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The surprisingly large number of unknown kinds of 
plants revealed by this expeditionary work especially 
in tropical America, abundantly warrants its continua- 
tion and expansion. Asa striking example of the results 
already reached, it may be recorded that not fewer than 
400 species of plants new to science have already been 
detected in the island of Cuba alone, and there are large 
areas of that island difficult of access which still remain 
unvisited by botanists. 
Investigations 
The increased size of the collections and the increased 
and steadily increasing demands on the Garden for infor- 
mation and advice are now taxing the time of the staff 
to an extent which leaves most of us little opportunity 
for original investigation, though some is accomplished 
outside of regular hours of attendance. There is need 
for two more trained botanists, but present available 
funds are not sufficient to obtain them. 
Visiting officers from universities, colleges and museums 
have taken advantage of the gollecnons and laboratories 
of the Garden for research. 
During a six weeks’ absence from the Garden in the 
autumn I carried on studies of West Indian plants at the 
Royal Gardens, Kew, and at the British Museum of 
Natural History, and there solved a large number of 
interesting problems. Visits to American institutions 
have been made by other members of the sta 
Research Scholarships and Aid for Students Research 
The following students have been aided by research 
scholarships and by grants from the income of the students 
research fund during the year. 
