104 
American Fern Soctety Collection 
Number of volumes, December 31, 1938. .....00..0.0000000 000.00... 44 
Number of volumes added during 1939.0 ....0.0.0. 0.0.0.0. .00.00000. 3 
Total number of volumes, December 31, 1939. .............0..0.... 47 
Number of pamphlets, December 31, 1938...........000.0..0.00.... 282 
Number of pamphlets added during 1939.00.00... 0.00.00... .0.00.0.. 8 
Total number of pamphlets, December 31, 1939........0........00... 290 
Number of parts added during 1939.0... 00.00.00. ccc cee 8 
Serials and Pertodicals 
(Including only those of which numbers were received in 1939) 
SUDSCHI DELON 24.5 iia etaureseies okies oas ace Sea hace para. dam 145 
BV ccgop. grasntar gop qrenh ip Gah Gant srach ip 4 a) a ain Payee edd eee 4 Ge dey conden cece Pas 103 
PER CNAICC 95 garg edragea orks acun pinanye eae a toda den anh: ook ean ivesane muy anean ee 770 
PUDMCAUION .5.4.4.55-44 bape dee ws oo eee do eae 6 he R Sh Sh 58 6 
Otel se fa ete oe cee aids tue Seaam sh ete < os ae Baas fare 1,024 
CATALOGING 
Books, Pamphlets, and Serials catalogued. .....0.0.00.0000 0000. eee 1,301 
Total number of cards typewritten and filed...................004. 2,041 
Printed Cards 
Torrey Botanical Club index cards on file, December 31, 1938....... 55,021 
Biled-qurine 1939): ket a's og chiewidis Warsanse yale boats Ka ee ee A 2,028 
Total, December 31, 1939.........0.0...0...0.0............. 57,049 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Miuniber ol Wiser Ol The iar. ti 5et ey desk eccbw eae es eaess 4,956 
Books lent to members of the staff... 0.000000 ee 1,222 
Books lent to other institutions... 2.00.0... 000.00. 69 
Books borrowed from other institutions......0..0. 0000.00. c eee eee 26 
REPORT OF THE RESIDENT INVESTIGATOR 
(FERNS) FOR 1939 
To THE DIRECTOR: 
— 
I submit herewith my report for the year ending December 31, 
SCHOOL SERVICE 
At the January mecting of the New York Association of Biology 
Teachers, the program consisted of a series of papers under the 
auspices of the “ Benedict Seminar Committee.” 
