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time was spent in the determination of specimens from the 
local flora region and from the West Indies. I continued 
studies on the collections made on recent expeditions to 
southern Florida and on collections sent from that region by 
correspondents; and endeavored to increase the value of the 
collections of flowering plants through the aid of local 
collectors and students and by the addition of rare, recently 
naturalized, and newly described species from the south- 
eastern United States. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Joun K. Sataut, 
Head Curator of the Museums and Herbarium. 
REPORT OF THE HONORARY CURATOR OF THE ECONOMIC 
LLECTIONS 
Dr. N. L. Brrrron, Director-1n-CuHiEr. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report for 
the year 1914. 
Among the 195 specimens which have been added to our 
collections during the past year, there are several sets or 
groups which are worthy of special mention. The most 
important of these is a complete set of the fiber products of 
the Philippine Islands, donated by Mr. Theodore Muller, 
a graduate student of Columbia University. The collection 
represents every fiber produced in the Philippines that is in 
actual use in native or foreign manufacturing. It is ac- 
companied by an enormous chart upon which the names of 
the fibers are not only listed, but elaborately classified as 
to origin and use. Ample spaces are furnished, in con- 
nection with each name, for attaching the respective sample 
to the face of the chart. The entire work, which is unique 
in character, is a labor of love on the part of Mr. Muller. 
By an expenditure of $100, it would be possible for us to 
supplement this collection with another, containing all the 
native products made from these fibers, and it is recom- 
mended that an appropriation be made for this purpose. 
The American Sugar Refining Company, to whom we are 
