96 
Number of pamphlets, December 31, 1936......................5. 249 
Number of pamphlets added during 1937. ....................005. 7 
Total number of pamphlets, December 31, 1937.................0. 256 
Number of parts added during 1937. ..2...400c.50s0 e000 eeuacee ves 28 
SERIALS AND PERIODICALS 
(Including only those of which numbers were received in 1937) 
UA Gs. kane eee he ee eee Ley nee ees bua ee aoe eS 150 
GSI ss ge aireen ae ands de abv) dado caged os pomeees be ots Wn aah en heen oe ee 97 
PUR CIMT Geb didrt got es od tse cape eugene ae Sst tao Cech tee 797 
Publication. 2.0... cece ae poise te ae 3 
Ota: seas aa ec eee ee sata a bee ea ae Be Ee 1,049 
CATALOGING 
Books, Pamphlets, and Serials cataloged... 00... ee 1,038 
Yotal number of cards typewritten and filed...................... 1,773 
PRINTED CARDS 
Torrey Botanical Club index cards on file, December 31, 1936...... 51,654 
BGG ine VOGT 20 anne oh veers ae cha aioe tee rh tg ba gehen ee 1,640 
Total, December 31, 1937... 0.0... ccc eee eee eee ees eee 59,294 
MUISCELLANEOUS 
Number of users of the library... 0.00.00 eee 4,428 
Books lent to members of the staff... 0.0... .00000 00000. .... 1,466 
Books lent to other institutions... 0.000000. 0c eee ey eat 52 
Books borrowed from other institutions... 2.2.0.0... 0000 0c eee ee 42 
REPORT OF THE RESIDENT INVESTIGATOR 
(FERNS) FOR 1937 
Dr. C. Stuart GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: | submit herewith my report for the year ending December 
ol, 1907; 
SCHOOL SERVICE 
Continuing as Chairman of the Program Committee of the 
New York Association of Biology Teachers, the program for the 
school year, 1937-1938, has been worked out in conference with 
the Executive Committee of that Organization. Besides several 
