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by Mr. Boynton, Supervisor of Gardening Instruction; 
by Mr. Corbett, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds; 
by Dr. Barnhart, Bibliographer; by Miss Harlow, Libra- 
rian; by Dr. Hollick, Honorary Curator of Fossil Plants; 
by Mrs. Britton, Honorary Curator of Mosses; by Dr. 
Rusby, Honorary Curator of the Economic Collections; 
and a schedule of expenditures by Mr. Groesbeck, Book- 
keeper. 
Respectfully submitted, 
N. L. Britton, 
Director-in-Chief 
REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 
Dr. N. L. Brirron, Director-in-Chief. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my annual 
report as First Assistant and Assistant Director. 
Besides carrying on the usual routine of administrative 
duties, as delegated to me by yourself, I have devoted my 
attention to various improvements planned to increase 
the eficiency of Garden operation. During your absence 
in Trinidad during the winter and in England in the late 
summer and early autumn, I took entire charge of the ad- 
ministrative work of the Garden and desire to express 
my appreciation of the sound advice so frequently needed 
and so generously given by the members of our Board of 
Managers and Scientific Directors, and of the loyal coopera- 
tion by the members of our staff. 
At the beginning of the year, about fifty former soldiers 
were receiving training in gardening under the direction 
of Kenneth R. Boynton, Supervisor of Garden Instruction, 
and in cooperation with the Federal Board for Vocational 
Education. Mr. Boynton was assisted by Walter B. 
Balch and E. E. Watson, and occasionally by other mem- 
bers of the staff. The number of students enrolled had 
decreased in the summer, and a new contract was made 
with the Federal Board, effective November 1, by which 
the Garden was assured sufficient income from fees to 
