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has been installed. Of the four houses, two are available for this, 
the other two being used for experimental work and for the de- 
partment of public instruction. There are now about 250 plants 
in the collection, representing about 140 species, mostly the gift of 
the New York Botanical Garden. 
In the autumn an addition of 132 species from the E. H. Wil- 
son collections from China was purchased from the Arnold 
Arboretum. These, with the collection mentioned in my last 
annual report, will, it is hoped, be permanently planted in the 
spring of 1914. 
Labelling and Other Clerical Work 
During the year about 600 show labels have been made and 
about 30 signs painted. This work has been done by our own 
force and the very unsatisfactory scheme of letting such work by 
outside contract avoided. During the coming year, as the collec- 
tions enlarge and become verified as to name, it is anticipated that 
a large number of labels will be made. 
During the year I have had as assistant Mr. Cullen Adlerblum, 
who has attended to the details of accessioning, the collection of 
herbarium specimens on the grounds, and the clerical work inci- 
dent to the proper maintenance of the records. The following 
table indicates the number of accessions of living plants added 
during the year, and the total number of accessions to date. 
Bh IEGRONEINS no nnge ous AD on ERE Ge co ano noon ona D i g2 
Bhs TONG ILI! Gua ghouodondadsmoen aan enondapoutonn 18 
iy mentite cece Wetemente eee c= chee eee 308 
Bye olllksteinteyal Ges nacoagoosesesooddodr sen o aca my: 07 
No tulle svokead Nk an diay Keer eo ee OS Greco 1,347 
Previously accessioned ........-eee eee eee e eee 2,512 
(Creyavel suotlt aonounocen eames omeuecooocHEnob ogo 3,859 
Accession numbers 2,513-3,859 were assigned during the year. 
There are now in the general systematic collections of the garden 
804 genera and 3,105 species. 
