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year, and the Curator of Mosses, Mr. Kaiser, has assisted 
in the determinations of the mosses sent in for study. 
During the late winter and spring, Miss Dorothy Coker 
has made a critical study of the North American species 
of Encalypta, under my direction, and we have reduced 
the number of recognizable species from 18 to 8. The 
descriptions of the mosses for the “‘Flora of the Bahamas” 
have been completed. 
Acting as Secretary for the Stokes’ Fund and the Wild 
Flower Preservation Society, I have answered all letters 
pertaining to this subject and have delivered a number of 
lectures on Arbor Day and Conservation topics to Public 
Schools in The Bronx. 
Owing to War Activities, the Garden Clubs have devoted 
themselves mostly to farm and garden work, but the 
Litchfield, Connecticut, Garden Club invited me to 
address them in June and gave me the opportunity to 
visit the large area of native forest which is owned and 
protected from vandalism by two of its members. 
My interest in the lantern-slide collection has been 
continued; a set of fern slides from Mr. Ransier and 64 
colored slides of Colorado plants from the American 
Museum of Natural History have been given to the collec- 
tion. 
Respectfully submitted, 
EuizaBetu G. Britton, 
Honorary Curator of Mosses. 
