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The practice of maintaining savings accounts in several of the Wash- 

 ington banks and trust companies has been continued during the past 

 year, and interest on these deposits amounted to $4,759.33. 



Deposits are made in banks for convenience in collection of checks, 

 and later such funds are withdrawn and deposited in the United 

 States Treasury. Disbursement of funds is made by check signed by 

 the Secretary of the Institution and drawn on the United States 

 Treasury. 



The Institution gratefully acknowledges gifts and grants from 

 the following : 



American Philosophical Society, gift for hybridization studies of stink bugs. 

 American Philosophical Society, grant to further research on the color prints 



of John Baptist Jackson. 

 Atomic Energy Commission, additional gift for the studies on the regulation of 



plant growth by radiation. 

 Atomic Energy Commission, additional gift for mechanism of action of ionizing 



radiation. 

 Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Bredin, gift to establish "The Bredin Expedition Fund 



1955-1956." 

 Mrs. Agues Chase, additional gift for copying the index to grass names. 

 Department of the Army, Chemical Corps, additional gift for research studies to 



determine the influence of plant regulators. 

 Entomological Society of America, gift to aid in printing of manuscript entitled 



"History of Entomology in World War II." 

 Edward P. Henderson, gift for research on meteorites. 

 Humble Oil & Refining Co. and California Research Corp., grants-in-aid to the 



Planktonic Foraminifera Project. 

 Idaho Power Company, grant for Snake River Archeological Project. 

 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, additional grant for the wax 



metabolism fund. 

 Edwin A. Link, additional gift for historical research (marine archeology). 

 National Academy of Sciences, grant for preparing a manuscript translation of 



a "Flora of Japan" by Jisaburo Ohwi. 

 National Academy of Sciences, grant for support of research on U. S. National 



Museum collection of ascidians. 

 National Geographic Society, grant to complete the excavations and related 



work at the archeological site in Jackson County, Ala. 

 National Science Foundation, grant for taxonomic study of the phanerogams 



of Colombia. 

 National Science Foundation, additional grant to make possible the continuation 



of work of the Canal Zone Biological Area on Barro Colorado Island. 

 National Science Foundation, grant for the support of research entitled "Mono- 

 graph of Fresh-water Calanoid Copepods." 

 National Science Foundation, grant for an optical tracking and scientific analysis 



program for the U. S. Earth Satellite Program. 

 National Science Foundation, grant for research on recent Foraminifera from 



Ifaluk Atoll. 

 National Science Foundation, grant for study of physical changes in the Indian 



population of Hacienda Vicos. 

 National Science Foundation, grant for botanical studies in southeastern Brazil. 



