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for the decorative collections, and constant propagation of 
new plants from the older specimens in the systematic col- 
lections is required in order to safeguard these. The plants 
in the propagating houses, including those in the cold 
frames, number 9,723. There have been received 1,402 
packets of seeds, as follows: by gift, 46; by exchange, 
1,287; collected on expeditions, 53; by purchase, 16. In 
addition to these, 961 packets have been collected from the 
collections to safeguard their integrity. 
LaBELING, REecorDING, anD Hersartum. The details 
of this work have been attended to by one gardener and 
one aid. There have been 750 show labels repaired. In 
addition to this, the following new show labels have been 
made: arboretum, 218; herbaceous grounds, 383; economic 
garden, 40; morphologic garden, 20; west border, 181; 
salicetum, 83; fruticetum, 250; pinetum, 40; along drive- 
ways and paths, 152; conservatory decorative beds, 81; 
beds along path from the elevated approach to range no. I, 
1IO$ conservatories, 2,598; total, 4,156. 
Accession numbers 33,156 to 35,001 have been recorded, 
making a total of 1,846 accessions. 
The following plants have been acquired: by gift, 748, 
valued at about $1,850.00; by exchange, 391; derived from 
seed, 2,284; collections made by members of the staff and 
others, 1,896; by purchase, 24,909 (including 22,000 bulbs) ; 
total, 30,228. 
To the herbarium of cultivated plants 519 specimens have 
been added. 
The following is the approximate number of kinds of 
plants in each collection: conservatory, 8,450; herbaceous, 
2,950; fruticetum, 727; salicetum, 38; deciduous arbore- 
tum, 280; pinetum, 274; viticetum, 48; total, 12,767. 
Miscellaneous Collections 
MorpuHotocicaL GARDEN. This collection remains about 
as it was last year. Twenty group signs have been made 
for it. 
