(275) 



Myxomycetes to be in boxes. Garden or Columbia Uni- 

 versity property to be indicated by stamp. 

 Algae. Garden and Columbia specimens both on 15 J^-inch 



paper but the property of each institution on separate 



sheets and stamped accordingly. 

 Fungi. Garden and Columbia specimens both on 16^-inch 



paper but the property of each institution on separate 



sheets and stamped accordingly. 

 Lichens. (Same arrangement as Fungi.) 

 Bryophytes. (Same arrangement as Algae.) 

 Pteridophytes. Garden specimens on 16^-inch paper; 



Columbia on 15^ -inch. The property of each institution 



in separate species-covers but in the same cases. 

 Gymnosperms. (Same arrangement as Pteridophyta.) 

 Angiosperms. Garden specimens on 16^-inch paper; 



Columbia on 15^-inch. The property of each institution 



in separate cases. 



(a) Garden Herbarium. The additions of herbarium 

 specimens during the year amount to a total of fully 52,000. 

 The Garden has been fortunate in being able to secure all of 

 the desirable current distributions of herbarium specimens by 

 purchase, gift or exchange. The herbarium has been espe- 

 cially enriched by the exploring trips already referred to and 

 by the acquisition of the Mexican and European herbarium of 

 Mr. A. Vigener, the algal herbarium of Dr. T. F. Allen, 

 and the local herbarium of the Torrey Botanical Club. 



About 45,000 sheets were mounted and incorporated into 

 the Garden herbarium. This addition represents fully 49,- 

 625 specimens, for in the case of cryptogams, several speci- 

 mens of the same species have often been mounted on one 



sheet. 



The increasing need of a local herbarium representing the 

 species growing naturally within a radius of one hundred 

 miles from New York City and their distribution, was 

 partly met in June when the Torrey Botanical Club pre- 

 sented its herbarium to the Garden. This herbarium con- 

 sists of plants from within the area above mentioned and 



