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REPORT ON THE LIBRARY FOR 1941 
To THE DIRECTOR: 
I submit herewith my report for the year ending December 31, 
1941 
ACCESSIONS 
The collections at present comprise 43,301 pieces of which 
number 22,770 are volumes and 20,531 are pamphlets, an in- 
crease of 645 volumes and 1,824 pamphlets, or 2,469 pieces 
during 1941. Volumes purchased totaled 163. Gifts during the 
year were 78 volumes, 1,343 pamphlets, and 884 parts. The list 
of donors is included in Appendix I. 
Of periodicals and other serials the library received 615 as 
exchanges, 80 as gifts, 117 as purchases, and 6 through publica- 
tion, making a total of 818 titles. 
List of some important accessions 
Bauhin, Caspar. Prodromos theatri botanici . . . Francofurti ad Moenum, 
20. 
Boerhaave, Hermann. Index plantarum, quae in horto academico Lugduno 
atavo reperiuntur i [Levden], 17 
Brongniart, A. T. Sur la aaeeine ition et la aceon des végétaux fossiles. 
Paris, 1822 
Chabrey, Domne Stirpium icones et sciagraphia ... Genevae, 1666. 
Huerto, Circe del. romatum et simplicium aliquot medicamentorum apud 
Indos nascentium historia... Quarta editio. 4 ae 3 
Johnson, Thomas. Opus an omnia botanica . . . London, 7 
Lauremberg, Peter. Horticultura, libris Fr ee al Moenum, 
32) 
Leeuwenhoek, Antony van. Vijfde oes der brieven .. . Delft, 1696. 
—. Sesde vervolg der brieven ... Delft, 1 i 
——. Sevende vervolg der brieven ... D elft t, 
Logan, James. Experimenta et meletemata de ace generatione .. . 
London, 1747 
Nageli, C. W. von. Botanische mittheilungen . . . Miinchen, 1863-1881. 
5 vols. 
Wolff, C. FE. Theoria generationis. Halae ad Salam, 1774. 
LiBRARY WORK 
The last space available for shelving in the rooms allotted to 
the library was filled during the year by the installation in the 
