(269 ) 
Accession numbers 24,513-26,034 have been recorded 
during the year, making a total of 1,522 accessions. The 
total number of plants derived from all sources has been 
4,266, of which 774 were purchased, 724 donated, 768 col- 
lected, 726 acquired by exchange, and 5,274 derived from 
seeds. 
The herbarium of cultivated plants has been increased by 
2,030 specimens; of these 1,080 were from the conserva- 
tories and 950 from the outside collections. 
In the following table will be found the approximate num- 
ber of species and varieties in each collection: 
Conservatories....... 7,761 
Herbaceous Grounds 2,200 
Fruticetum 683 
Deciduous Arboretum........... cece ceeecececeee eeeeeee 251 
AMG UUIN ce tsex a acomse! Suae ua aeacinet ahh aet cat anche ait eas 260 
Salicetum 45 
MaAtiCOtuim 4.4.05. 2)siceheletl ig artecesc gesty ease See ees 50 
II,250 
Growing wild within the grounds there are about 860 spe- 
cies in addition to the above. 
General Horticultural Operations 
The details of this work were carried out by the second 
gardener, Mr. George A. Skene, until the time of his resig- 
nation on October 26. For the remainder of the year this 
work, in its relation to the outside collections, has been prose- 
cuted expeditiously and with gratifying results by Mr. John 
Finley, hitherto one of the foremen employed on the con- 
struction work, but evidently having considerable experience 
in the care of hardy plants. The force employed in this gen- 
eral horticultural work was made up as follows: one fore- 
man gardener, 17 gardeners (of which 2 were dispensed with 
in October), 7 apprentices (of which 2 were dispensed with 
on October 31), and 14 or 15 laborers. In addition to this 
1 driver for his entire time and 3 additional ones during 
