CONTENTS 
Report oF THE SECRETARY AND DiReECTOR-IN-CHIEF FOR 
THE YEARIQI7Z7 .  . «sees . 403 
Report of the Assistant Director 6 & © fy 9433 
Report of the Head Gardener. . 440 
Report of the Head Curator of the Madea ae oe 
barium... Be we & Bw 8 ags 
Report of the hate Ce ha 
Report of the Bibliographer : oo. 45H 
Report of the Director of the iaponacies Le 452 
Report of the Supervisor of Gardening Instruction. . 454 
Report of the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds . 457 
Report of the Honorary Curator of the Economic Col- 
lections e 9 af .  . 461 
Report of the Honorary Curator of Fossil Pine : . 462 
Report of the Honorary Curator of Mosses . . . 463 
Subscriptions to the Emergency Fund, 1917 .  . — i. «466 
ScHEDULE OF ExpenpDITURES DuRINGTHE YEARIQI7. .  . 468 
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ScienTIFIC D1rEcTORS 
FOR THE YEAR IQI7 ; ; : a. 3 : . 474 
Report OF THE COMMITTEE ON Patrons, FELLows, AND Mem- 
BERS FOR THE YEAR IQI7. : : : : : / 475 
Report OF THE TREASURER FORTHE LEAR IQI7Z . .  . 491 
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL AUDITOR. 4 . oe 498 
GENERALINDEX . . . .  .  .) .) . 500 
Generic INDEX . . . ... . - ee 516 
