BULLETIN 
The New York Botanical Garden 
Vol. 10 No. 37 
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR- 
IN-CHIEF FOR THE YEAR 1918 
(Accepted and ordered printed, January 13, 1919) 
To THE Boarp oF Manacers or THE New Yorx Bo- 
TANICAL GARDEN. 
Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit my report as 
Secretary and Director-in-Chief for the year ending 
January 13, I9I9. 
Notwithstanding conditions brought about by the 
participation of our country in the necessary task of check- 
ing the Teutonic attempt to dominate civilization, the 
work of this institution has proceeded without serious 
limitations. Our collections of plants, of specimens, and 
of books have all been increased; educational work has 
been continued as during previous years, with a smaller 
number of special and advanced students than usual but 
with quite as much attention to the needs of the general 
public. All the plantations formerly established were 
maintained, variously modified by additions or substitu- 
tions; a comprehensive dahlia collection, brought together 
and installed by Curator Marshall A. Howe, formed a new 
plantation of exceptional interest and beauty. Through 
continued cooperation with the Horticultural Society of 
New York, the collection of roses was increased by many 
kinds, and the rose garden was full of flowers from early 
spring until late autumn. The collections in the herbaceous 
garden, placed in charge of Dr. E. B. Southwick, have been 
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