136 THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 
process ungums the fibre and renders it possible to spin it 
on ordinary cotton and woollen machinery, bnt the proc- 
ess of removing the bark still remains unsolved ; the 
imported material comes prepared. 
The additions to the liln-ary for the year (May, 1889, 
to May, 1890) have been as follows : 
By Donation. 
Folios, 50 
Quartos, 173 
Octavos, 930 
Twelvemos, 665 
Sixteenmos 209 
Twenty-fourmoB, 84 
Total of bound volumes, 2,111 
Pamplilets and serials, - . 9,120 
Total of donations, 11,231 
By Exchange. 
Folios, 72 
Quartos, 31 
Octavos, 212 
Twelvemos, • 9 
Sixteenmos, . 5 
Twenty-fourmos, 1 
Total of bound volumes, 330 
Pamphlets and serials, 3,510 
Total of exchanges 3,840 
By Purchase. 
Folios, 3 
Quartos, 2 
Octavos 71 
Twelvemos IS 
Sixteenmos, 5 
Total of bound volumes, 99 
Pamphlets and serials, 776 
Total of purchases, 875 
Total of donations, 11,231 
Total of exchanges 3,840 
Total of purchases, 875 
Total of additions, 15,946 
