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credited to the ‘“‘Plant Fund,” have been received as 
follows: 
Addison Brown. ........ 0. cece cece eee eee cen $250 
James Speyetia oon .ciddietade tana eee a es 100 
W. Bayard Cutting..... 0.0... - ccc eee 100 
Bernard G. Amend. ...... 0... ec eee 100 
Walter B. Jennings.............-ce cere ee ec eee 100 
Mrs. F. K. Sturgis... 0.0... 000 cece eee eee eee 100 
ANODY MOUS: .<:04.2qecinee et aee es eee ee 100 
Edgar L. Marston. ... 0.0.0... eee eee eee 50 
Mrs. James H. Aldrich.... 22.2... cece eee eee 10 
Natural Features 
There has been no deterioration of the beauty and inter- 
est of the natural features of the reservation, except the 
death of all remaining chestnut trees except two individuals, 
out of the many hundreds which existed before the advent 
of the chestnut tree blight some years ago. The removal 
of the dead trees has required much careful work in avoiding 
damage to contiguous trees in the woodlands; the last of 
the dead trunks are being removed this winter. The 
ravages of this chestnut blight over a large area of the 
eastern and middle states is distressing and it is a keen 
disappointment that the resources of modern science have 
as yet proved entirely inadequate to prevent the spread of 
this remarkable disease. 
Somewhat more frequent patroling of the wild portions 
of the Garden has been possible, with excellent results, 
but it is still desirable that this be considerably increased 
in efficiency by employing more guards. 
Museums 
No considerable modification has been made in the 
arrangement of museum objects, but a large number of 
new specimens, drawings and photographs have been inter- 
polated in the several collections, and much additional 
labeling has been done. Provision for some sixteen addi- 
