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of “ Nature Rooms,” in which terraria, aquaria, Wardian cases, 
etc., could display in an attractive manner, plants and other 
nature material. 
REPORL OF ANE PIBRAKTAN BOR: 1017 
Dr. C. Stuart GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith the following report 
for the year ending December 31, 1917. 
The moving of the library from a crowded temporary room to 
its permanent quarters in the new wing of the laboratory build- 
ing is the outstanding fact in the history of the library for the 
past year. 
Accessions 
It is a pleasure to report that the year 1917 has shown a steady 
growth. Among the valuable accessions presented to us may be 
mentioned 5,833 publications received from the Florida agricul- 
tural experiment station, including annual reports, bulletins, etc., 
of the various agricultural experiment stations in the United 
States ; 91 books and 235 parts of publications from Mr. Leonard 
Barron; 42 volumes, 18 pamphlets, and 58 parts bequeathed to 
us by Mr. Frank H. Ames. Among items of special interest are 
the ““Musaeum Tradescantianum,” published in 1656, as well as 
seven autograph letters written by Francois André Michaux, 
1817-1827, presented by Mr. Alfred T. White; and “ The Ameri- 
can Gardener,” by John Gardiner and David Hepburn, 1804, 
given by Mr. W. A. White. The complete list of donors is given 
below. 
The accessions secured by purchase include, among other 
items, Flore des Serres et des Jardines de l’Europe; Lowe, Ferns, 
British, and Exotic; Grevillea; Revista di Patologia Vegetale; 
and Chemical Abstracts. 
The total number of volumes and pamphlets on December 31, 
I9QI7, was 12,006, as compared with 11,193, on December 31, 
1916—an increase of 873 for the year. 

