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will to erect barriers, multiply signs, and detail guards 

 to enforce regulations for protecting the collections. 



The usual necessary repairs and renovations have been 

 made as in former years, the details of which are outlined 

 in the report of the Superintendent. 



Publications 



The publications of the Garden have been more in 

 demand than during any previous year; doubtless owing 

 to the fact that they are becoming more widely known and 

 recognized as a very substantial contribution to the botan- 

 ical literature of the world. 



The Journal has been published for each month during 

 the year, making a volume of 289 pages with 7 plates and 

 42 figures. 



Mycologia 



This periodical has appeared on alternate months during 

 the year, making a volume of 320 pages with 17 plates 

 and 17 figures. Twenty-six species of fungi were illus- 

 trated in their natural colors in this volume. 



Bulletin no. 24, with 121 pages, was issued March 17, 

 1910. It contains the annual reports of the Director-in- 

 Chief and other officers for the year 1909. 



Bulletin no. 21, containing 259 pages and 10 plates, 

 was issued September 27, 1910. The following articles 

 compose the number: "Bolivian Mosses. Part II," by R. 

 S. Williams; "Critical Notes on New or Little Known 

 Species in the Herbarium of the New York Botanical 

 Garden," by B. P. G. Hochreutiner; and "A Phytogeo- 

 graphic and Taxonomic Study of the Southern California 

 Trees and Shrubs," by Le Roy Abrams. 



Bulletin no. 22, completing the sixth volume, contains 

 "New Species from Bolivia, Collected by R. S. Williams 



