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restrictions were put on their actions, and they were not 

 confronted by a single barrier or request to M Keep off the 

 Grass." As a rule they manifested a desire to refrain 

 from acts likely to result in injury to property or incon- 

 venience to other visitors, and thefts of flowers and minor 

 acts of vandalism have hardly exceeded those of ordinary 

 years in proportion to the larger number of visitors. The 

 experience of the season, however, has shown that if this 

 number were to continue it would be necessary to withdraw 

 from use some of the turf walks and to protect or remove 



DIAGRAM B. 



SUNDAY VISITORS. 



the grass borders surrounding flower beds, some of the lily 

 ponds, etc., where considerable unintentional injury was 

 caused before the end of the season. 



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THE HERBARIUM. 



Through the energetic efforts of my assistant, Mr. A.G. 

 Johnson, and his helpers, most of the unincorporated 

 herbarium material has been mounted with the exception of 

 some of the Bernhardi cryptogams, the Chapman fascicles, 



and 



year 



The incorporated additions amount to 24,133 specimens, 



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