Lantern Slides 
The contemplated work of popular lectures and instruction will 
necessitate the preparation of a large collection of lantern slides 
for purposes of illustration. During the year 310 slides have been 
made, practically all of which are from negatives owned by the 
Garden, so that the collection is unique. One hundred twenty- 
five (125) of these are colored slides, all but five being of 
native wild plants, including trees, colored by ‘Miss °E. M. Kit- 
tredge, and made from negatives taken by her especially for 
the Garden. Miss Kittredge combines with an unusual artistic 
ability, an accurate knowledge of the local flora. With each 
negative, she has submitted for our confirmation the specimen 
from which the negative was made, and also a colored print. 
In this way we are sure, not only that the determination of the 
species is correct, but also that the coloration is accurate. Thus 
the collection of slides possesses, not only rare beauty, but scien- 
tific accuracy, without which it would have little value for the 
purposes of a botanic garden. 
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Recommendations 
Library. ‘The very wise decision of your Committee to build 
up the library with private money brings us face to face with 
the need of a special book fund, at least during the early period 
of development. The annual income from our endowment of 
$20,000 is only $2250, and the demands upon this fund for the 
purchase of plants and for other purposes will be specially heavy 
for the first two or three years, leaving only a small balance for 
library purposes. I beg to suggest the desirability of consider- 
ing as soon as possible some plan for securing private funds for 
the purchase of books and periodicals. As soon as we come 
into possession of our own building, from $5000 to $10,000 
could be profitably expended for a nucleus for the library. In 
fact, without such a fund, the development of the library will be 
seriously handicapped. 
Staff. In planning for the further development of the Garden 
during 1912, I wish to recommend that the next appointment to 
the staff be a curator, to have charge of the department of 
Public Instruction. ‘The state of progress of our building plans 
