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caution is not observed the use of the forest will have to be 
materially restricted.” 
he system of regular guides was discontinued late in the 
year and the work distributed among certain members of the 
staff and their assistants. The large increase of roads and 
paths during the year has rendered access to various portions 
of the grounds comparatively easy without guidance, and 
visitors have apparently taken more interest in the collections 
than ever before. Itwas necessary to construct twenty rustic 
benches for the paths recently opened. 
The picking of flowers and the breaking of branches by 
lawless visitors has continued, but there has been only one 
serious attempt at robbery on an extensive scale. Only four 
arrests were made during the year. 
Buildings 
MusEuM 
Considerable work has been done on the exterior of the 
museum building during the year. The roof over the mor- 
phological laboratory and at several other points was 
repaired, the wood-work of the windows painted and new 
weather strips put on, and some of the brick-work pointed 
up. The painting of the interior was begun on the first and 
second floors, and this is still in progress. 
By shifting the physiological apparatus, an office for Mr. 
Seaver, the new director of the laboratories, was arranged 
for in the large room with Dr. Hollick. This was desirable 
because of its proximity to the mycological herbarium, where 
much of Mr. Seaver’s time will be spent. 
CONSERVATORIES 
The public conservatories have been painted on the out- 
side, and itis planned to paint the interior next summer. 
The condition of the conservatory collections is very satis- 
factory. The Ames collection of orchids has attracted much 
attention, and the customary crowds of visitors have been 
noticed about the cacti, water lilies, and flower beds on the 
south and north sides of the conservatory range. 
