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halftones. Twenty-five species have been treated in this 
series during the year. 
Respectfully submitted, 
W. A. Murritt, 
Assistant Director. 
REPORT OF THE HEAD GARDENER 
Dr. N. L. Brirron, Drrector-in-CuIEF. 
Sir: IT have the honor to submit herewith my report as 
Head Gardener for the year 1914. 
Systematic Plantations 
Hersaceous Grounps. There are 130 beds in this 
plantation; two new beds having been added, one each for 
the gourd and buttercup families. The beds devoted to 
the water-leaf, nasturtium, stonecrop, and morning-glory 
families have been enlarged. ‘There are in the herbaceous 
collections about 2,860 species and varieties, and 612 in- 
dividual display labels have been added. The details of 
the curatorial work here and in the other herbaceous col- 
lections have been under the direction of Mr. K. R. Boyn- 
ton, Head Gardener’s Assistant. 
Fruticetum. This collection now contains 2,622 speci- 
mens. Including those still at the nurseries, there are 
represented 883 species and varieties. Representatives are 
included of 52 families and 135 genera. About 710 display 
labels have been added. The plants of the strawberry- 
shrub family were removed to the triangle across the path, 
and the rose group south of the tranverse path was incor- 
porated with the rose group north of the same path, the 
vacated areas being planted with thorns. 
Saticetum. In the willow collection, 125 specimens 
represent 45 species and varieties. 
Dectpvous Argoretum. This collection, including 
those native to the tract and still in the nurseries, contains 
310 species and varieties. There are 946 individual trees, 
representing 31 families and 57 genera, and 472 display 
