(479) 



The total number of plants obtained from all sources has been 

 about 13,000 specimens, of which about 4,000 were derived 

 from the germination of seed. The work of replacing all 

 wooden pot-labels with permanent ones of zinc has been 

 croino- on and is being continued ; at the same time accession 

 numbers are being given to plants received prior to the adop- 

 tion of numbered accessions. 



The herbarium of cultivated plants has been increased by 

 592 specimens, and all of these, together with many others 

 collected in previous years, have been mounted and incor- 

 porated in this herbarium. Part of the time of one assistant 

 was employed during the summer in collecting specimens of 

 the cultivated plants, especially those of the outside collec- 

 tions, and in identifying many of these. 



The following table gives the approximate number of species 

 in each collection, including those at present in the propagat- 

 ing houses and the nurseries, and the total number, both 

 wild and cultivated, growing within the grounds: 



Conservatory 5 ,So8 



Herbaceous grounds 3>° 12 



Fruticetum 5 7 2 



Arboretum 220 



Pi netum Si 



Salicetum 43 



Viticetum 65 



Wild flora S60 



10,661 

 Respectfully submitted, 



Geo. V. Nash, 

 //cad Gardener. 



