DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 105 



From L. D. Watkins, Manchester, Mich. : One branching sterile ear of 

 Indian core 



From E. W. Crafts, Grass Lake, Mich. : Living plants of small white 

 lady's slipper. 



From Dr. Theo. Holm, Brookland, D. C: Plants* of Eragrostis Era- 

 grostis (L.), Karst. 



From C. A. Davis, Alma: Plants from Tuscola county, 23. 



From W. W. Rowlee, Ithaca, N. Y. : Plants from Greenland, 28. 



GIFTS TO OTHERS. 



To University of Michigan : 86 kinds of seeds for the botanic garden. 

 To State Normal College: 11 kinds of aquatic plants. 

 To Royal Gardens, Kew, England: 44 kinds of seeds. 

 To Agricultural College, Guelph, Ontario: 22 kinds of seeds of weeds. 

 To State University, Columbus, Ohio: 58 kinds of living grasses, 66 

 kinds of seeds. 

 To Gray herbarium, Harvard University: 375 plants. 



Some exchanges and purchases of seeds and plants are not here re- 

 corded. 



I spent two weeks at farmers' institutes, a portion of the time during 

 vacation. The pressing demand of classes prevented further absence 

 for insititute work. 



My thanks are tenderd Professor C. F. Wheeler and Instructor B. O. 

 Longyear for valuable work and great interest taken in all that pertains 

 to the department. I am 



Yours truly, 



W. J. Beal, 

 Professor of Botany and Forestry. 

 Agricultural College, Mich., June 30. 1898. 



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