THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 19 
in systematic botany, germination of seeds, and histology, 
and has taken special students for work on roots, biological 
botany, and fungi. A special class studied the structure 
and life history of ferns and mosses in the spring, 
under my instruction and that of Mr. Webber, and a class 
in analytical botany, which met at the Garden in the 
spring, was carried on partly by myself and in part by Mr. 
Hitchcock. Mr. Webber has continued his studies for the 
Doctor’s degree, giving considerable time to germination 
work, and has also found time to prepare an important 
supplement tothe Flora of Nebraska published some time 
since by Professor Bessey in connection with him, and will 
soon issue it as a contribution from the School. 
So far as number of students and character of work 
done are concerned, there is no essential change from what 
was set forth in my last report. The facilities for special 
work afforded by the Garden and School of Botany have 
been made use of during the year by several botanists 
engaged in special work, and the results of work done at 
the School of Botany by Professor Pammel, of the Iowa 
Agricultural College, have just been published, constituting 
the eighth contribution from the School. Owing to depre- 
ciation in the value of the property constituting the endow- 
ment of the School, which from yielding an annual rental 
of $5,400.00 when I was called to the School of Botany, 
has now come to yield something less than the $3,500.00 
guaranteed by Mr. Shaw’s will, the available income is at 
present nearly consumed by the necessary salaries, so that 
for the past year no large addition has been made to either 
the library or instrumental equipment of the School. It 
has, however, proved possible to secure the few additions 
absolutely needed for the prosecution of current work; the 
material and library of the Garden have been freely drawn 
on when needed; and, when the occasion for such action 
arises, it will be possible for the Garden Board, if they 
think it expedient to do so, to supplement the income of 
the School of Botany by augmenting the means and appli- 
