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Margaret Chapin during April, May, and June, and the seed col- 

 lection was partly arranged. 



A systematic list of the trees and shrubs was completed this year 

 and compared with the Arnold Arboretum list. Later a systematic 

 list of the herbaceous plants in the beds was begun. 



Studies were made for about six weeks during the fall of the 

 plants in the herbaceous beds. Dr. Gundersen made collections of 

 seeds, from the Catskills, for distribution. The annual Seed List 

 was compiled, printed, and distributed. 



The number of species and varieties of plants raised from seed 

 during the year was 5*9- 



Consignment numbers 22-1 to 22-65 were assigned during the 

 year to a total of 1,304 living plants received. Of these, 519 were 

 plants raised at the garden from seed, and 103 were varieties of 

 rose cuttings received as an exchange from the Rochester Park 

 Department. The remainder were by gift, purchase, or exchange, 

 as noted under Miscellaneous Statistics. 



Phanerogamic Herbarium 



The total number of herbarium specimens acquired during the 

 year was 3,704, of which 1,841 were gifts, 1,607 received by ex- 

 change, 256 by collection. No herbarium specimens were pur- 

 chased this year. The specimens received by gift and exchange 

 are listed under Miscellaneous Statistics. 



The number of specimens mounted for the herbarium was 945. 

 Fumigation of the mounted collections was carried on regularly 

 throughout the year. 



The herbarium workroom was divided into two parts, one to be 

 used by the Department of Public Instruction as a seed room and 

 the other part for the herbarium workroom. The collections of 

 plants and materials stored in this room were arranged to be more 

 readily available. 



Special mention is made here of the gift of Miss A. E. Hamilton, 

 Baldwin, Long Island, of 1,245 specimens, most of which were 

 collected on Long Island, and of the gift of 149 specimens, all from 

 Long Island, by Mr. William C. Ferguson. Some of the latter 

 are species not before recorded from Long Island. 



