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made for the most part, in the form of articles contributed to 
periodicals. Today, these records are being written at such a 
rate, some three quarters of a million times in a year, that we do 
not know where to find those of interest to us.”’ He estimates 
that there are ‘‘fifteen thousand current scientific periodicals. 
The librarian’s task does not end with the acquiring of these 
periodicals. They must be protected from wear and loss of parts 
by binding. In December 569 volumes were prepared and 
sent to the binder. This represents the first binding done since 
December 1935 and but a fraction of the binding still needing to 
be done. 
Revision of the classification scheme has been started. The 
present classes are being retained as far as practicable, but where 
needed, as in the economic botany section, a more logical division 
is being substituted. Grouping in ‘‘form” divisions by putting 
works on the history aspect of all subjects together instead of 
scattering them among the subjects will make reference easier 
and speedier. Definition and delimitation of terms will help to 
avoid ambiguity in some classes. It is hoped that by these means 
the weaknesses of the classification, which twenty years of use has 
exposed, may be corrected and that it may become a better tool 
for the arranging of the books in the library. 
The library exhibit for Spring Inspection centered on the works 
of John Evelyn. This served to draw attention to the reprint of 
the first edition of his Acetaria which the Woman’s Auxiliary of 
the Garden published this year. In addition to the library’s copy 
of this work, used in making the reprint, other works by Evelyn 
were displayed as follows: 
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Acetaria. 2d edition. London, 1706 
Kkalendarium Hortense. London, 1664 
Philosophical discourse of earth. 1st edition. London, 1676 
Sylva. 1st edition. London, 1664 
as well as numerous portraits of Evelyn and translations by 
of other authors’ works on gardening. 
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During the year personal contacts with other libraries and 
librarians were established. The libraries of the Brooklyn 
Museum, the Horticultural Society of New York, the American 
Museum of Natural History, the Garden Club of American, and 
