(302) 



8, i,i8o; 9, 112; io, 1,169; IX > 3° 2 5 I2 > 1,165; 13, 507; 14, 

 825; 15, 2,228; cellar, 80. 



Range No. 2. There have been 225 show labels added 

 here, of which 213 were zinc and 12 lead. There are about 

 1,290 plants, distributed as follows: west house, 76; middle 

 house, 133; east house, 60; north and south house, 1,015; 

 runway, 7. 



Propagating Houses and Nurseries. A large amount 

 of propagating has been accomplished, not only of young 

 plants to safeguard the systematic collections, but also of 

 bedding plants for the decorative collections. There have 

 been received 1,327 packets of seeds, as follows: by gift, 23; 

 by exchange 652; collected on expeditions by members of 

 the staff, 68; by purchase 42; by collection on the grounds, 

 542. The plants here, including those in the cold frames, 

 number about 10,651. 



Labeling, Recording, and Herbarium. The details 

 of this work have been attended to by one gardener and one 

 aid. There have been 841 lead labels repaired. In addi- 

 tion to this, the following new show labels have been made; 

 arboretum, 245; herbaceous grounds, 961; morphological 

 garden, 96; economic garden, 172; border at elevated ap- 

 proach, 71; west border, 332; salicetum, 31; fruticetum, 

 166; pinetum, 266; viticetum, 12; along driveways and 

 paths, 398; conservatory decorative beds, 189; conserva- 

 tories, 2,354; total 5,293. 



Accession numbers 31,777-33,155 have been recorded, 

 making a total of 1,379 accessions. The following plants 

 have been acquired: by gift, 136; by exchange, 553; derived 

 from seeds, 1,554; by collections made by members of the 

 staff and others, 298; by purchase, 4,649 (including 2,170 

 bulbs); by propagation from cuttings, 1,500; total, 8,690. 



To the herbarium of cultivated plants, 419 specimens 

 have been added. 



The following is the approximate number of kinds of 

 plants in each collection: conservatories, 8,300; herbaceous 

 grounds, 2,750; fruticetum, 720; salicetum, 35; arboretum, 

 277; pinetum, 272; viticetum, 46; total 12,400. 



