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maintenance of the areas near the gates. These attendants arc 

 one of the most pressing needs of the Garden. 



The I A BRARY 



On Dcember 31, 1940, the Library completed its first thirty 

 years. It was on January 1, 1911, that the library came into 

 existence with a gift of nine books from the director. The nu- 

 merical growth at the end of five-year periods has been as follows: 



1910 19 1 5 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 



Books... (Ja., 1911)9 5,804 6,500 10.77') 15,851 18,770 22,125 

 Pamphlets 5,885 4,778 7,678 11,952 15,578 18,707 



Total 9 11,689 11,278 18,457 27,803 54,148 40,832 



Journals Rec'd .. . 224 453 744 898 962 885* 



Attendance 11,027 1,405 2,000 3,113 4,528 3,874 



"The number of periodicals currently received in 1939 was 1,024. The 

 falling offduring 1940 is due to our failure to receive any issues of 139 periodicals 

 published in Europe. 



The gift to the Library of $500 from " Mrs. Field's Literary 

 Club," of Brooklyn, given April 20. 1930, for the purchase of rare 

 and important hooks, is recorded in the librarian's annual report 

 tor 1030, together with a list of some of the important accessions 

 purchased with this gift as a memorial to the Club's founder, Mrs. 

 George White Field. 



At the reception and tea given to the Club on April 11, 1 C H0 by 

 our Woman's Auxiliary, for the exhibition of these books. Dr. 

 Gager spoke of the meaning of this addition to the library, and 

 the librarian, Mr. Jordan, gave an interesting talk on the sig- 

 nificance and importance of the various items in the collection, 

 which is one of the most important single gifts since the Library 

 was established. 



The effect of the -war is reflected in the falling off of European 

 periodicals currently received, from 1024 in 103') to only 885 in 

 1040. Notwithstanding the war, however, journals have trickled 

 in at irregular intervals from nearly every European country, 

 some by way of Siberia. .All journals from Great Britain have 

 continued to come with fair regularity, except that the Cachts 

 Journal, "(Organ of the Cactus and Succulent Society," suspended 



