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REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF PLANTS FOR 1928 
Dr. C. StuART GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: I beg to submit herewith my report for the year 1928. 
Collections 
Among plants received were 60 specimens of rock garden plants 
from Oregon, and about 40 specimens of Central American orchids 
from the Missouri Botanical Garden. A number of additional 
conifers were planted, and about 20 additional varieties of flower- 
ing crabapples and cherries. 
During the. spring, in collaboration with the horticulturist, 
twenty-six detailed maps were made of the rock garden, showing 
the location of each species. 
In the fall, the Cycad house was rearranged, removing other 
plants, and separating old world and American genera. We have 
seven of the nine genera, lacking only Stangeria and Muicrocycas. 
Phanerogamic Herbarium 
Among collections received were the following: 159 plants from 
British Columbia, collected by Mr. Titus Ulke; ror plants from 
the Catskills, collected by Mr. Norman Taylor; and 185 specimens 
collected by E. J. Ersler in Norway. 
Additional specimens were collected by me in the Catskill Moun- 
tains, and about 100 specimens were sent to each of four herbaria, 
namely: The Torrey Botanical Club, and the botanic gardens of 
Zurich, Melbourne, and Cluj, Roumania. The last three were in 
exchange for specimens earlier received by us. 
Some new metal cases for the herbarium work-room made it 
possible to begin an arrangement of collections there. 
Cryptogamic Herbarium 
Dr. Reed, curator of plant pathology and in charge of the Fun- 
eus Herbarium, reports the following accessions for 1928: 
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