(182) 



527 specimens, of which 331 were from the outside collec- 

 tions and 196 from those in the conservatories. 



The following table gives the approximate number of 

 kinds of plants in each collection: 



Conservatories 8,150 



Herbaceous Grounds 2,800 



Fruticetum 710 



Deciduous Arboretum 262 



Miscellaneous Plantations 



Morphological Garden. This collection has con- 

 tinued to attract much attention from visitors. There 

 have been 39 show labels added. 



Economic Garden. Some of the beds in this collec- 

 tion were enlarged, especially those devoted to the fodder 

 plants, larger patches of these giving a better idea of the 

 manner of growth and general appearance. There have 

 been made 57 show labels for this collection. 



Desert Plants. In addition to the collection of Ameri- 

 can desert plants hitherto displayed in the summer in the 

 court of conservatory range no. 1, desert plants from other 

 parts of the world were made a part of the exhibit. The 

 center bed, as heretofore, was devoted to the American 

 forms. A portion of the plot east of this was given to plants 

 from the desert regions of southern Africa, represented by 

 such genera as Aloe, Mesembryanthemum, Gasteria, Euphor- 

 bia and others. In a corresponding westerly plot a bed 

 was made and devoted to the orpine family, a group of 

 plants illustrating the distribution of a single family in dry 

 regions in both the Old World and the New. These three 

 beds have attracted much attention, offering as they do a 

 comparative study of the desert flora of various parts of the 



Conservatory Lily Pools. The collection of water 



