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to take the names of about 450 kinds of shrubs and herbaceous plants 

 that are most desirable for a botanic garden like our own. A great 

 majority of these are not in the market, a considerable number of them 

 were grown from seeds and cuttings selected in China and Japan by 

 Dr. C. S. Sargent. The directors of each garden will give us gladly 

 anything they have in stock. Three of them will be glad to receive 

 from our garden a small number of plants. 



Besides securing just such plants as we shall need, it is unnecessary 

 to tell you that many other valuable hints were obtained as to cultiva- 

 tion, labels, etc. 



THE HERBARIUM. 



Two new cases have been added during the year, each capable of 

 holding about 4,000 plants. 



The additions that have been mounted and installed during the vear 

 past are here summarized: 



SEED PLANTS, PERNS AND THEIR ALLIES. 



A. A. Heller, Desiderata from California 283 



E. H. Evans, Connecticut 540 



J. M. Macoun, Canadian Geological Survey 655 



S. H. Pepoon, Cass County, Michigan 630 



U. S. Dept. Agriculture, Grasses of C. V. Piper 450 



U. S. Dept. Agriculture, Fiber Plants of L. H. Dewey 12 



Koland N. Harper, New York, Desiderata 167 



•C. G. Pringle, Mexican plants 300 



E. S. Steele, Washington, D. C, and vicinity 1,225 



E. E. Steele, Virginia and West Virginia 273 



J. F. Collins and M. L. Fernald, rare plants from Eastern 



Quebec 148 



L. M. Umbach, plants from Montana 703 



C. F. Baker, Desiderata, Pacific coast plants 299 



C. A. Davis, plants collected in Michigan and elsewhere 6,705 



Home collections, mostly desiderata 160 



12,525 



MOSSES, 



L. M. Umbach, Montana 36 



FUNGI. 



E. Bartholomew, Fungi Columbiana Century XXII 100 



Home collection 10 



110 



ALGAB. 



P. S. Collins, Fascicle XXVI 50 



Total additions for the vear 12,721 



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