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and by others on every Saturday afternoon from April 6 
to November z. Docents, selected from members of the 
staff, for the instruction of parties from schools and of 
other visitors, have been available every week-day after- 
noon throughout the year, and their work has been highly 
appreciated. The laboratories have been available for 
advanced students, but war conditions have prevented 
any considerable number applying for instruction. The 
library has been much consulted by students and visiting 
investigators. As in previous years, a great amount of 
information has been given out by mail and to visitors, 
all members of the staff participating in this informational 
duty. 
Publications during 1918 include No. 36 of the Bulletin, 
completing Volume 9; Journal Volume 19; Mycologia 
Volume I0; 3 parts of North American Flora; 6 numbers of 
Contributions; and the third volume of Addisonia. 
Additions to permanent funds have been small, but 
bequests, not yet paid, have been announced of $5,000 
from the estate of Louisa Combe, of an appraised valuation 
of $3,897 from the estate of Emil Wolff, and of a munificent 
gift by the late Mrs. Russell Sage, being one fifty-second 
part of her residuary estate. 
Plants and Planting 
Planting in many parts of the grounds was accomplished, 
both in the spring and in the autumn, continued, owing to 
the mild weather of December, until quite the end of the 
year; a detailed account of the work done will be found in 
the report of the Head Gardener herewith submitted. 
1. Herbaceous Gardens 
Much attention was given to collecting native plants in 
the vicinity of New York, and adding them to the repre- 
sentation of many families of plants. A much larger 
number of annuals were grown from seeds obtained from 
various sources than in former years. The general group- 
