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Farm at Ottawa. On October 21-22, I was in Rochester arrang- 
ing an exchange of plants with the Board of Park Commission- 
ers, through their representatives, Mr. C. Laney, Superin- 
tendent of Parks, and Mr. John Durbae Assistant Superin- 
tendent. Several one-day trips have been made, notably to 
Hammonton, N. J., on April 7, and in August to nurseries at 
Arlington, N. J. 
In addition to my curatorial duties outlined above I have 
answered many inquiries by letter, and determined many 
specimens for members of the Department of Botany of the 
Institute, upon the executive committee of which I have also 
served. On the evening of December 21t I conducted a con- 
ference in the Science Room on “The effects of geology on our 
local flora.” T'welve lectures have been delivered, one at the 
Museum, one at the Academy of Music, one at the New York 
Botanical Garden, one at the Colony Club, New York, and the 
others for the evening lecture system of the Board of Education 
of the City of New York. 
I have also edited the botanical monthly Torreya, and con- 
tinued my studies on the flora of the vicinity of New York, 
now well along towards publication. For Prof. C. H. Snow 
of New York University, I have revised the botanical portions 
of a book on timber trees for engineers. 
During my vacation and in other free time, I have revised or 
rewritten more than 300 articles in the forthcoming new edition 
of Bailey’s Cyclopedia of Horticulture, and written reviews of 
botanical books for the Nation and the Evening Post. I have 
also written two popular articles for the Garden Magazine. 
Recommendations 
During 1913 the lack of an adequate water supply will be 
more seriously felt than ever before because of the installation 
of the general systematic collections. I think, as suggested in 
my preceding report, that some provision should be made during 
the coming year materially to increase the water supply. 
In the autumn of 1913 it would be desirable to secure from 
the Arnold Arboretum such other material of the Wilson col- 
lection from China as we can. Much was left behind on account 
