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THE HERBARIUM 
Phaneroganuc Herbariwn—A total of 7423 specimens have 
been mounted and incorporated in the general collection during 
1932, as against 11,931 in 1931. As last year, this work, under 
the supervision of Dr. Svenson, has been made possible by nine 
assistants assigned to the Botanic Garden by the Emergency Work 
Bureau (see p. 45), in addition to the two regular herbarium 
assistants. 
Cryptogamic Herbarium—The curator reports a total of 1445 
accessions (1295 fungi; 150 other cryptogams). 
Limitations of Space—Both the Phanerogamic and the Crypto- 
gamic collections have outgrown the space originally assigned to 
the Herbaria when our building was planned, and their steady 
erowth has created a “ housing” problem difficult to solve. The 
Cryptogamic Herbarium, in particular, is in very cramped quar- 
ters, and there seems to be no additional room-space for its ex- 
pansion. During the year it has been necessary to place some of 
the cases in the corridor on the lower floor. 
Personnel Needs—Herbarium work includes collecting and 
mounting specimens, labeling, remounting, cleaning, filing, keeping 
records, fumigating, typing, and other operations essential to main- 
taining the collection in a a state of physical up-keep and 
serving the need of users. The fact that we have kept from six 
to nine assistants, in addition to two regular assistants, profitably 
occupied for two years shows how greatly the herbarium has 
hitherto been undermanned. The curator in charge states that 
four assistants, in addition to the two now provided for in the 
budget, could be kept permanently profitably occupied, and are 
really needed to maintain the herbarium as an active working 
collection. 
COOPERATION 
In addition to our continuing cooperation with schools of all 
grades, and with three outside organizations in the publication 
of three botanical journals (see p. 142), the Garden has cooperated, 
owing institutions and organizations 
— 
among others, with the fol 
during the year: 
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station—In cooperation 
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