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Head Gardener, assisted by Mr. Norman Taylor, a garden 
aid, who proceeded to Inagua, one of the southern islands 
of the archipelago, in October, being absent about five weeks, 
and securing a collection which contains more of interest and 
of novelty than was thought possible; Mr. Nash’s report on 
this work will be published in the January issue of the Jour- 
NAL. I have again continued this investigation by sending 
Mr. Brace in December to Abaco, the northeastern island of 
the group; he is under instructions to spend about a month 
there, and return to Nassau about the middle of January. I 
desire to take further part in this field work by making an 
examination of the Great Bahama Island, the most north- 
western island of the Bahamas, and devote the month of Feb- 
ruary to this work; this island can be reached by a vessel 
from Nassau, and inasmuch as Dr. Millspaugh can accom- 
pany me at this time, the expense of this boat would be much 
less than if we went alone. 
Further work in subtropical Florida was accomplished in 
May by Dr. Small, assisted by Mr. Percy Wilson, and Dr. 
Small again visited the same region in November. Each 
visit to this peculiar region discloses the existence there of 
species either new to science or not hitherto known except in 
the West Indies, and, notwithstanding the number of trips 
that we have made there, it is probable that the novelties are 
not yet exhausted. 
Investigations 
Botanical and horticultural studies upon the collections 
have been prosecuted by all members of the staff and assist- 
ants, and also by forty-five students, and by many visit- 
ing investigators from other institutions. Practically the en- 
tire time of members of the staff not required for preparation 
and installation of the collections is given to study, and im- 
portant and substantial contributions to knowledge have been 
made, some of which have attracted international attention. 
Accounts of the research work accomplished will be found in 
the reports of the several officers, and a statement of the work 
