( 444) 



An extensive collection of Pleistocene material from the 

 buried swamps of Maryland was sent for identification and 

 report, and has been added to the Museum collection. 



Other notable additions to the museums are: (i) A sup- 

 plementary collection from the Eolignitic group of Louisiana ; 

 (2) a collection from the Miocene Tertiary of the John Day 

 Basin, Oregon ; (3) two collections of Cretaceous (Dakota 

 Group) leaves from Kansas. 



Considerable rough sorting of miscellaneous material re- 

 ceived in boxes from Columbia University has also been ac- 

 complished and early in the year the work of designating 

 the ownership of each specimen was completed ; thus, in 

 accordance with the plan adopted, specimens belonging to 

 the Garden have each been marked with a yellow B, while 

 each specimen belonging to Columbia University has been 

 marked with a red C. 



7. Labeling. The permanent labeling of the several 

 museums has been prosecuted continuously throughout the 

 year. Especial efforts have been made to fill out gaps in the 

 economic museum and the synoptic collection of the syste- 

 matic museum. The popularity of the local flora of the sys- 

 tematic museum led us essentially to complete the labeling of 

 that collection as far as it is installed early in the year. 



The four table-cases in the fossil plant museum containing 

 specimens of the Tertiary, Cretaceous and Jura-Trias have 

 been furnished with permanent labels. In this case a label 

 was adopted giving data concerning the natural family to 

 which the specimen belongs, the name of the geological 

 horizon from which it was derived, the name of the species 

 and the locality. 



Large labels for the top of each case of the economic and 

 systematic museums and similar guide-labels for each stand 

 of the local flora collections have been struck off and put in 

 place. 



8. Care of the Collections. During the latter part 

 of the year each case of both the economic and systematic 

 museums was completely overhauled and thoroughly dusted 



