Journal of the New York Botanical Garden

              » 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
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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
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JOURNAL OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN PLATE 223
American truffles collected with the aid of a trained dog
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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. James,
Walter B. Jennings,
Otto H. Kahn,
Darwin P. Kingsley,
Edw. V. Z. Lane,
Dr. Albert R. Ledoux,
Prof. Frederic S. Lee,
Adolph Lewisohn,
David Lydig,
Kenneth K. Mackenzie,
V. Everit Macy,
Edgar L. Marston,
W. J. Matheson,
Dr. William H. Maxwell,
George McAneny,
James McLean,
Emerson McMillin,
Dr. Walter Mendelson,
John L. Merrill,
Ogden Mills,
Hon. Ogden L. Mills,
J. Pierpont Morgan,
Dr. Lewis R. Morris,
Frederic R. Newbold,
C. D. Norton,
Eben E. Olcott,
Prof. Henry F. Osborn.
George W. Perkins,
Henry Phipps,
James R. Pitcher,
Ira A. Place,
Charles F. Rand,
Ogden Mills Reid,
Edwin A. Richard,
Prof. H. M. Richards,
John D. Rockefeller,
William Rockefeller,
W. Emlcn Roosevelt,
Prof. H. H. Rusby,
Dr. Reginald H. Sayre,
Jacob H. Schiff,
Mortimer L. Schiff,
Albert R. Shattuck,
Henry A. Siebrecht,
William Sloane,
Valentine P. Snyder,
Arthur S. Somers,
James Speyer,
Francis L. Stetson,
Frederick Strauss,
F. K. Sturgis,
B. B. Thayer,
Charles G. Thompson
Dr. W. 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. Benefactors
The contribution of $ 25,000.00 or more to the funds of the Garden by
gift or by bequest entitles the contributor to be a benefactor of the Garden.
2. Patrons
The contribution of $ 5000.00 or more to the funds of the Garden by gift
or by bequest shall entitle the contributor to be a patron of the Garden.
3. Fellows for Life
The contribution of $ 1000.00 or more to the funds of the Garden at any
one time shall entitle the contributor to be a fellow for life of the Garden.
4. Fellowship Members
Fellowship members pay $ 100.00 or more annually and become fellows
for life when their payments aggregate $ 1,000.00.
5. Sustaining Members
Sustaining members pay from $ 25.00 to $ 100.00 annually and become
fellows for life when their payments aggregate $ 1,000.00.
6. Annual Members
Annual members pay an annual fee of $ 10.00.
All members are entitled to the following privileges:
1. Tickets to all lectures given under the auspices of the Board of
Managers.
2. Invitations to all exhibitions given under the auspices of the Board
of Managers.
3. A copy of all handbooks published by the Garden.
4. A copy of all annual reports and Bulletins.
5. A copy of the monthly Journal.
6. Privileges of the Board Room.
7. Life Members
Annual members may become Life Members by the payment of a fee
of $ 250.00.
Information
Members are invited to ask any questions they desire to have answered
on botanical or horticultural subjects. Docents will accompany any members
through the grounds and buildings any week day, leaving Museum Building
at 3 o'clock.
Form of Bequest
I hereby bequeath to the New York Botanical Garden incorporated under
the Lawt cf New York. Chapter 285 of 189t, the turn of
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