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best efforts for the development and perfection of the collec- 
tion of ferns in connection with his elaborate study of the 
American fern-flora. 
The writer, in addition to his curatorial duties, continued 
his studies on the plants of North America, especially in ref- 
erence to those of the southeastern portion of the mainland 
and to certain families which he is monographing for forth- 
coming issues of the ‘* North American Flora.” I have pub- 
lished a paper, ‘‘ Additions to the Flora of Subtropical 
Florida” in the Garden BuLLetin, and monographs of 
Pterostemonaceae, Saxifragaceae and Hydrangeaceae, the 
two latter families prepared in conjunction with Dr. Ryd- 
berg, have appeared in ‘‘ North American Flora,” Vol. 22, 
part 2 
Respectfully submitted, 
J. K. Smatt, 
Curator of the Museums and Herbarium. 
