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Mycologia have been continued with the aid of colored 
plates, 15 species having been treated in this series during 
the year. 
Many important collections of the larger fungi have been 
sent in for determination. I obtained 400 specimens in the 
Catskills in August and 75 specimens in the mountains of 
Virginia late in October, together with considerable field 
information. 
Respectfully submitted, 
W. A. Murritt, 
Assistant Director. 
REPORT OF THE HEAD GARDENER 
Dr. N. L. Brirron, Director-1n-CHIEF. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my report as 
Head Gardener for the year 1916. 
Systematic Plantations 
Hersaceous Grounps. The collections here are con- 
tained in 130 beds, 26 east of the brook and 104 west. 
There are in these collections about 3,150 species and 
varieties. In the American wood garden there are, in 
addition to these, 44 species not represented here. There 
have been 497 show labels made for this tract. 
The details of the curatorial work in this and in the other 
herbaceous collections have been in charge of Mr. K. R. 
Boynton, Head Gardener’s Assistant. 
Fruticetum. Here are 2,752 specimens, representing, 
including those still at the nurseries, 52 families, 137 genera, 
and 932 species and varieties. In addition, there are in the 
American wood garden 2 genera and 2 species not here. 
335 individual show labels have been placed here. 
SaticetuMm. The willow collection contains 119 speci- 
mens, representing 48 species and varieties. 
Decipuous ArRBoRETUM. Including those native to 
the tract and those still in the nurseries, this collection 
contains 366 species and varieties. There are 1,040 in- 
