89 
Of periodicals and other serials the library received 797 as 
exchanges, 97 as gifts, 150 as purchases, and 5 through publication 
by the Garden, making a total of 1,049 titles. 
List of some important accessions 
Bigelow, Jacob. American medical botany ... Boston, 1817-1820. 
Boysen-Jensen, Peter. Growth hormones in plants... New York, 193 
Bretschneider, Emil. History of European botanical discoveries in China. 
an 
(Facsimile reprint of London 1898 edition.) Leipzig, 1935. 
California Geological Survey. Botany. (By W. H. Brewer, Sereno Watson 
and Asa Gray.) 2d rev. ed. Bisson, 1880. 
Clinton-Baker, H. W. & Jackson, A. B. Illustrations of new conifers. Hert- 
d, 1935 
Culpeper, Nicholas. The English physitian: or An ee physical dis- 
course of the vulgar herbs of this nation... Londot Bye: 
Dillenius, J. J. Catalogus plantarum sponte circa Gissam Teceengin : 
Francofurti ad Moenum, 1719. 
Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland. Edin- 
Evelyn, John. Acetaria. A Discourse of sallets. Brooklyn, Woman's 
uxiliary, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1937. 
Evelyn, John. Fumifugium; or, The ra ees of the aer and smoake 
V2: 
of London dissipated . . . London, 
Free, Montague. Gardening; a complete ee garden making ... New 
ork, 1937. 
Hales, Stephen. Vegetable staticks ... London, 1727. Ist ed. 
Hosack, David. Catalogue of plants contained in the Botanic Garden at 
Elgin in the vicinity of New York. = »w York, 1806. Ist ed. (Pres- 
itation copy from oe to Saml. L. Mitchill.) 
Linnaea; ein journal oe lie botanik in ne ganzen umfange. V. 1-43. 
erlin, etc., 1826-— 
Linné, Carl von. Bi an botanica ... em 1736. Ist ed. 
Pasteur, Louis. Etudes sur le vin... Paris, 1866. Ist ed. 
Tansley, A. G. ed. Types of British vegetation ... ae 1911. 
Went, F. W. & Thimann, K. V.. Phytohormones. New York, 
LIBRARY WORK 
In actual library work there were a few changes in technique 
which may be worth recording. 
On the shelves was much ephemeral material of a descriptive 
and historical nature relating to different societies and organiza- 
tions. Each item had been cataloged separately with the con- 
sequence that there were many envelopes on the shelves and many 
entries in the catalog. It was found expedient to group all this 
