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rubber type and adjustable lettering-frames has been devised 

 which gives a rapid, cheap and legible result, all desirable 

 features in a label. The value and importance of this feat- 

 ure of labeling in emphasizing the educational aspect of our 

 collections is continually borne in mind, and is fully appre- 

 ciated by the visiting public. The matter of providing all 

 plants with record labels is also of much importance, and has 

 been found of great assistance to us in the past. These labels 

 have been made much more efficient by allotting to each a 

 given number, our accession book giving under the same 

 number all available data in reference to the plant. The 

 copper label which we have used on the shrubs and small 

 trees for several years is employed for this purpose and is 

 proving very satisfactory. It is pendant from a wire inserted 

 along the edge of the pot in the rear, and so entirely hidden, 

 thus reducing to a minimum the chance of a mixture of labels 

 by some too inquisitive visitor. It far excels the zinc label 

 formerly used for this purpose. It is hardly necessary to 

 state that the card catalogue of the plants in cultivation is still 

 maintained, its usefulness having been so fully demonstrated 

 in the past. The data from our accession book are being 

 transferred to it as fast as possible. The herbarium of culti- 

 vated plants is increasing, many specimens having been 

 added. This will increase more rapidly in the future now 

 that our conservatory collections are growing so rapidly. 



In my report for 1899 were given full lists of all the species 

 under cultivation. The preparation of such lists involves 

 much labor and time and to be effective should be approxi- 

 mately complete. Owing to the large accessions of the past 

 six months much time has been consumed in properly record- 

 ins: and installing; such additions. This has rendered it im- 

 possible to determine many of the plants which have come to 

 us without names, and to properly verify some names about 

 which there is considerable suspicion. It would of course be 

 impossible to incorporate such unnamed material, and for 

 this reason a list made at this time would necessarily be in- 

 complete, and would give an erroneous idea as to the size and 



