DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY. 



199 



A set of Canadian plants numbering 233, collected by J. M. Macoun. 



A set of 425 specimens collected by T. E. Wilcox in Arizona. 



A set of 28 plants collected by E. P. Sheldon in Minnesota. 



A sot of 1,411 specimens from Arizona, collected by D. T. McDongal. 



A set of 15,191 plants collected by J. H. Sandbergand assistants in .Minnesota and 

 Idaho. 



A set of 2,011 specimens collected in Florida by J. II. Simpson. 



A set of 1,590 specimens collected by M. A. Car let on in Kansas, Oklahoma, and 

 New Mexico. 



A set of 93 specimens from E. L. Greene, collected in California, Washington, and 

 Alaska. 



A set of 144 specimens collected by G. A. Holzinger in North Dakota. 



A set of 140 plants (United States and foreign) collected by H. A. Green. 



The total number of specimens received from all sources is 53,384. 



The number of specimens mounted and distributed into the collec- 

 tions is about 12,000. 



The number of packages sent out from the herbarium is 335. The 

 number of herbarium specimens sent to college museums, experimental 

 stations, etc., is 15,748. 



The number of plants remaining in the duplicate collection is about 

 75,000. 



The following - table will show a comparison of the work with the two 

 previous years: 



Comparative statistics of the herbarium for the years 18'>n. 1891, 1S92. 



1891. 



1892. 



Specimens received 21, '.'AC* 



suit in experimental stations, etc 7. 951 



Number of accessions 370 



40, 90:5 

 8, 456 



621 



53, 384 



i:..7ix 

 512 



The following list indicates the accessions to this department which 

 were received directly by the National Museum: 



Cata- 

 logue 

 No. 



1003 

 1024 

 1038 

 1049 

 1050 

 1051 

 1073 

 1076 

 1077 

 1112 

 1134 

 1172 

 1214 

 1230 

 1248 



Name of Bender. 



F. ti. Arthur 



Mrs. C. M. Ferry 

 C.G.Pringle 



Una re and Felt 



.1. A. Field 



F. E. Knowles 



Mrs. I.. T. Eggleston 



Mrs. H. M. Case 



Ernest Walker 



C. 1!. Bryan 



A. Duges 



Mrs. J. A. Sherman 



M.O. Bear 



Aukland Museum 

 A. ( ;. Sanders 



Num- 

 ber of 



species. 



1 



I 



287 



1 

 1 

 9 

 1 



1 



14 



404 



1 



450 



3 



