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separata and publications issued originally as pamphlets. Each 
pamphlet is bound and readily accessible on the open shelves. 
In addition to a portion of the Botanic Garden Collections Fund 
(contributions to which are solicited annually), and a portion of 
the income from other sources, the entire income from the fol- 
lowing permanent funds is devoted to library purposes in the 
amounts indicated : 
t, George C, Brackett Library Fund (D800). ccc.+ +s ues esate $ 27.48 
2. Benjamin Stuart Gager Memorial Fund ($13,417.20)......... 737.92 
3. Martha Woodward Stutzer Memorial Fund ($10,000)........ 275.00 
ot Lif) 72 Bee ay a te ore ey Pe ER PRR TNE 5 rte Sir = $1,040.40 
The income from other sources brings the library budget for 
1927, for the purchase of publications and for binding, to a total 
of about $4,400. 
The library is administered strictly as a reference library, and 
is open free to the public daily (except Sundays and Holidays) 
from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. until noon. By 
special arrangement investigators may have access to the library 
outside of official days and hours. 
PLANT HOUSES 
The plant houses comprise the following: 
a, Conservatories, of 9 houses, containing a collection of tender 
and tropical plants. 
b. Instructional Greenhouses, 3 in number, for adult and children’s 
classes. 
c. Propagating House. 
d. Experimental Greenhouses, 4 in number; two each are assigned 
to the departments of plant pathology and of genetics. 
EXPERIMENTAL GARDEN 
The experimental garden, adjacent to the plant houses, com- 
prises about one acre of land, and is utilized at present in con- 
nection with investigations in genetics, plant pathology, forest 
pathology, and the Beardless Iris project. 
