Concentration of funds upon shop equipment and case con- 

 struction since 1910 has necessitated the discontinuance of sys- 

 tematic purchases of books for the library. A similar necessity 

 will exist next year, but it is essential that in the near future ade- 

 quate provision for the increase of the library be made in the bud- 

 get. During the past year the library improvements have in- 

 cluded $58.83 for books, $43.72 for book-binding materials, and 

 $9.51 for book suppports. A new typewriter has been purchased 

 for the use of the library. 



In addition to regular exchanges and subscriptions. Science and 

 the Proceedings of the American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science have been deposited by the director, Popular 

 Science Monthly and publications of the New York Academy of 

 Sciences have been given by Dr. Martin, and the National Ge- 

 ographic Magazine and American Forestry by Miss Henrietta Mur- 

 doch. 



BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 



It is to be regretted that the Muesum is not in a position to 

 make any provision for regular work on the biological survey. 

 The records of the survey are for the most part incidental to other 

 work and the value of the data obtained under these difficult con- 

 ditions is an indication of the results which might be accomplished 

 with some special effort. 



The most complete data on file are for the birds. Migration 

 and distribution records have been filed with fair regularity for 

 species already listed. These records extend the occurrence of 

 34 species into months in which they had not previously been re- 

 ported. Seven species new to the survey, one of which is also 

 new to the state, have been added. 



The greatest progress of the year has been in the section of 

 plants. There have been added 19 species of pteridophytes and 

 788 species of spermatophytes not previously recorded in the 

 survey. The total number of species of South Carolina plants 

 now listed is 2033. Dr. B. L. Robinson, curator of the Gray 

 Herbarium, has kindly furnished records for over 600 specimens 

 representing 317 species of South Carolina plants in the Gray 

 Herbarium, and also complete data for all plants which he col- 

 lected on his visit to this state in 1912. Dr. Robinson has thus 

 given material assistance to the Museum in the difficult task of 

 obtaining records of South Carolina plants in the herbaria of 

 other institutions. 



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