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of which provides for a map of the plantations, and a diagram 
showing the contents of each individual bed. These records make 
it possible to dispense almost entirely with thousands of the zinc 
service labels formerly used, thereby saving considerable expense, 
and avoiding endless annoyance through the loss of the labels 
and, consequently, the records which they carried. 
Statistics —A total of 756 living plants were added to the col- 
lections as against 658 the year preceding; five living plants and 
1,633 packets of seed were sent in exchange, and 580 packets 
were received from botanic gardens. 
Publications 
American Journal of Botany—Volume VI of the Journal 
(1919) comprised 455 pages, with 41 plates and 96 text figures. 
This is one hundred pages less than were published in 1918, but 
the size of the printed page was larger (7-7/16" X 4-10/16" as 
against 6-13/16"” K 4-5/16'), so that the total amount of printed 
matter was slightly in excess of that for 1918. 
Record—Volume 8 of the administrative quarterly, the Record, 
comprised 157 pages and 1o illustrations, as against 128 pages 
and 8 illustrations in 1918. For the first time the April number 
containing the Annual Report, was issued with a special cover. 
Contributions —One number of the Contributions (No. 22) 
was issued. 
Prospectus—The Prospectus for 1920 was issued in January, 
IQIQ, as a reprint in advance from the Record for January, 1920, 
following the plan adopted last year. A new feature of our 
educational work is the two-year Course for the Training of 
Gardeners, announced for the first time in the Prospectus. 
Miscellaneous.—A total of 39 publications by members of staff, 
including books, articles, addresses, reports, and reviews, ap- 
peared during 1919, as against 49 in 1918 A list of titles is 
given in Appendix 2 (p. 00). In addition a large number of 
abstracts of current botanical literature were prepared by various 
members of staff for Botanical Abstracts. 
Seed List—A complete new edition of the Seed List was not 
published, but the List of 1918 was re-distributed, accompanied 
