(45) 
A beginning has been made on all of the larger groups of 
plants except the Algae. 
In addition to routine duties, two lectures have been 
given in the public courses of the Garden; and one of these 
was repeated before the Torrey Botanical Club. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Joun Henpiey Barnuart, 
Bibliographer. 
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN 
Dr. N. L. Britton, DirecTor-1n-CHIEF. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report for 
the year 1914. 
According to a census of the library taken at the end of 
the year, the number of bound volumes was found to be 
26,299, an increase of 923 volumes since the report for 1913. 
During the year, 472 books have been bound, including 
36 which are the property of Columbia Ween 
Among the accessions are 361 books acquired by purchase, 
47 by exchange and deposit, and 27 by gift. 
The books and pamphlets forming the library of the late 
Professor Lucien M. Underwood, which were purchased in 
July, have been shelved and partly cataloged. A more 
complete account of this collection may be found in the 
November number of the Journal. 
In accordance with the agreement between Columbia 
University and the New York Botanical Garden, 50 books 
were permanently withdrawn by the former institution 
during the past year. Some of these have been replaced 
by books from the Underwood collection. 
Since the outbreak of the war in Europe there has been a 
noticeable decrease in the number of periodicals received 
from abroad, with the exception of England. In some 
cases, statements have been received from the publishers 
to the effect that no more numbers of their periodicals 
would be issued for a time. 
The number of cards written during the past year is 
3,204. 
