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in^ the year. More than 1 1 ,000 new numbcri have been marked on 

 spccimcris. 



In the DctMulmcnt of Botany the folluwiuK; 14 cases have been 

 instaIU-«l, laU-Icd in full, and placed on exhibition: Of the American 

 I'\>ri\stry Si'ncs: Pride-of -China tree, Oregon Yew; Garr>''s Oak, Buck- 

 wheal tree; Hercules' oluh, ( >reKon Kldcr, Scr\*ice tree, Southern Cherry; 

 C)rcv;oii CVab-applc, Bitter Cherr>'; Sitka Willow, Wild Crab-apple; 

 Myrtle Oak, Wild Plum; r)c\-il-wood, Georgia Bark; Striped Maple, 

 Mountain Laurd; V^ine Maple, Yaupon. Of the Systematic Series: 

 Two cases displa>'inK the characteristic products and utilization of Sea- 

 WTcds; one case illustrating the economic products of the Soapwort 

 family; and one case devoted to the botany and economics of the 

 '^' ird family. A number of cases have been reinstalled to acoom- 



ii.o^uiu- plant reproductions or new and specially interesting spedmens. 

 In many instances installed cases have been rearranged to better display 

 their contents. Through the interest and munificence of Mr. Stanley 

 luM. the Section of Plant Reproduction was re&tablishcd, in con- 

 nection v\nth the Department of Botany. Five well-lighted connecting 

 lalxjratories were constructed in the West Annex of the Museum 

 building designed to accommodate a Biologist, a Glass-worker, an 

 Artist, an Assembler, and a Caster in wax and plaster. The rooms were 

 fini.shcd and equipjxrd vriih apparatus in February. Dr. Dohlgren, the 

 former B- ' •  in charge, accepted the Assistant Curatorship of 

 I'>onor '■ ..;.y in March, and the Museum succeeded in selecting 



and or^ ,g the working stafT on the lines prevnously employed in 



this unique and representative work. The training of the stafi, each 

 in his special croft, began about the middle of March and actual opera- 

 tions began the first of April. The end of the year finds the following 

 reproductions completed and installed: The Pine Family: a specially 

 prt^served natural branch of Crcorgia Pine, accompanied by an < " -d 

 male amcnt, a highly magnified anther, an enlarged female cone" 

 and n^a^'nified pi.stillatc scale. The Pitcher- Plant Family: a complete, 

 tiaiiiral si/.c plant of Sarracenia ih situ in bog-moss, a separate fknrer 

 ojviud to t<how the arrangement of the reproductive organs, and two 

 enlarged sections of the ovary. The Grass Family: a panicle and 

 enlarged spikclct of Oats, accompanied by an enlarged flower at anthesis 

 and a highly enlarged developing grain. The Cactus Family: a com- 

 plete, natural-size plant of the Dune Cactus in flower, young bud and 

 fniit, accompanied by a somewhat enlarged s< ' flower and a 



tra- • n of the ovary. The Spnkenard loinuy: a complete, 



nal..i.> .^ ^ ia;it of Ginseng in full ripe fruit and retaining its char- 

 acteristic root. The Spurge Family: the complete upper portion of a 



