CONTENTS. 
PAGE. 
1. REPORTS FOR THE YEAR 1896:— 
a. Report of the Officers of the Board . . + + «© «© « + 7 
b. Eighth Annual Report of the Director . . . « + + + 12 
2. SCIENTIFIC PAPERS :— 
a. The Mosses of the Azores — 
By J. Cardot . ... . - 0s De 
b. On some Mosses Collected in Madeira a William Tre- 
lease, in June, 1896 — 
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c. Botanical Observations on the Azores — 
By William Trelease « «2 © © © © © © © es 77 
3. LIBRARY CONTRIBUTIONS :— 
a. A List of Books and Papers published from the Missouri 
Botanical Garden or by its Employees, or based chiefly 
on Work done by aid of the Facilities of the Garden, 
from September, 1889, to December, 1896, inclusive — 
By William Trelease .. . eng, 
b. A List of Books and Papers published rey Instructone in 
the Henry Shaw School of Botany, from September, 
1885, to December, 1896, inclusive, and not included in 
the foregoing List — 
By William Trelease . .- ete S20 
c. A General Subject Index to the Contents of the Papers 
mentioned in the foregoing Lists — 
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