FOURTEENTH ANNUAL RERORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 17 
noon in June, and 22,667 for the open Sunday afternoon 
in September,—both surpassing earlier records for the 
corresponding days. The distribution of week day visitors 
through the year is shown by the full line on the appended 
diagrams (D, E.), in comparison with which the average 
for the preceding years covered by records is indicated by 
a dotted line. The striking rise in the curve in May is 
due to the fact that an Agave (A. Toneliana) which 
flowered at that time was taken notice of by the daily 
papers, so that more than the usual interest in the Garden 
was awakened, and this interest evidently persisted through 
several ensuing months. 
The comparison of the number of Sunday visitors in 
1902 with the average for earlier years is facilitated by 
the diagram F. 
DIAGRAM F. 
50000 
+-40000 BA 
30000 
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| ~ 
AVERAGE FOR JUNE vi ewe 
/ 
Nd 
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1892 
1893 
1894 
IL—1895 
i—1 896 
11897 
1900 
11901 
1902 
(eo) 
SUNDAY VISITORB. 
The herbarium has received more than the customary 
attention during the year just closed. Most of the cur- 
rent collections of American plants and some foreign sets 
have been purchased, and the Garden was fortunate enough 
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