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the spring and fall of a character not falling within any of the 

 categories above mentioned. The primary planting of some 

 of the plots planned for the vicinity of the station was ac- 

 complished in the autumn. 



The total number of species now available for study in all 

 the plantations, conservatories and in the wild parts of the 

 Park, exclusive of the lichens, fungi, and algae, now ag- 

 gregates about 5,400. 



Further details concerning plants and planting will be found 

 in the reports of Mr. Henshaw, Head Gardener and of Mr. 

 Nash, Curator of the Plantations, hereto appended. 



Buildings. 



The contract of the Department of Parks with the John H. 

 Parker Company for the construction of the museum build- 

 ing, power house, stable and closet group, was completed in 

 April and the buildings turned over to us for operation by the 

 Department. 



Museum. This building has proven to be satisfactory in 

 every way for its purposes. A few minor imperfections in 

 its roof have been corrected by the Parker Company, under 

 their guarantee ; some trouble was experienced at first by 

 water in the cellar under the lecture hall after heavy storms, 

 but this has been wholly remedied by clearing the drainage 

 system of obstructions which accidentally got into it while it 

 was being laid, and by grading and the construction of the 

 terraces outside the building. Some trouble has also been ex- 

 perienced from storms driving water under the large win- 

 dow-sills, and this has not yet been wholly remedied, although 

 the conditions have been much improved by additional car- 

 penter work. It was found necessary to supply some addi- 

 tional light-excluding shades in the lecture hall in order to 

 darken that room sufficiently for satisfactory illustration with 

 the electric stereopticon, which was installed and connected 

 with the power cable from the power house. An especially 

 devised case for filing lantern-slides was built by our own 

 carpenter and placed in one of the laboratory rooms on the 



