SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 23 



remained from the special appropriation of the preceding 

 year has resulted in an unusual advance in suitably binding 

 the large accumulation of unbound works, through the 

 effort of Dr. J. A. Harris, the Librarian. 



The additions for the year comprise 589 books, valued 

 at $1,118.50, and 2,219 pamphlets, valued at $414.40, 

 presented or received by way of exchange ; and 708 books 

 and 103 pamphlets bought, — the expenditure for pur- 

 chases and binding for the year amounting to $3,189.45. 



The card index has been increased by the incorporation 

 of 71,542 cards, of which 35,162 were written by em- 

 ployees ; 18,364 were purchased or paid for as piece-work ; 

 and 18,016 were presented. Of the latter, some 17,480 

 are a series of references constituting the framework of a 

 Flora Gastronomica (some 2,700), a Dictionary of Agri- 

 culture and Horticulture (some 12,300), and a large num- 

 ber of minor subject groupings, prepared by the late Dr, 

 E. Lewis Sturtevant, which with eleven valuable Index 

 Eerum manuscript volumes were presented by Dr. Sturte- 

 vant's daughters shortly after they had visited the Garden 

 in the spring, and which materially add to the research 

 facilities given during Dr. Sturtevant's lifetime.* 



The distinct serial publications now received at the 

 library number 1,250, of which 100 represent subscrip- 

 tions; and 1,150, issued by 875 institutions or publishers, 

 are received in exchange for the Reports of the Garden. 

 This total is 65 larger than the number reported at the end 



of 1903. 



As now constituted, the library contains : 



Pamphlets 25,110 



Books 20,705 



45,815 valued at . 



Manuscript volumes .... 77 " " . 



Total .... 45,802 " « . 



Index cards 332,760 « « . 



Total valuation of library 



$75,153 20 

 910 00 



§76,063 20 

 3,827 60 



$79,890 80 



* Kept. Mo. Bot. Gard. 4 : 15. 5 : 16. 7 : 123. 8 : 21. 10 : 19, 20. 14 : 233. 



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