//. Mycoloi/icul Herhor'uun. about 7-M4-S specimens. 



///. Bryophytes, about n,ooo specimens. 



// 7 . Algae , about 3.000 specimens. 



In the development of scientific work at the Garden, emphasis 

 has been placed on the experimental aspects of botany, and there- 

 has been no effort to make the Brooklyn Botanic Garden pri- 



The herbaria are being deceit iped rather as a supplement to the 

 living collections and to investigations in progress, and with a 

 view to including plants from all parts of the world of some spe- 

 cial interest, whether horticultural, economic, or scientific. 'From 

 the last point of view it is sought to have representatives of all 

 the families of the higher plants, anal particularly of those genera 

 in the \ u ion famili . In h ipp< ai to u«; f i tin pi mntiv< < on 

 dition of the family. 



LIBRARY 



part, to botany and various aspects of plant life and gardening. 

 These include practically all of the more important botanical jour- 

 nals published. The total number currently received is 961, but 

 not all of them issued numbers in 1 <,.>;-. The card catalogue con- 

 tains more than 35,500 Torrey Botanical Club index cards and 

 over 24,000 Index Ahjarum I'nreersalis cards. Among special 

 collections may be mentioned the following: 



1. The library of Annie Morrill Smith (Mrs. Hugh M. Smith), 

 from 1902 to 1905 co-editor, and from 1906 to 191 1 editor of the 

 Bryologist, This collection comprises chiefly works on mosses, 

 hepatics, and lichens, and includes many rare and important items. 



2. A grozciiHj collection of pre-Linnaean leorks (195 volumes 

 as of January 1, 10,28), including a number of botanical incuna- 

 bula. 1 hi ( 1 1 I 1 u 11 umerous rare items, 

 and most of the important herbals. are being acquired with the 

 income from b< Atij unin - trial t ice! M 11101 ial I mid | 



