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print books and pamphlets on botanical subjects; to Baron Kishi- 
chiro Okura, Tokyo, for the “ Catalogue of the Okura Exhibi- 
tion of Japanese Art held at Rome,” consisting of two large folio 
volumes of plates including many oo. of Japanese flower 
painting ; and to six members of the Woman’s Auxiliary and one 
other friend of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for the gift of 
“ Aristocrats of Japan’s National Flower,” consisting of 50 plates 
of chrysanthemums. Several rare Japanese books on Iris, secured 
by Dr. Reed during his recent trip to Japan, were purchased from 
a special Iris Fund made up of contributions from the American 
Iris Society and about a dozen friends of the Garden. Such 
generous gifts are deeply appreciated, since the library must de- 
pend on its friends for expensive and unusual acquisitions of this 
kind. 
Purchases of books have been divided between current publica- 
tions and important out of print works desired in rounding out our 
collection. We were fortunate in securing a number of scarce 
botanical classics as well as runs of several periodicals needed 
to fill in sets. 
The rare books by early botanical writers were purchased from 
the income of the Benjamin Stuart Gager Memorial Fund, which 
was given for this special purpose. Many other important works 
and periodical sets were checked in booksellers’ catalogues but 
could not be ordered because all available funds were exhausted. 
Besides the usual allotment for books, an additional amount of at 
least $5,000 could be expended to advantage during the coming 
year for needed books of this kind which are becoming increasingly 
scarce and expensive. 
List of Some Important Accessions 
Albertus de Bollstaedt (Magnus). Liber secretorum de virtutibus her- 
barum, et animalium quorundam. Venetiae. 1502. (Probably falsely 
ascribed to Albertus de Bollstaedt 
Aldrovandus, Ulyssis. Dendrologiae naturalis ... libri duo. Bononia, 1668 
(Colophon, 1667). (First edition. 
Annales d’horticulture et de botanique, ou flore des jardins du royaume des 
ays-bBas, . 1-5, 1858-62, 
Asami, Yoshichi. The crab-apples and nectarines of Japan. Tokyo, 192 
Bauhin, rate Historia novi et admirabilis fontis balneique ie 
Montbéliard, 
