MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 19 
Publications.—The current volume of the ANNALS OF THE 
Missouri BoranicaL GARDEN, which is our principal exchange 
for publications of scientific societies and institutions, contains 
315 pages, 5 plates, and 30 text figures, and records the re- 
sults of botanical researches by the scientific staff and grad- 
uate students of the Garden. It was computed on the basis 
of pre-war prices that the value per year of exchanges re- 
ceived for the ANNALS was about $1,500. Some exchanges 
are received for the Garden BuuLietIn. Both the ANNALS 
and the BULLETIN are supplied to regular subscribers; separ- 
ates of the various articles in the ANNALS are for sale by the 
library. The cash receipts for subscriptions and separates 
for the year were $428.54. 
Loans of Books.—The use of the library in botanical re- 
search is not limited to persons connected with the Garden. 
During the year there were loans of 58 works to 20 institu- 
tions for use by their investigators. Such loans are made on 
the interlibrary plan; the borrower makes application for 
the loan through the library of his university, which is re- 
sponsible for the return of the book in good condition at the 
expiration of the term and for payment of transportation both 
ways. Many botanists visit the library at intervals during 
the year and work out matters of importance to them. The 
Garden is generally regarded to have the best botanical 
library in the United States and the best arranged for con- 
venience of consultation. 
Statistical.—There have been 422 volumes, valued at 
$826.27, and 1,194 pamphlets, valued at $215.20, donated to 
the library; and 269 volumes, valued at $1,032.63, and 18 
pamphlets, valued at $15.80 purchased. The library now con- 
tains 36,646 books and 47,783 pamphlets, a total of 84,429, 
valued at $125,317.18. There are also 329 manuscripts, valued 
at’ $1,605.80, and 937,145 index ecards, valued at $9,538.51. A 
total of 6,904 index cards have been added; of which 1,047 
were typewritten by Garden employees, and 4,977 purchased 
at a cost of $117.18. The number of books bound was 216. 
NOTES 
Mr. G. H. Pring, Horticulturist to the Garden, lectured 
before the St. Louis Garden Club, December 16, on ‘‘ Plant 
Propagation and Graftage.’’ 
Mr. Alexander Lurie, formerly Horticulturist to the Gar- 
den, visited the Garden during the meetings of the American 
Association for Advancement of Science. 
