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Alff(F. 



4 



Collins, Holden and Setchel, fascs. IX, X, XI, XII 200 



Josephine E. Tilden, Fasc. Ill 100 



300 

 Total addition for the year closing June 30, 1899 4,067 



GENERAL SUMMARY OF PLANTS IN THE HERBARIUM. 



Seed-plants (Spermatophyta) 54,326 



Ferns and their allies (Pteridophyta) 1,130 



Mosses and Liverworts 1,867 



Lichens 1,135 



Fungi 9,444 



Alga3 1,045 



Total number in the herbarium 68,947 



THE BOTANIC GARDEN. 



This has fully maintained its number of species and general appear- 

 ance. 



A persistent effort has been made to gather in everything of any prom- 

 ise in the State and give it a place in the garden. Instead of soliciting 

 gifts of seeds and plants or buying them at random, a long list has been 

 prepared at much cost of time. This list was compiled from notes made 

 on reading Garden and Forest and some other journals. Valuable addi- 

 tions to the list were also made by the writer last summer during his 

 visit to the Botanic Graden of Harvard University, the Arnold Arboretum 

 and the New York Botanic Garden. 



From this list of choice plants we now make selections for our garden 

 and gradually discard some of those of less value. 



Although the garden last winter was better mulched than usual with 

 manure and marsh hay, the losses were never before so heavy. This was 

 owing to the severe cold for two or three weeks, when there was very 

 little snow on the ground. 



THE ARBORETUM AND THE WOODS OF THE COLLEGE 



have made little change during the past year. The woods have been con- 

 siderably thinned by cutting out beeches which began to decay after the 

 severe dry weather of 1894 and 1895. 



DONATIONS. 



From J. D. Tower: Rootstock of June grass piercing root of sassafras. 



From S. Alexander, Birmingham, Mich.: Four lots of foliage and 

 fruit of oaks. 



From W. A. Kellerman^ Columbus, Ohio: Living plant of Helianthus. 



From Geo. E. Allam : Plants and seeds of Linaria Maeedonica and Lin- 

 aria purpurea. 



