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this force, in addition to regular assignments as outlined above. 
Under present circumstances the general condition of the grounds, 
while a subject for congratulation, is not yet up to the standard 
we aim for, and still is our best argument for increased appropri- 
ation for common labor. 
Personal Activities 
I have cooperated with the Boyce Thompson Institute for 
Plant Research upon a problem of the specific-gravity tolerance 
of certain brackish water weeds found in tidal streams, in con- 
nection with some work of theirs on duck feeds. Also, as in 
the past, the Long Island State Park Commission has called for 
some advice upon the acquirement of certain lands for State Park 
purposes. I have also continued to serve on the Executive 
Committee of the board of trustees of the Long Island Historical 
Society. 
Respectfully submitted, 
NORMAN TAYLOR, 
Curator of Plants and Plantations. 
REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF PLANTS FOR 1925 
Dr. C. StuART GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: I herewith present my report for the year 1925. 
Collections 
Among plants of special interest added to the collections of 
living plants last year may be mentioned, of hardy plants: 
Gordonia alatamaha, pistillate plants of Lettneria floridana, 
large-fruited forms of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corym- 
bosum); of conservatory plants: Jack-fruit (Artocarpus incisa). 
An inventory of conservatory dicotyledons (except Cacti) 
taken in January showed the number of genera of these to be 
400, the number of species 737. 
During the spring and fall all maps of woody eure were re- 
made on more convenient larger forms. The Saxifragaceae group 
especially was studied before rearrangement, necessary to exhibit 
the species. In other families a number of hedges were planted, 
