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abled service men has improved generally. Through the 
efforts of Dr. W. Gilman Thompson, President of the 
Garden, one of our students, Mr. Hugh F. O’Neill, was 
furnished with an artificial arm, furnished and fitted by 
Dr. Thompson’s clinic at 5 Livingston Place, New York 
City. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Kennetu R. Boynton, 
Supervisor of Gardening Instruction. 
REPORT OF THE HEAD GARDENER 
Dr. N. L. Brrrron, Direcror-1n-CuHieEr. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my report as 
Head Gardener for the year 1919. 
Systematic Plantations 
Hersaceous Grounps. The herbaceous collections, 
including those at the nurseries, have comprised during the 
past year about 3,400 species and varieties; in the her- 
baceous grounds there are 130 beds, 26 east of the brook 
and 104 west. Dr. E. B. Southwick, Custodian of the 
Herbaceous Grounds, has been in charge of the work here, 
and also in the economic garden and morphologic garden. 
Fruticetum. There are here 2,963 specimens. With 
the inclusion of those still at the nurseries, the hardy shrub 
collections represent 52 families, 143 genera, and 1,071 
species and varieties; 196 show labels have been placed 
here during the year. 
SaticETum. ‘The collections here are about as they were 
last year: 159 specimens, representing 2 genera and 39 
species and varieties. 
Decipvous ArsBoretuM. There are 1,120 specimens 
here. Including those still at the nurseries, the collection 
of deciduous trees contains 421 species and varieties, repre- 
senting 31 families and 59 genera; 429 show labels have 
been placed here during the year. 
Pinetum. This collection has now 1,718 specimens, 
