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ceolarias, gloxinias, tuberous begonias and other bright- 
flowered plants may be shown effectively from season to 
season. This plant house, much needed and destined 
greatly to enhance the attractiveness of the Garden at all 
times, but especially during the winter, is ‘expected to be 
completed by early autumn. Although several years will 
be required to fill it with imposing plants, it will insure 
the Garden against the loss of another season’s chrysanthe- 
mums, and will be a center of interest almost from the day 
of its completion. 
For some years past, the limestone base of the office 
building——Mr. Shaw’s city home, rebuilt at the Garden 
about twenty years ago under a provision of his will,—had 
been deteriorating rapidly. It has now been replaced in 
granite, with marked improvement in the appearance of 
the building. 
THE HERBARIUM. 
Incorporations in the herbarium number 16,594 sheets 
of specimens, of which 3,073, valued (unmounted) at 
$153.65, were presented; 773, valued at $38.65, were col- 
lected by employees; and 12,748 were bought, the Secre- 
tary’s books showing an expenditure of $1,211.34 for 
specimens and material. 
The herbarium now consists of: 
The Engelmann Herbarium (all groups) . . 97,859 
The General Herbarium :— 
Higher plants. 
The J. J. Bernhardi Herbarium . 63,705 
The Henry Eggert Herbarium . 26,704 
The J. H. Redfield Herbarium . 16,447 
The Sturtevant and Smith Herb- 
arium 7,446 
The Gustav Jermy Herbarium . 5,118 
The A. W. Chapman Herbarium . 3,536 
The Julien Reverchon Herbarium 17,210 
The Nicholas Riehl Herbarium . 3,359 
The A. F. Eby Herbarium . ._ 5,069 
Other specimens . . . . . 393,452 542,046 
