(231) 
courses of public lectures been given, but so marked was the 
increase in attendance upon, and interest in the fall course, 
that it was decided to try the innovation of a short winter 
course also. The results of this experiment have been quite 
satisfactory. 
A similar increase has been observed in the public interest 
in our provision of guides for conducting the public about 
the grounds. 
The regular lectures and demonstrations to the children 
of the public schools were given in the fall, but no arrange- 
ments for the spring were made by the school authorities. 
In connection with the lecture work, reference should 
be made to the rearrangement of the lantern slide collection 
in new cases, which greatly facilitates their use and also 
promotes their safety and preservation. 
No other improvement of the year, perhaps, has been 
relatively so productive of good results as the indication 
upon the cases of the Herbarium of the location of the 
different families. Those who are using these cases daily 
become familiar with such location, but to others, fully 
one half of the time formerly consumed in oneal ae this 
herbarium is now saved. 
e membership of our Board has been strengthened by 
the addition to it of Mr. Eugene P. Bicknell, whose critical 
studies of our local flora have contributed greatly to the 
accuracy of our knowledge concerning it. 
As heretofore, we have to acknowledge, with grateful 
appreciation, the generosity of contributors to our special 
funds, by which alone we have been enabled to maintain the 
extent and quality of our scientific accomplishments. 
Respectfully submitted, 
H. H. Russy, 
Chairman. 
