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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Skeleton-leaf plant (onvirandra fenestralis). It is a curious aquatic plant. The one at the Botanic Garden, which is a remarkably good specimen, is about a foot and a half high. The leaves, which are entirely submerged, are from 6 to 8 inches long and about two inches wide. There is nothing to them but the skeleton, formed by a coarse net work of the veins. The plant is a native of Madagascar...
...structure, which will be capable of seating 70,000 spectators, ultimately constructed in Pentelic marble at his own expense. Its sides slope up to a height of from 60 to 80 feet, and the interior space, in the form of a horseshoe, is 670 feet long by 109 feet wide. It forms a natural hollow between two of the lowest spurs of Mt. Hymettus, and from it can be had a splendid view of Athens and the surrounding country, including the Bay of Salamis...
...induced them to issue a series of circulars, as required, which shall contain matters of interest and information such as discoveries made at the observatory, the results of the recent observations, new plans of work and gifts or bequests. It is not proposed to give these circulars a wide distribution, but rather to use them as a means of bringing new facts to the attention of editors of astronomical and other periodicals and thus secure the immediate publication of such portions as would be of interest to the readers of these periodicals...
...finished by next week. The first three floors will be made of perforated iron and will be wholly occupied by shelves. On the top floor will be the reading room. This will be lighted by two large sky-lights in the roof and by windows on the sides. A wide stairway will extend from the lower floor to this reading room...
...charge, but it will, in general plan, be similar to the tablet in memory of Mr. Nathaniel Thayer, in the First Church, Boston. This tablet is in the shape of an unrolled scroll, with ends folded over. It is 5 ft. 6 in. long and 3 ft. 8 in. wide...