EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 19 
specimen plants cannot be expressed in money. Further- 
more, in addition to these direct storm repairs, a consider- 
able increase has been made necessary in the ordinary 
maintenance expenses during the past season. But on the 
whole, there is reason for great congratulation that the 
Garden did not fare far worse, since its library and herba- 
rium, because of the energetic action of my assistants, 
were practically uninjured, its greenhouses were soon 
renovated, and enough trees escaped to prevent the grounds 
from appearing ruined. 
When the Board assumed control of the Garden, a small 
museum, containing both vegetable and animal material, 
was found open to the public; but as this had long been 
without the attention of a curator, the material proved 
to be in so dilapidated a condition as to require the 
closing of the museum. During 1890 and 1891, in the 
absence of other available quarters, the office of the 
Director was maintained in his residence, and this museum 
building was devoted to the housing of the herbarium and 
library, tables being provided in it for those who were 
engaged in research work. In 1891, in compliance with 
the will of Mr. Shaw, his city residence was removed from 
its site at Seventh and Locust streets, and, after careful 
consideration by the Board, was reconstructed in an essen- 
tially fire-proof manner within the Garden inclosure, and 
this building has been used for office, herbarium, library 
and laboratory purposes since the end of that year, the 
intention being that it shall ultimately form part of an 
extensive system of fire-proofed structures devoted also in 
part to museum purposes. 
During the period of time covered by this report, the 
herbarium has increased from 159,046 unmounted speci- 
mens, constituting the Engelmann and Bernhardi* herbaria, 
* In answer to questions already asked by friends of the Garden, and 
to remove doubt which may subsequently arise, it may be stated that this 
is the herbarium of Professor Johann Jakob Bernhardi, who was born in 
