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this concession was made, every tree and shrub, with the trunlv two 

 inches or less in diameter, has been destroyed by the deer and elk, with 

 the exception of a portion of the shagbark hickories, and in many in- 

 stances larger trees have been destroyed or are on the way to destruc- 

 tion. 



Some of the beeches and other trees that were on the decline have been 

 removed; nothing more has been planted during the year. 



DONATIONS. 



From J. T, Wight, San Diego, Cal.: One photograph of a tree grow- 

 ing from a split rock. 



From A. I). Hopkins, Morgantown, West Va. : Twelve varieties of 

 living plants of timothy, also seeds of the same. 



From L. C. Corbett, Morgantown, West Va. : One garden label. 



From C. P. Close, Logan, Utah: One lot of scabby plums. 



From J. F. Miller, Wayne, Mich.: Six plants of ajbinos of the com- 

 mon black huckleberry. 



From W. A. Kellerman, Columbus, Ohio: Live plants of Yernonia. 



From Albert Strong, Ashtemo, Mich.: One double spike of w,heat. 



From W. F, Gauong, Northampton, Mass.: Ten packages of seeds. 



From F. Thistleton-Dyer, Kew, England: Twenty-two packages of 

 seeds. 



From A. B. Cordley, Corvallis, Oregon: Specimens of Gloeospor- 

 ium malicorticis. 



From N. L. Britton, Botanic Garden, N. Y. : Five hundred and fifty 

 packages of seeds. 



GIFTS TO OTHERS. 



To the Arnold Arboretum, Boston, Mass.: Cuttings of 22 kinds of 

 willows, 180 species of herbarium specimens of woody plants. 

 To the University of Michigan: Living plants of Bocconia. 

 To the U. S. Department of Agriculture: One hundred and eighty 

 species of herbarium specimens of w^oody plants. 



To the Botanic Garden of New York City: One hundred and eighty 

 species of herbarium specimens of woody plants, one living plant. 



To the Agricultural College, Nevada: Thirteen samples of timber, 117 

 kinds of seeds of weeds. 



To the City of Detroit for their parks: Cuttings of 22 kinds of wil- 

 lows. 



With \ery best wishes, I am, sincereh' yours, 



W. J. BEAL, 

 I^rofessor of Botany and Forestry. 



ACJRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MiCH., 



June 30, WOO. 



