16 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
The present composition of the herbarium 1s as fol- 
lows : — 
The Engelmann Herbarium (all groups), about..... 97,800 specimens. 
The General Herbarium: — 
Higher plants. 
The J. J. Bernhardi Herbarium..... 61,121 
The J. H. Redfield Herbarium...... 16,436 
Other specimens. .....cccccssccsees 142,318 
219,875 sad 
Thallophytes. 
The J. J. Bernhardi Herbarium’.... 126 
Other specimens...........0..seee 22,549 
22,675 ™ 
Making a total of about............ 066 340,350 Zi 
Valued at....... Sir Perr rrr theres eS $51,052 50+ 
The following, practically a part of the herbarium, is 
essentially the same as for some years past :t — 
Wood specimens of various sizes............ 1,027, valued at $100 00 
Wood veneers, by Spurr, Hough, Nérdlinger, 
and Michel ..... rere rrrr rary sreceseces 2,279, “ 160 00 
Microscope slides, by Hough, Penhallow, 
Munroe, and others.........0esecsevcees 1,051, “ ‘ 250 00 
POON s ce cei eT LTRS 4,357, sc © $510 00 
The additions to the library for 1899 include 131 books 
and 28 pamphlets purchased, and 511 books and 144 pam- 
phlets, valued at $920.50, presented or sent in exchange for 
Garden publications. 
The manuscript index has been increased by the incor- 
poration of 9,062 new cards, of which 2,762 were bought, 
and 6,300 written by employees of the Garden. 
* So far as yet incorporated. 
+t The valuation of such collections is purely arbitrary, since they 
could not be exactly replaced for any amount of money, in case of loss; 
but they are appraised at $15.00 per hundred mounted sheets. — Report. 
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