the income of the 47 Chedsey, M. C. 241 Cherry 315- 318 Japanese varieties 316- 318 Chestnut 15 Children's School Farm League, Courses in gardening in Cooperation with the International 44 Children's School Farm League, International 16 Chimonanthus fragrans 58 Chittenden, F. H. 65 Choenemeles japonica 193 Maulei 193 sinensis 193 Chrysobalanus 280 Cichorium Intybus 58, 172 Cienfuegosia heterophylla 290 Cimicifuga simplex 51 Cinchona 123 CVSSMS 122 Clark, A. M. 241 Clark, E. D. 241 Clements, Edith 242 Clements, F. E. 242 Clitocybe subconnexa 297 Clivia miniata 18 nobilis 18 Coccolobis 99 Coccomyces Kerriae 66 Coker, Dorothy 143, 145, 242 Coker, W. C. 226, 242 Coleus 57 Collecting prickly- pears at Apalachicola ( Pl. 208) 1 Collecting trip in Florida, A winter ( Pis. 210, 211) 69 Collybia velutipes 226 Colombia, A botanical expedition to ( Pis. 213, 214) 117 Colombian plants. Corrections of name of 319 Combe, Mrs. William 173 Commelina elegans 290 Commelinaceae 125 Conference notes 15, 62, 91, 112, 319 Cook, M. T. 64, 143, 242 Corbett, A. J. 179 Corrections of names of Colombian plants 319 Corry, R. T. 243 Corylopsis spicata 109 Cotoneaster foveolata 192 multiflora 192 rotundifolia 193 Simonsii 193 Courses in gardening in Cooperation with the International Children's School Farm League 44 Coville, F. V. 185 Crane, A. B. 243 Crassula quadrifida 56 Crataegus 129, 222, 319 acclivis 222 albicans 222 alnorum 222 aprica 223 Arnoldiana 223 aspera 223 barbara 223 Barry ana 223 Bartramiana 223 Baxteri 223 Boyntoni 223 Brainerdi 223 Brittonii 223 calpodendron 223 champlainensis 223 chrysocarpa 224 329 Crataegus coccinea 224 coccintoides 224 collina 224 comans 224 contigua 224 Crus- galli 224 cuneiformis 224 denaria 224 disjuncta 224 dispessa 224 ZJMn& ari 224 durobrivensis 225 exigua 225 ferox 225 ferentaria 225 formosa 225 globosa 225 gloriosa 225 gravis 225 Harbisoni 225 insolens 225 insueta 225 intricata 225 irrasa 293 Jesupi 293 Laneyi 293 laurentiana 293 leiophylla 293 lemingtonensis 293 - LeMHoniaKa 293 littoralis 293 Macauleyae 293 macracantha 293 macrosperma 293 Marshallii 294 missouriensis 294 mollis 294 monogyna 294 Oakesiana 294 Paddockae 295 Painteriana 295 ^ ascens 295 pequotorum 295 persimilis 295 phaenopyrum 295 Pringlei 295 pruinosa 295 punctata 295 Reverchoni 295 rivularis 295 rudis 295 rugose 296 sanguinea 296 spathulata 296 straminea 296 succulenta 296 umbratilis 296 uniflora 296 Vailiae 296 villipes 296 Crinum americanum 18 Cross, W. E. 37 Crotalaria 122, 125, 283 Cryptomeria japonica 161, 164 Cucumber tree 13 Cummings, C. E. 243 Curran, H. A. 185 Currant 90, 91 Curtis, J. G. 64 Cut flowers and how to use them 311 Cyathea elegans 300 Cycloporus Greenei 17 Cylindrocladium scoparium 66 Cyllene Robiniae 100 Dahlia border, The 291 Dahlia border, The new 185 Darling, C. A. 243 Darrow, I. C. 244 Deering, Charles 75 Delafield, Mrs. J. R., see White, V. S. Deming, W. C. 10 Dendrobium atroviolaceum 56 Dendropogon 281 Derickson, S. H. 244 Deutzia Candelabrum 62 Candida 62 carnea 86 elegantissima 86 excellens 86 Fleur de Peche 86 gracilis 87 Lemoinei 87 longifolia 87 magnifica 87 myriantha 87 parviflora 87 j- osea 88 scabra 88 Schneideriana 88 Dewey, L. H. 64 Dichondra 128 Dichromena 121 Digitalis 129 Diospyros 91 Dipholis 280 Dircaea magnifica 56 Discena venosa 57 Dodge, B. O. 244 Dolicholus 283 Donlevy, Alice 299 Donors ( see also Exchanges and Purchases) Ashe, W. W. 68 Bailey, L. H. 230 Barnhart, J. H. 302, 305 Blanchard, W. H. 200 Boston Society of Natural History 67 Britton, E. G. 95 330 Donors, Britton, N. L. 95, 96, 147, 323 Buchten, Otto 177 Coker, W. C. 67 Eggleston, W, W. 177 Ferguson, W. C. 230 Freeman, W. G. 68 Gaumer, G. F. 146 George, D. S. 147 Harper, R. A. 116 Harper, R. M. 302 Haynes, C. C. 176 Hicks Nurseries 147 Holway, E. W. D. 324 Johnson, P. L. 323 Keeler, Mrs. 323 Kemp, J. F. 68 Kent, W. W. 116 Kerr, Mrs. W. W. 176 Kirkwood, J. E. 323 Kittredge, E. M. 68, 146 Kohlman, Charles 200 Lawrence, W. E. 323 Levy, Daisy 324 Leslie, R. 176 Long, W. H. 147 McAtee, W. L. 200 Mackenzie, K. K. 94 Merrill, E. D. 305 Mosier, C. A. 200 Mulford, Fannie 176 Murrill, W. A. 305 Museum of the American Indian 176 Osner, G. A. 68 Parish, S. B. 146 Percy Chubb Estate 177 Plant, Mrs. M. F. 177 Pratt, Mrs. G. D. 95. 96 Rapp, Severin 176 Roddy, H. J. 302 Rose, J. N. 95 Rusby, H. H. 147, 176, 323, 324 Sanchez, B. B. 95 Shull, C. A. 301 Simpson, C. T. 176 Skeel, Mrs. Roswell, Jr. 177 Small, J. K. 305 Stevens, O. A. 323 Tracey, Mrs. I. 230 Treasury Department, Port of New York 68 Tricker, William 177 Troy, J. H. 68 Warren, Minnie 166 Weir, J. R. 230 Whitman, F. S. 116 Williams, R. S. 67, 323 Wurzlow, E. C. 175, 176 Dothichiza populea 93 Douglas spruce 15, 199 Dow, B. M. 244 Drummond, Thomas 2, 4, 5 Dufour, Alice 244 Dumm, Mrs. W. J., see Lord, M. E. Dunn, L. B. 245 Durand, E. J. 245 Duss, Father 7 Earle, F. S. 226 Eaton, E. H. 245 Eaton, M. E. 108 Echinocactus 26, 120 Echites macrocarpa 8 Eddy, E. D. 226 Eggleston, W. W. 143, 245 Elfvingia megaloma 300 Emerson, J. T. 245 Encalypta 143 Epidendrum 123 oblongatum 55 Epiphyllum 137 Eriocaulaceae 127 Eriocaulon 128 Erigeron 138, 285 Eryngium 125 Escobedia 126 Espeletia 128, 132, 138 grandiflora 129 Eucalyptus 22 Eugenia 99 Eupatorium 99, 121, 298 Euphorbia lactea 284 Evans, A. W. 113, 226, 227 Evans, Helena 246 Evergreens, Injury to 48, 159 Evolvulus 290 Exchanges ( see also Donors and Purchases) Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 230, 301 Adams, J. 68 Anderson, J. P. 20 Andrews, A. L. 230 Beardslee, H. C. 324 Beckwith, Florence 146 Bell, A. T. 20, 67 Bethel, Ellsworth 67, 146, 230 Blair, R. S. 324 Brace, L. J. K. 68, 201 Brenckle, J. F. 230 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 116 Brown, Stewardson 323 Bureau of Plant Industry 146, 176 Bureau of Science 146, 175, 301, 302 Burnham, S. H. 20, 67, 95, 200, 324 California Academy of Sciences 20 Clokey, I. W. 95 Cockerell, T. D. A. 324 331 Exchanges, Coker, W. C. 20, 67 Cuneo, Joseph 324 Davis, F. W. 201 Davis, J. J. 146 Davis, Simon 200 Deam, C. C. 176 Dearness, John 95, 176, 324 Department of Agriculture, Jamaica 68 Desert Botanical Laboratory 116, 147 Dixon, H. N. 230 Dunham, Mrs. H. C. 230 Eastham, J. W. 201 Elliot, J. A. 201 Evans, A. W. 94, 95,7301 Fairman, C. E. 230 Faull, J. H. 201 Field Museum of Natural History 20, 230 Fink, Bruce 230, 324 Fitzpatrick, H. M. 146, 201 Floodman, J. H. 95 Garrett, A. O. 95, 324 Geological Survey of Canada 146, 175 Grant, J. M. 68, 230 Graves, A. H. 230, 324 Harris, Charles 324 Harvard University 20, 67, 94, 95, 176, 200, 302 Hedgecock, G. G. 301 Hioram, Brother 146, 323 Hodges, Eleanor 20, 67 House, H. D. 200 Jennings, O. E. 68 Johnston, E. L. 301 Kahle, Herman, Jr. 201 Keeler, Mrs. L. M. 324 Lansing, E. O. 201 Leon, Brother, 323 Levine, M. 95 Lighthipe, L. H. 230 Lloyd, C. G. 230 Lloyd, F. E. 324 Lorenz, Annie 20, 230, 302 Lowe, F. E. 176 Mc Kenny, M. 67, 95, 324 Martin, Mrs. I. J. 176, 324 Millspaugh, C. F. 176 Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt 116, 147 " Natho, H. 68 Overholts, L. O. 230 Owens, C. E. 20, 67 Parks, H. E. 201 Pauly, K. A. 324 Pennington, L. H. 200 Purpus, C. A. 146 Rapp, Severin 146, 200, 230, 301 Exchanges, Rust, H. J. 201 Santiago, B. J. 230 Satoris, George 95 Schwarze, C. A. 20, 67, 68 * Setchell, W. A. 201 Smith, Mrs. W. C. 324 Stevens, F. L. 146, 200, 230 Stevenson, J. A. 20, 67, 176, 324 Stewart, R. R. 20 Stone, A. L. 200 Taubenhaus, J. J. 201 Taylor, Arovilla 146 Tricker, William 68 United States Department of Agriculture 68, 116, 230, 301 Forest Service 67 National Herbarium 20, 323 National Museum 95, 116, 147, 176, 177,- 230, 301 University of California 230 Victorin, Brother 67 Weir, J. R. 95, 175, 176. 201 Wilmousky, F. F. 324 Zuber, N. D. 230 Exochorda Giralda 142 grandiflora 142 Koralkowi 142 racemosa 142 Expedition to Colombia, A botanical ( Pis. 213, 214) 117 Experiment with potash, Notes on 309 Exploration in Florida in 1917, Botanical ( Pis. 219- 222) 279 Fagelia 123, 126, 129, 132, 138 Fairchild, David 279 Fairchild, F. R. 85 Fairman, C. E. 246 Farrington, E. I. 197 FARRINGTON, E. I. Cut flowers and how to use them 3ii Faulwetter, R. C. 246 Fawcett, E. H. 246 Fawcett, G. L. 37 Feijoa Sellowiana 55 " Felipe Poey" society 93 Fiebrig, Karl 42 Field, E. C. 236 Fink, B. 247 First blooming of the rose collection, spring of 1918, Sequence of the 149 First grant from the income of the Charles Budd Robinson fund 47 Fisher, G. C. 197 Fissidens Kegelianus 300 Fitzpatrick, H. M. 247 Florida in 1917, Botanical exploration in ( Pis. 219- 222) 279 Flowers and how to use them. Cut 311 332 Floyd, B. F. 74 Forests, Tree- planting for 82 Fothergilla Gardeni 109 major 109 Franklin, Sir John 2 Fraser, A. C. 247 Fraxinus 286 Freylinia lanceolata 56 Fries, J. E. 18 Fromme, F. D. 247 Fuchsia 132 Fusarium 198 Fuscoporella 99 Gager, C. S. 247 Gaines, E. V. 248 Galactia 122, 127 Galaxaura obtusata 53 Gardening, Spring instruction in 16 Garden, The home vegetable 81 Gardner, J. R. 248 Gaultheria 137 Gaumer, G. F. 144 Gentiana 129, 132, 138 George Francis Atkinson 314 Geranium 128, 129, 138 Gesneria 99 Gilman, C. W. 248 Gilman, J. C. 248 Gleason, H. A. 248, 297, 322 Gliricidia sepium 319 Globifomes graveolens 227 Gongora truncata 55 Gooseberry 90 Gordon, C. E. 249 Government appointment, Mr. Parsons' 181 Graff, P. W. 249 Publications during 1917 52 Graham, Robert 2 Graham, M. A. 249 GraUola 128 Graves, A. H. 226, 227 Graves, C. B. 322 Griffiths, David 250 Grifola Sumstinei 297 Grisebach, Prof. 6, 7, 8, 9 Grossularia curvata 90 Cynosbati 90 divaricata 90 hirtella 90 pinetorum 90 rotundifolia 90 Grounds, The herbaceous 77 Grout, L. E. 250 Growing walnuts for food 9 Grubs, common white 227 Gruenberg, B. C. 250 Guggenheim, Daniel 107, 298 Guggenheim, Murry 107, 298 Halsted, Byron David 221 Hamamelis japonica no mollis no virginiana no Haman, M. 185 Haney, J. P. 299 Hanks, L. T. 250 Hanson, W. S. 287 Hardy woody plants in the New York Botanical Garden 11, 58, 86, 108, 139, 167, 192, 222, 293, 315 Hare, R. F. 250 Hariot, Paul 93 Harlow, S. H. 251 Publications during 1917 52 Harper, R. M. 251 Harrisia 76 eriophora 76 gracilis 52 Martini 52 Harris, J. A. 74 Harris, William, Collections by 20 Harshberger, J. W. 113 Havemeyer, Mr. 173 Haw 294, 295, 296 Haynes, C. C. 113, 251 Hazen, E. L. 251 Hazen, T. E. 251 Heaven, A little visit to 165 Hedgcock, G. G. 252 Hedyotis 137 Helianthus tuberosus 197 Heliconia 118 Henry, Florence 252 Heptanthus 99 Herbaceous grounds, The 77 Hewett, G. E. 18. 92, 252 Hewins, N. P. 252 Hibiscus 282, 285 Hicken, C. M. 22, 24, 29 Hicoria 91 Hioram, Brother, Collections by 146 Hitchcock, A. S. 7, 226 Hitchcock, Romyn 93, 94, 113 Hockaday, Ela 253 Hodges, Eleanor 17, 18 Hollick, Arthur 115, 143, 172 Publications during 1917 53 Holm, H. T. 253 Home vegetable garden. The 81 Hooker, W. J. 4, 5 Home, W. T. 253 House, H. D. 226, 253 Howe, M. A. 8, 113, 115, 145, 165, 173. 196, 197, 227 Publications during 1917 53 HOWE, M. A. The dahlia border 291 The new dahlia border 185 Howe, R. H. 64, 253 333 Hoyt, W. D. 254 Humphrey, C. J, 254 Humphreys, E. W. 254 Hus, H. 113 Hussy, H. 21 Hydrangea arborescens 89 Bretschneideri 89 cinerea 89 paniculata 89 quercifolia 89 radiata 89 xanthoneura 89 Hydrotrida 319 Hypericum 128 Hypopterygium Tamarisci 300 Hypoxis juncea 283 Hyptis 99, 125 Ilex crenata 159, 162, 164 Imantophyilum 18 / nga 122 Injury to Evergreens 48, 159 Inspection of grounds, buildings, and collections, Spring 106 Instruction in gardening, Spring 16 International children's school farm league 16, 182 Courses in gardening in cooperation with the 44 Investigators at the New York Botanical Garden, 1897- 1918, Students and 231 Iridaceae 128 Ironwood 109 Irving, Mrs. L., see Rennert, R. J. Isotria ajfinis 144 verticillata 145 Ilea virginica 90 Jackson, H. S. 254 James, Alexander Scrymser 180 James, W. B. 105 Japanese rose 142 John Adolph Shafer 99 Johnson, D. S. 255 Johnston, J. R. 173 Jorgensen, P. 22, 24, 25, 29 Jud, F. C. 255 Juglans regia 10 Juncus 123, 128 June- berry 222 Juniperus chinensis 164 pachyphloea 161 virginiana 164 Jussiaea 285 Karsten, P. A. 93 Kauffman, C. H. 255 Keeler, Mrs. L. M. 297 Kellicott, W. E. 255 Kelly, J. P. 255 Kennerly, M. M. 256 Kern, F. D. 256 Kerria japonica 66, 142 Kilpatrick, V. E. 165 Kimura, Tokuzo 256 King, C. A. 256 Kirkwood, J. E. 257 Kittredge, E. M. 17, 144, 145, 322 Kline, E. L. 289 Knight, Mrs. H., see Brandenburg, E. K. Knox, A. A. 257 Knox, Margaret 165 Koriba, Kwan 322 Kornmann, E. W. 257 Kosteletzkya 285 Kupfer, E. M. 257 Lamourouxia serratifolia 129 Lantana Sellowiana 5 League, International children's school farm 16 Leavenworth, George 258 Lectures, see N. Y. Botanical Garden Lee, F. S. 297 Lee, M. T. 165 Leon, Brother 93 Leucocarpus 123 Lewis, I. F. 258 Liebovitz, Sidney 258 Ligustrum ovalifolium 164 Limodorum 280 Linaria floridana 4 Liquidambar Styraciflua 109 Liriodendron Tulipifera 15 Littlepage, Mr. 10 Little visit to heaven, A 165 Livingston, B. E. 258 Livingston, F. V. 259 Lobelia 27, 99, 125, 129 Location of four picnic grounds 79 Locke, E. P. 259 Locust tree and its insect enemies. The black ( pl. 212) 100 Lofgren, Alberto 21 Loranthus 130, 319 Lord, M. E. 259 Lorenz, Annie 113 Ludwigia 127 Lupinus 128, 132 Lycopodium 128 Maclntyre, Lucy 259 Mackenzie, K. K., Publications during 1917 53 Macradenia 283 Macrocatalpa 8 longissima S punctata 8 purpurea 9 334 Magnolia acuminata 13 denudata 13 Fraseri 13 glauca 15 Kobus 13, 114 liliiflora 13 macrophylla 14 obovata 14 Soulangeana 14 stellata 14, 114 tripetala 14 virginiana 15 Wafsonii 15 Mahono- berberis Neuberti 13 Malaxis monophylla 323 Malphighia Shaferi 99 MaZtts atrosanguinea 193 baccata 193 coronaria 194 Dawsoniana 194 denticulata 194 glaucescens 194 Halliana 194 ioensis 194 Kaido 194 Niedwetzkyana 194 prunifolia 194 pulcherrima 194 Sargenti 195 Sieboldii 195 sikkimensis 195 Soulardi 195 spectabilis 195 transcendens 195 ywimawensis 195 zumi 195 Mann, Cameron 226 Mann, P. B. 18, 92 Marble, D. W. 64, 259 Mariscus 280 Marsilia 128 Martin, Mrs. I. 297 Massee, George 93 Massey, L. M. 66, 143 Mathewson, C. A. 259 Matthews, James 79, 80, 81 Maxon, W. R. 260 Mayaca 127 McCormick, F. A. 259 Mecardonia procumbens 122 Medicago lupulina 280 ifliiM 280 Meibomia 121, 125 Melanoleuca pulverulenlipes 54 Melilotus alba 280 Meratia praecox 58 Merrill, E. D. 48 Merrill, J. L. 299 Mestre, Aristides 93 Meteorology, see N. Y. Botanical Garden Miconia 99 Micrampelis lobata 58 Micranthemum 126, 319 Micromeria nubigena 132 Middleton, Florence 260 Mikania 122 cordifolia 286 Miller, F. A. 260 Miller, R. K. 322 Millspaugh, C. F. 7 Mimosaceae 22 Misanteca 282 Mitten, William 65 Mock orange 59 Molwitz, Ernestine 261 Monnina 123 Montgomery, Mrs. T. H., Jr., see Brais-lin, A. P. Mook, C. C. 261 Mook, Mrs. C. C, see Raider, R. W. Morris, Robert 16 Mosier, C. A. 75 Moss and its use in surgical dressings, The sphagnum ( Pis. 216- 218) 203 Moth, tussock 65 Mountain ash 195, 196 Mountainrash Spiraea 141, 142 Mucuna 135 Mulford, F. A. 261 Mulford, H. 144 Muller, Theodore 261 Murrill, W. A. 15, 16, 93, 172, 261, 319, 321 Publications during 1917 53 MURRILL, W. A. George Francis Atkinson 314 Growing walnuts for food 9 Mutusia 132 Mycologia 93 Myrica 99 Names of Colombian plants, Corrections of 319 Narrative of a, trip to South America for collecting cacti 21 Nash, G. V. 78, 115, 196 Publications during 1917 54 NASH, G. V. Hardy woody plants in the N. Y. Botanical Garden, 11, 58, 86, 108, 139, 167, 192, 222, 293, 315 Injury to evergreens 48, 159 Neillia sinensis 111 Nelson, Edgar 262, 322 Nelson, Peter 48 Nevin, Mrs. E. 173 Neviusia alabamensis 142 Newbold, Mr. 173 New dahlia border. The 185 335 New York Botanical Garden Accessions Library 95, 147, 302 Museum and Herbarium 20, 67, 94, 146, 175, 200, 230, 301, 323 Plants and Seeds 68, 116, 146, 176 Bulletin 143 Collections, see Donors, Exchanges and Purchases Conference notes 15, 62, 91, 112, 319 Contributions 226 Courses in gardening in cooperation with the International Children's School Farm League 44 Dahlia border. The new 185, 291 Hardy woody plants in the 11, 58, 86, 108, 139, 167, 192, 222, 293, 315 Herbaceous grounds. The 77 Lectures Autumn 196 Spring 64 Summer 115 Meteorology for 1917, December 19; for year 1917 19; for 1918 January 67; February 94; March 114; April 145; May 175; June 175; July 200; August 229; September 301; October 301; November 323 Picnic grounds. Location of four 79 Publications of the staff, scholars and students for 1917 51 Rose garden 149 School garden shelter house 179 Spring inspection 106 Spring instruction in gardening 16 Students and Investigators 1897- 1918 231 Nichols, G. E. 115 NICHOLS, G. E. The sphagnum moss and its use in surgical dressings ( Pis. 216- 218) 203 Nierembergia 128 Ninebark no Nishimura, Makoto 262 Nixon, E. L. 262 Nolina texana 57 North American Flora 18, 19, 92, Notes on an experiment with potash 309 Notes, News and Comment 17, 65, 91, 113, 143, 171, 197. 2 2 0 ' 297- 321 Ochroma 119, 122, 323 Oenothera 128 Lamarckiana 51 O'Gara, P. J. 171 Olive, E. W. 197, 297 Oncidium 283 pubes 55 Opulaster intermedins no opulifolius no Opuntia 3, 38, 74, 91, 120 Drummondii 2, 3, 69 Ficus- Indica 4 Pes- Corvi 3 Oreobatus deliciosus 169 Oriental sweet shrub 58 Orton, C. R. 19, 262 Orton, W. A. 65 Osteomeles 319 Overholts, L. O. 263 Oxalis 123, 138 Padus 129 Palliser, H. L. 263 Parrotia persica 109 Parsons' government appointment, Mr. 181 Parsons, H. G. 16, 64, 92, 114, 181 Publications during 1917 56 PARSONS, H. G. Courses in Gardening in CoSpera-tion with the International Children's School Farm League 44 The home vegetable garden 81 Parsons, Mrs. Henry 165 Parsonsia 122 Passiflora 99, 122, 135 Peach 318 Pear 193 Pearl- bush 142 Peck, C. H. 93 Pennell, F. W. 63, 65, 91, 115, 185, 282, 283, 298 Collections by 67, 68, 116, 146, 176, 177 Publications during 1917 56 PENNELL, F. W. A Botanical expedition to Colombia 117 Corrections of names of Colombian plants 319 Pennington, L. H. 263 Pentapterygium serpens 56 Peperomia leptostachys 77 obtusifolia 52 Pereskia 77 Pernettya 138 Petzke, Mr. 41 Peziza proteana 57 violacea 57 Philadelphus columbianus 59 Conquete 59 coronarius 59 Falconeri 60 336 Philadelphus columbianus gloriosus Co hirsutus 60 incanus 60 inodorus 60 latifolius 60 Lemoinei 60 Nuee Blanche 61 Phantasia 61 Rosace 61 Satsumanus 61 sericanthus 61 speciosus 61 tomentosus 61 verrucosus 61 Voie Lactee 62 Philonotis 301 Phlox Drummondii 4 subulata 57 PAoma 198 Phyllocactus 33, 41 Phytopathology 143 Piaropus azureus 52 Picard, Maurice 263 Picea Omorika 159 orientalis 160 polita 164 Pungens 164 Picnic grounds, Location of four 79 Picramnia pentandra 282 Pine Plantation, A Red 105 Pinus Cembra 164 koraiensis 164 montana 164 nigra 164 parviflora 164 Peuce 164 resinosa 105, 164 5a6i « iaHa 162 Strobus 164 sylvestris 164 Thunbergii 164 Pisonia 76 Pittier, H. 185 Plane- tree no Plant products of northern South America, The botany and 182 Plantation, A red pine 105 Platanus acerifolia no occidentalis no Pluchea odorata 280 Plum 315, 316 Polygaia 121, 127 Polystichum acrostichoides 70 Braunii 322 Pond, R. H. 264 Pool, R. J. 171 Porter, J. B. 62, 204, 207 Portulaca 290 Possibilities of the truffle industry in America 307 Potash, Notes on an experiment with 309 Pourthiaea villosa 222 Pratt, G. D. 105 Pratt, Mrs. G. D. 107, 108 Precipitation, see Meteorology Prickly- pears at Apalachicola, Collecting ( PL 208) 1 Products of northern South America, The botany and plant 182 Prunus americana 315 armeniaca 315 avium 315 Besseyi 315 cerasifera 315 Cerasus 315 fruticosa 316 glandulosa 316 incana 316 Mahaleb 316 maritima 316 Maximowiczii 316 pendula 114 pennsylvanica 316 Sargentii 114 serrulata 316- 318 subhirtella 114, 318 tomentosa 318 Pseudotsuga mucronala 163 Psoralea 114 Publications of the staff, scholars and students of the New York Botanical Garden during the year 1917 51 Purchases ( see also Donors and Exchanges) Bartholomew, Elam 68 Bush, B. F. 175 Ferris, Mrs. R. S. 20 Fischer, Walter 176 Heller, A. A. 176 Maire, R. 146 Purpus, C. A. 175 Zeller, S. M. 20 Purdiaea 99 Pyrus 193 betulaefolia 193 communis 193 Quercus 123, 131, 137, 286 Quero, F. G. 264 Quince, Chinese 193 Japan 193 Raeder, R. W. 264 Raimannia Drummondii 4 Rainfall, see Meteorology Rand, E. E. 264 Rand, F. V. 264 Ranunculus 138 Rapanea 280 337 Raspberry 168 Ravenia 99 Rea, P. M. 69, 265 Redding, C. H. E. 265 • Red pine plantation, A 105 Reed, C. A. 322 Reed, M. V. 265 Reid. K. W. 265 Relatives of catalpa trees in the West Indies, The ( Pl. 209) 6 Remigia 126 Rennert, R. J. 265 Rhacoma 99 Rhamnidium 99 Rhipsalis 21, 28, 29, 33, 34, 43, 137 tucumanensis 28 Rhizophora 280 Rhododendron 163 catawbiense 163 Rhodotypos kerrioides 142 Rhynchospora 52 Rhynchostegium serrulatum 301 Rhyparobius 320 Ribes 84, 90 alpinum 90 americanum 90 aureum 91 cereum 108 diacanthum 108 fasciculatum 108 glandulosum 108 Gordonianum 108 nigrum 108 odoratum 109 orientate 109 sanguineum 109 . Riccia 53 Richard, A 8. Riddle, L. W. 113, 227, 322 Robinia 121 maculata 135, 319 , Pse » d-.< 4eacia 100, 101 Robinson, A. F. 47 Robinson, B. L. 185, 298 Robinson, C. B. 47, 48, 172, 265 Robinson, W. J. 266 Rocky Mountain raspberry 169 Roig, J. T. 93 Rolfs, P. H. 74 Rondeletia 99 Rosa 114, 169 acicularis 169 arvensis 169 Beggeriana 169 canina 169 Carolina 169 Copelandi 169 ferruginea 169 hispida 169 Jundzilli 169 . Rosa / « ( ea 169 Lyoni 170 multibracleata 170 multiflora 170 nitida 170 nutkana 170 palustris 170 Peter siana 170 pimpinellifolia 170 rubiginosa 170 rugosa 170 Solanderi 170 stylosa 171 villosa 171 virginiana 171 Wa/ soniana 171 Wichuraiana 171 PToodsii 171 Rosaceae 56 Rose, A. R. 266 Rose- box, Simons' 193 Rose collection, spring of 1918, Sequence of the first blooming of the 149 Rose, Japanese 142 White Japanese 142 Rose, J. N. 22, 113, 185 Rout, G. C. 267 Rowlee, W. W. 113, 323 Roystonea 281 Rubacer odoratum 168 Rubrecht, W. K. 267 Rubus 28, 125, 126, 167 argw/ ws 167 canadensis 167 crataegifolius 167 fruticosus 167 laciniatus 167 Linkianus 168 nigricans 168 occidentalis 168 permixtus 168 phoenicolasius 168 recwrz/ ans 168 rosaefolius 168 spectabilis 168 strigosus 168 iriphyllus 168 Ruellia 284 Rumex obtusifolius 123 Rusby, H. H. 19, 64, 65, 115, 117, 124, 172, 185, 298 Collections by 20, 67, 68 Publications during 1917 56 Russell, Albertina Taylor 104 . RMSSWJO 52 Rust. E. W. 37, 38 Rydberg, P. A. 66, 114, 297 Publications during 1917 56 Rynchospora 52, 99, 127 338 Sabal 280 glabra 70 Sabbatia 280, 284 Safford, W. E. 227 Sage, L. B. 267 Sagittaria latifolia 57 Salix 128 Sambucus 286 Samuels, J. A. 185 Sassafras Sassafras 59 Schear, E. W. E. 267 Schizonotus 141 arboreus 141 Lindleyanus 141 sorbifolius 142 stellipilus 142 Schmidt, Dr. 24, 25 School garden association of New York, Tenth anniversary of the 164 School garden shelter house given by Mrs. Frederick Ferris Thompson, The ( pl. 215) 179 Schreiter, Mr. 29, 30 Schroder, Heinrich 36 Schultz, E. H. F. 31, 37, 38 Schwartz, E., see Clements, E. Schwarze, C. A. 267 Sciadopitys verticillata 164 Scleria 127 Sclerotinia 57, 92, 172 Scoparia 118 Scott, G. G. 267 Scrymser, J. A. 299 Scrymser, James Alexander 180 Scutellaria 125 Seaver, F. J. 64, 94, 113, 115,172, 268, 319 Collections by 146 Publications during 1917 57 SEAVER, F. J. Possibilities of the truffle industry in America 307 The black locust tree and its insect enemies ( PL 212) 100 Selby, A. D. 268 Selinicereus 77 Senecio 99 Sequence of the first blooming of the rose collection, spring of 1918 149 Serenoa 280 Service- berry 222 SEXTON, M. V. Sequence of the first blooming of the rose collection, spring of 1918 149 Shad- bush 222 Shafer, John Adolph 97 SHAFER, J. A. Narrative of a trip to South America for collecting cacti 21 Shafera 99 Shaferocharis 99 Shaw, H. B. 115 Shear, C. L. 269 Shelter house given by Mrs. Frederick* Ferris Thompson, The school garden ( pl. 215) 179 Shimer, H. W. 269 Shimer, Mrs. H. W., see Henry, F. Shoemaker, C. J. 269 Shreve, Forrest 269 Sibiraea laevigata 141 Sida 121, 135 Simons' rose- box 193 Sisyrinchium 129, 138 Slater, F. W. 270 Sliger, L. C. 135 Slosson, Margaret 270 Small, J. K. 91, 172, 321 Collections by 20, 68, 176, 177 Publications during 1917 57 SMALL, J. K. A winter collecting trip in Florida ( Pis. 210- 211) 69 Botanical exploration in Florida in 1917 ( Pis. 219- 222) 279 Collecting prickly- pears at Apalachicola ( Pl. 208) 1 Smith, W. G. 92 Smythe, Robert 31. 32, 33 Snow wreath 142 Solidago altissima 53 juncea 53 Sorbus americana 195 Aucuparia 196 Southwick, E. B. 78, 79, 115, 165 Spegazzini, Dr. 32, 33, 34 Sphagnum 62, 203- 220 imbricatum 202 • magellanicum 63, 212 palustre 63, 212 papillosum 63, 212, 213, 216 Sphagnum moss and its use in surgica dressings, The ( Pis. 216- 218) 203 Spiraea alba i l l albiflora 111 alpina i n arguta i n Billiardii 111 blanda 111 brachybotrys i n Bumalda 112 canescens 112 cantoniensis 139 chamaedryfolia 139 Douglasii 139 Henryi 139 hypericifolia 139 japonica] 139 latifolia 140 339 Spiraea Linneana 140 lucida 140 macrothyrsa 140 Margaritae 140 Menziesii 140 Miyabei 140 mountain- ash 141, 142 nipponica 140 Pikowiensis 140 prunifolia 140 salicifolia 140 Sanssouciana 140 Thunbergii 141 tomentosa 141 trilobata 141 Fan Houttei 141 Veitchii 141 Wi/ sonii 141 Spice- bush 59 Spring inspection of grounds, buildings, and collections 106 Spring instruction in gardening 16 Standley, P. C. 19 Stenochlaena Kunzeana 283 Stephanandra flexuosa n 1 incisa i n Tanakae i n Stevenson, Mrs. F., see Berman,* F. J. Stewart, E. G. 270 Stewart, F. C. 226 Stewart, Lilian 270 Stewart, R. R. 270 Publications during 1917 57 Stewart, Mrs. R. R., see Darrow, I. C. Students and investigators at the New York Botanical Garden, 1897- 1918 231 Stockard, C. R. 270 Stout, A. B. 91, 106, 115, 172, 196, 271 Publications during 1917 57 STOUT, A. B. Conference notes 15, 62, 91, 112, 319 Notes on an experiment with potash 309 Stover, W. G. 271 Stowell, W. A. 271 Strawberry shrub 15, 58 Streeter, S. G. 271 Streptotheca 320 Struys, Mrs. J. D., see Evans, H. Sumstine, D. R. 272 Surgical dressings, The sphagnum moss and its use in ( Pis. 216- 218) 203 Sweet bay 15 Sweet gum 109 Syringa 59- 62 Tabebuia 99 Taistra, S. A. 272 Tamala 280 Tang, Y. L. 272 Taxodium 286 ascendens 289 distichum 288 Taxus baccata 50, 161, 162 cuspidata 50, 162, 164 Taylor, Norman 196 Tectaria minima 283 Temperature, see Meteorology Tenopyr, Mrs. L. A., see Umaceny, L. A. Tenth anniversary of the school garden association of New York 164 Thibaudia 123, 132, 137 Thimble- berry 168 Thom, Charles 226, 272 Thomas, Mrs. H." M., see Chedsey, M. C. Thompson, Mrs. Frederick F. 179, 180, 298 Thompson, The school garden shelter house given by Mrs. Frederick Ferris ( PL 215) 179 Thorn 293- 296 Thuja occidentalis 161, 174 orientalis 50, 161, 164 Standishii 50, 164 Tofieldia 123, 129 Topp, E. P. 273 Torrey Botanical Club, Memoirs of the 172 Torrey, J. C. 273 Tree- planting for forests 82 Trema Lamarckiana 280 Tricera 99 Trifolium pratense 280 Trip to South America for collecting cacti. Narrative of a 21 Truffle industry in America, Possibilities of the 307 Tsuga canadensis 50, 160 diversifolia 50, 160 Tsuga 50 Tuber 308 Tulip tree 15 Tumion taxifolium 70 Twiss, W. C. 273 Uhlig, W. C. 273 Umaceny, L. A. 273 Umbrella tree 13, 14 Usnea 130 Utricularia 127 Valentine, M. C. 273 Valeriana 128 Van Fleet, Dr. 15, 16 Varronia 99 Vegetable garden, The home 81 Vernonia 297 Viola 132 340 Virginia willow 90 Visit to heaven, A little 165 Waldron, Clarence 322 Wallace, Mr. 40 Walnuts for food, Growing 9 Walts, Sir Francis 171 Wang, C. Y. 274 Watterson, Ada 274 Weir, J. R. 19 Whitzel, H. H. 92, 94 Whipple, D. W. 274 White, C. A. 100, ior, 102, 104 White Japanese rose 142 White, V. S. 274 Wilcox, E. M. 274 Wilkins, Lewanna 274 Williams, R. S. 18, 62, 63 Publications during 1917 58 Wilson, G. W. 275, 322 Wilson, J. S. 83 Wilson, Percy 107, 165 Collections by 146, 176 Publications during 1917 58 Witch alder 109 Winter collecting trip in Florida, A ( Pis. 210, 211) 69 Witch hazel no Wold, E. M. 275 Wolf, F. A. 226 Womack, M. D. 275 Wood, G. C. 275 Worthley, I. T. 276 Wright, Charles 9, 99 Xanthisma texanum 51 Xantkium 297 Xyris 127, 129 Yamanouchi, Shigeo 276 Yampolsky, Cecil 276 Yatsu, Naohide 276 Yerkes, Mrs. R. M., see Watterson, A. York, H. H. 276 Zamia 74, 91 Zanthoxylum 99 Zelada, Fidel 30. 38 Zeleny, Charles 277 Members of the Corporation Fritz Achelis, Edward D. Adams, Charles B. Alexander, Vincent Astor, John W. Auchincloss, George F. Baker, Stephen Baker, Edmund L. Baylies, Prof. Charles P. Berkey J. Horace Harding, J. Montgomery Hare, Edward S. Harkness, Prof. R. A. Harper, T. A. Havemeyer, A. Heckscher, Bernhard Hoffmann, Henry R. Hoyt, Archer M. Huntington, Eugene P. Bicknell, C. K. G. BUlings, George Blumenthal, Prof. N. L. Britton, Prof. Edw. S. Burgess, Dr. Nicholas M. Butler, W. H. Carpenter, Andrew Camegie, Prof. C. F. Chandler, William G. Choate, Hon. W. A. Clark, C. A. Coffin, Samuel P. Colt, Edmund C. Converse, Marin Le Brun Cooper, Paul D. Cravath, Charles D. Dickey, Cleveland H. Dodge, A. F. Estabrook, Samuel W. Fairchild, William B. 0. Field, James B. Ford, Henry W. de Forest, Robert W. de Forest, Henry C. Frick, Prof. W. J. Gies, Daniel Guggenheim, Murry Guggenheim, Adrian Iselin, Dr. Walter B. 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Gilman Thomosoj* Myles Tierney, Louis C. Tiffany, W. K. Vanderbilt, Felix M. Warburg, Paul M. Warburg, H. H. Westinghouse, Bronson Winthrop, Grenville L. Winthrop. Members of the Women's Auxiliary- Mrs. Robert Bacon, Mrs. Hamilton F. Kean, Miss Harriette Rogers, Mrs. A. A. Low, Mrs. Charles MacVeagh, Mrs. V. Everit Macy, Mrs. Henry Marquand, Mrs George W. Perkins, Mrs. George D. Pratt, Mrs. Thomas H. Barber, Miss Elizabeth Billings, Miss Eleanor Blodgett, Mrs. Charles D. Dickey, Mrs. Walter Jennings Mrs. Delancey T- ane. Mrs. James Roosevelt, Mrs. Benson B. Sloan. Mrs. Theron G. Strrng, Mrs. Henry 0. Taylor, Mrs. Cabot Ward Hororary Members of the Women's Auxiliary Mrs. E. Henry Harriman, Miss Olivia E. P. Stokes, Mrs. F. F. Thompson. Mrs. John I. Kane, Mrs. F. K. Sturgis, Mrs. Robert E. Westcott. Provisions for Benefactors, Patrons, Fellows, Fellowship Members, Sustaining Members, Annual Members and Life Members I. 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