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REPORT OF THE HEAD GARDENER 
Dr. N. L. Brirron, DrrectTor-1n-CHIEF. 
Str: I have the honor to submit the following report for 
the year 1908. 
Systematic Plantations 
HERBACEOUS GRouNnDs. The collection of herbaceous 
plants, including those at the nurseries, contains about 2,410 
species. There have been added to the show labels already 
in position 932 wooden labels and 32 lead ones, making a 
total of 964. 
Fruticetum. This collection now contains about 1,480 
shrubs, illustrating, with some few still at the nurseries, about 
700 species and varieties. There have been added during 
the year 808 show labels, about 400 of these being required 
to replace those stolen in the early part of the year. 
SaLicetum. The collection of willows and poplars in the 
north meadows remains about the same, with 125 specimens, 
including 45 species and varieties. 
Decipuous ARBoRETUM. Including those still at the nur- 
series and native to the tract, this collection contains about 
257 species and varieties. A lead label has been designed 
for use here on trees too small to take the ordinary tree label. 
It is made after the manner of the regular tree label, but is 
smaller, and is attached to a branch of the tree by a large 
loop. Of these 60 have been made and placed in position. 
The arboretum now contains in place 395 specimens. 
Pinetum. In the collection of conifers, including those 
still at the nurseries, there are 270 species and varieties; 
there are 875 specimens in the pinetum. There have been 
added during the year 4 show labels. 
ViticETuM. To the vines represented here last year 6 
have been added, making a total of 40. For this collection 
23 lead labels have been made. 
CONSERVATORIES. The collections here embrace 10,090 
plants, an increase of 871 since the previous year. In the 
