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212 for woody plants out of doors, and 123 signs and special 
labels, usually for special purposes. The labels and signs have 
all been made at the Garden, and it will be desirable to continue 
this arrangement, which should occupy practically all of one 
man’s time, as our collections grow. 
The plant accessions during the year and to date are as follows: 
BY SOUL Clas Clete crcl apr esate Aen si ie eee ee 227 
PS VaeCRCh all Ope arr ict hi Min dx tae eet One Cn teen oe 113 
BaP LRG Meee tener cocks hc et ete Oe e eee am 79 
VaR CON ect Om Nt cee ara ack etn ait Cpe err att 246 
Dees COMER remo. BR te electing tte BERT hed SORE 403 
ARGUS Ss, aks, ere ge ON na NR TIER, Chad irre fon) a 1,068 
Accession numbers 5418-6271 inclusive were assigned during 
the year. In the autumn a census of all the plants cultivated in 
the general systematic garden, the local flora, pinetum, conserva- 
tories, nurseries and along the brook was taken, in order to check 
up our actual condition with the records in the office, and to 
correct such errors as might be found. A count of these cor- 
rected records shows, as of December 31, 1915, that we have 
growing 2,840 species in 1,232 genera, besides 544 that are as yet 
of doubtful specific identity, making a total of 3,384. The dif- 
ference between these figures and those in my report of last year 
is due to the fact that the latter were based on office records 
merely and did not show our actual condition as the present 
figures do. 
Following is a list of the donors of living plants. (including 
packets of seeds) ; the figures indicate the number of specimens 
donated. 
Plant Gifts, 1915 
Dr. Ralph C. Benedict, 13; Miss Ida Heaton, 2; Miss Maude 
H. Purdy, 2; Mr. E. J. Winslow, 1; Mr. A. T. White, 1; Miss E. 
M. Kittredge, 2; Mr. C. A. Weatherby, 1; Mr. J. McCallum, 5; 
Mr. F. H. Ames, 2; Miss F. A. Mulford, 1; Dr. E. B. Brainerd, 
2; Mrs. C.S. Phelps, 1; Mrs]. Dy Prince, 1; Mr. John N. Drake, 
2; Mr. William Andrews, 1; Mr. D. Steengrafe, 1; Mr. John L. 
Childs, 1. 
