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doubtedly’ will be considerably added to during the coming 
season.” 
Special note should be made of two gifts of plants. In Oc- 
tober, through the kindness of Dr. N. L. Britton, the New York 
Botanical Garden gave us 245 plants, mostly cacti and bromeliads, 
for the new greenhouses. ‘This collection, from a scientific stand- 
point, is an important addition. In December, through the kind- 
ness of Mr. Henry Hicks, the firm of Isaac Hicks and Son at 
Westbury gave us about 2,500 shrubs and trees. The large areas 
to be covered with decorative planting made this one of the most 
timely gifts ever received by the Garden. A few of the more un- 
common species, also, were added to our systematic collections. 
Other gifts of plants during the year were as follows: Dr. A. E. 
Foster, 24; Miss A. V. Luther, 2; A. E. Hyde, 2; Miss E. M. Kit- 
tredge, 6; H. Uhrbroch, 1; Parke, Davis Co., 1; Alfred T. White, 
3; H. B. Shaw, 2; F. L. Pickett, 1; A. Weeks, 4; L. Webb, 1; 
Mrs. Walter McDougall, 3; E. W. Brandes, 1; J. B. Todd, 5; W. 
Voss, C. Moldi, G. Donochod, E. Saring, 1; Brooklyn Park De- 
partment, 3; J. Sonderman, 4; H. A. Dreer Co., 1; Botanic Gar- 
den of Smith College, 1; Miss Maud H. Purdy, 1. 
Our second Seed List contained the names of 771 species and 
varieties of plants, offered in exchange. Nearly 800 packets 
were sent out, and 159 came into the Garden. 
On May 9, 1916, four species of oaks were planted, supple- 
menting the trees already in the local flora section. They were 
Quercus alba (No. 6529), planted by Mr. Alfred T. White, Quer- 
cus velutina (No. 6522), planted by Mr. A. Augustus Healy, 
Quercus coccinea (No. 6523), planted by Miss Harriet H. White, 
and Quercus palustris (No. 6529), planted by Miss Frances E. 
White. Two other trees, planted by botanists of note, are Lirio- 
dendron Tulipifera (No. 4022), planted in 1913 by Adolf Engler, 
and Liquidambar styraciflua (No. 1568), planted by Hugo de 
Vries in 1912. 
Labeling and Other Clerical Work 
During the year, verification of plants in the collections has 
gone on, resulting in the placing of 511 wooden show labels and 
