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somewhat extensive series of atmometer records were made from 
different parts of the Island,-stations being established at the Gar- 
den, Baldwin, Cherry Grove, Coram, Crystal Brook, Montauk, 
and at North Haven, Conn. ‘The latter instruments were read by 
Mr. Frederick A. Musch, whose faithfulness and precision can not 
be too highly praised. It is a pleasure to record such purely vol- 
untary, disinterested, and efficient assistance. Other voluntary 
observers on Long Island will be noted with the publication of 
the records... 
In cooperation with the Bureau of Soils, U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, I have begun the collection of soil samples of Long 
Island, for which various tests are made here; the balance will be 
completed in Washington. Certain features of the Island are un- 
questionably a response to soil factors rather than to climate. 
Some of these factors are now being studied extensively. 
Work was also continued with Major Barrington Moore on the 
vegetation of Mt. Desert Island in Maine. During the year we 
brought out a joint paper in Ecology (Brooklyn Botanic Garden 
Contributions, No. 26) on certain features of plant succession and 
soil acidity on that island. This work will continue for some time, 
a comprehensive account of the ecology and phytogeography of the 
island being the objective. 
Contributions Number 25, “ Endemism in the Bahama Flora,” 
reprinted from the Annals of Botany, and Number 26, mentioned 
above, were published during the year. 
Since December first I have had the very efficient and enthusi- 
astic assistance of Miss Helen Smith as Scientific Assistant. Much 
of the detail of securing the moisture-holding capacity and wilting 
coefficient of different Long Island and Maine soils has been as- 
sumed by her. 
I continue to serve as Associate Editor of Ecology and for the 
Torrey Botanical Club, although after ten years as editor of 
Torreya I felt obliged to stop with the volume beginning in 1921, 
as I feel the need of more time for purely scientific work. 
Respectfully submitted, 
NorMAN TAYLOR, 
Curator of Plants and Plantations. 
