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3. Sedges of the Fiji Islands (See bibliography ). 
4. Studies on the flora of southern United States (Critical notes 
on plants collected in 1935-1936). 
5. A flora of Cocos Island (Preliminary studies). 
6. Monographic Studies in Eleocharis IV. A manuscript of 
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about 70 pages with 6 plates and many maps, treating the grou 
African and Amazonian origin, with a 
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Tenuisstnae of tropica 
phenomenal development of species on the Atlantic Coastal Plain 
of eastern United States. 
7. Flora of Fisher's Island. Identification of material collected 
by C. C. Hanmer. 
CorreE AND Ponacco PHARMACOLOGY 
By Ratpn H. CnHEeney 
Further studies were made regarding the behavior of Penicillin 
evelopium and P. trsebinskii, and their influence upon commercial 
coffee essences. “The summer of 1936 was spent in research at 
the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Tlole, Massachusetts. 
The primary subject investigated was the nature and degree of the 
modifications in the normal activity of the mammalian duodenum, 
jejunum, and ileum, caused by the plant alkaloids, caffeine and 
nicotine. 
sLIC INSTRUC- 
REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF PU 
TION FOR 1936 
Dr. C. Sruarr GAGER, DiRECTOR: 
Sir: T submit herewith the report of the work (exclusive of 
research) of this department for the vear 1936. 
GARDEN ATTENDANCE 
Entrance Gates —The turnstiles at the five entrance gates re- 
corded 1,567,304 visitors in 1936, This figure is smaller by 57,561 
than that of 1935, the year of the celebration of the 25th anni- 
versary of the founding of the Garden, Because of the large 
number of visitors for that event, and also because of the publicity 
resulting from it, the attendance had increased 20 per cent over 
