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cates, mainly of young plants to replace old ones when these 

 are needed, many seedlings, and certain plants which re- 

 quire special treatment. 



From sources outside of the collections there have been 

 received 1,331 packets of seeds; of these 38 were by gift, 

 1,247 by exchange, and 46 collected by members of the staff. 

 There have been collected in the various plantations 653 

 packets. The propagating houses, including the cold 

 frames, contain 9,874 specimens. 



Labeling, Recording and Herbarium. The details 

 of this work have been under the direction of Mr. 

 Richard C. Schneider, custodian of the plantations, who 

 has had to assist him one gardener, and an apprentice for 

 two months during the summer. 



In addition to 650 lead show labels repaired, there have 

 been made the following new show labels of various kinds: 



Herbaceous Grounds 397 



Morphological Garden 39 



Economic Garden 57 



Border at Elevated Approach 99 



Salicetum 23 



Fruticetum 159 



Pmetum 132 



Trees along driveways and paths 583 



Conservatory decorative beds 278 



Conservatory lily pools 29 



Conservatory range no. 1 2 ,798 



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5,159 

 Accession numbers 29,938-31,776 have been recorded 

 during the year, making a total of 1,839 accessions. There 

 have been derived from all sources 5,526 plants, divided as 

 follows: by gift, 337; by exchange, 515; derived from seeds, 

 1,457; from collections by members of the staff and others, 

 518; by purchase, 1,457; by propagating, 1,242. 



To the herbarium of cultivated plants have been added 



