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of hepaticae with the general hepatic collections of the 
Garden. In the museum work the most important feature 
has been the preparation of 214 enlarged photographs of 
plants and explanatory labels, a detailed account of which 
was published in the Journat for October. Dr. Howe has 
acted as an associate editor of the publications of the 
Torrey Botanical Club, and, in addition to a few reviews 
in Torreya, has published papers on “‘A Little-known Man- 
grove of Panama” and “Some Marine Algae of Lower 
California, Mexico.” He has also delivered three lectures 
in the Garden lecture course. 
Dr. Arthur Hollick, Curator, continued in charge of the 
collections of fossil plants, and together with Mr. Edwin 
W. Humphreys who volunteered his aid, accomplished the 
changes and progress referred to on a previous page. Dr. 
Hollick delivered three public lectures on the regular 
Garden course, and published a half dozen papers dealing 
with both living and fossil plants, in various journals. He 
also acted as editor of the BULLETIN of the Garden. Leave 
of absence was granted Dr. Hollick up to May 7, and also 
from October 16 to the end of the year, so that he might 
assist the United States Geological Survey in studying and 
reportir? on the fossil flora of Alaska. 
M.. red J. Seaver, Curator since October 1, has been 
largely occupied with work outlined in his last report as 
Director of the Laboratories. He has continued to act 
as editor of the Journax of the Garden, and, in Dr. Mur- 
rill’s absence, has also acted as editor of Mycotocia. A 
limited amount of time has been spent in the collection 
and study of the more inconspicuous and little-known 
microscopic fungi occurring in and about New York City. 
Some time has been spent in the study and naming of 
miscellaneous material sent in for determination, as well 
as the lower fungi collected by other members of the staff 
and himself, and in preparing this material for mounting. 
Critical studies have been carried on in certain groups of 
the discomycetous fungi, and in the family Trichosphaeri- 
