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college years, and has never broken her definite working rela- 
tionship with us. The same thing is true in some of our teachers’ 
classes, that year after year, many teachers come back for the 
pleasure and enjoyment of these classes. 
This would perhaps be a fitting occasion for me to express 
thanks to the Trustees, the Governing Committee, to the Director 
of this Garden for the untrammeled opportunities I have had in 
my twenty years of work at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 
Respectfully submitted, 
ELLEN Eppy SHAw, 
Curator of Elementary Instruction, 
REPORT ON THE LIBRARY FOR 1933 
Dr. C. Sruarr Gacer, Direcror. 
Sir: Because of the continued absence of the librarian, on ac- 
count of illness, the report on the library for 1933 is submitted by 
the assistant in charge. 
\CCESSIONS 
During the year 1933, 455 volumes and 613 pamphlets have 
been added to the collection, aggregating 17,906 volumes and 
14,100 pamphlets, a total of 32,006 pieces. Of these, 157 volumes 
and 329 pamphlets have been received as gifts, in addition to the 
current numbers of 88 periodicals. The following are especially 
noteworthy : 
Given by their respective authors: 
Cary, Katharine T. and Nellie D. Merrell. Arranging flowers 
throughout the year. New York, 1933. 
Ikeno, Sentiro, La Verkaro botanika . . . Tokyo, 1933. 
White, Alain and B. L. Sloane. The Stapelieae. Pasadena, 
Calif., 1933. 
Given by: 
Mr. Herman Becker. 
Schlecter, R. Orchideen. Berlin, 1915. 
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Boys’ and Girls’ Club. 
Wallace, Alfred Russel. Palm trees of the Amazon. Lon- 
don, 1853. 
