i DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 53 



BOTANIC GARDEN. 



Although I had not means to complete the raising of land to high- 

 water mark last year, what had been accomplished made it possible this 

 spring and summer to give the garden a less unlinished appearance than 

 for two or three years past. In moving the plants twice during the 

 period of filling in soil, we lost some plants, while of many others, we 

 had an amount much reduced; for this reason, some of the plats of 

 species are too small, leaving vacant soil between. • 



As the classes become much larger, and the land of the neighborhood 

 cleared away and ''improved," it becomes more and more difficult to 

 secure an ample supply for class use, hence we are giving more atten- 

 tion to growing the plants needed in the garden, — but here comes in an 

 objection to this course; viz., this cutting of flowers for 250-300 or more 

 students detracts much from the beauty of the garden. In this parti- 

 cular we see what this college must come to, by knowing what has 

 happened at Harvard and other old universities. Instead of sending 

 foi'ty to fifty miles for plants needed by students at a cost of |600 to 

 |700 for one semester, the plants at Harvard are now grown in the 

 garden. 



THE HERBARIUM. 



I name below the few additions made during the current year: 



Home collections 100 



W. W. Eggleston, Crataegi of the Southern States 44 



Emma J. Cole, Crataegi, Grand Rapids, Mich 16 



C. K. Dodge, Crataegi, Port Huron, Mich 48 



S. M. Tracy, Plants of the Gulf States 471 



679 



FUNGI. 



E. Bartholomew, Fungi Columbiana, Centuries, 27, 28, 29 300 



ALGAE. 



F. S. Collins, Fascicles XXX, XXI 100 



Total additions for the year 1079 



GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE PLANTS IN THE HERBARIUM. 



Seed Plants, Ferns and their allies 81,906 



Mosses and Liverworts 2,010 



Lichens 1,186 



Fungi 17,653 



Algae 2,370 



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Grand total in herbarium 105,125 



