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ing needed additions to the instrumental equipment and 

 library of the School, in preparing for the series of eleven 

 undergraduate electives now offered by the University ; but 

 it is expected that an additional instructor, probably 

 a specialist in lower cryptogamic botany, will be engaged 

 at an early date. The adoption of a liberal elective course 

 in the undergraduate department of the University gives 

 promise that botanical work of value may now be done 

 with students in regular attendance on the University. As 

 these courses involve the expenditure of more of the time 

 of instructors than it has heretofore been possible to utilize 

 with undergraduates, the announcement in the University 

 catalogue of special classes such as have been indicated in 

 my former reports,* and mentioned above as having been 

 conducted during 1892-3, has been discontinued by direc- 

 tion of the Advisory Committee of the School of Botany. 



In closing this report, I wish to express my appreciation 



of the courtesy and interest of the Board, as manifested 



through the year, and of the faithful service rendered by 



my assistants, both in the School of Botany and at the 



Garden. 



Very respectfully, 



William Trelease, 



Director 



January 10, 1894. 



Garden Reports, i, pages 84-86, and 100; ii, page 32; iii, page 19; iv, 



page 20. 



