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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN 
To tHe DrrecTor-In-CHIEF. 
Str: I have the honor to submit the following report on 
the Library, covering the period from January 1, 1904, to 
January 1, 190 
A census of the library was taken on December 20, and 
the number of bound volumes was then found to be 15,757, 
showing an increase for the year of 1,166 volumes. Of 
these, 149 were purchased from the special book fund, 216 
volumes were purchased by the library appropriation, 694 
volumes were presented to the Garden, the remainder having 
been acquired by subscription and exchange. Of the great 
number of unbound pamphlets no estimate has been made. 
During the year 672 volumes have been bound, of which 
97 volumes are serials and pamphlets deposited at the Gar- 
den by Columbia University. 
The card-catalogue has been kept up to date; about 5,300 
written cards having been added to it. 
The rapid increase of cards has necessitated the construc- 
tion of another special card-index case, which has been in- 
stalled and partly filled. Four four-drawer filing cases have 
been placed. in the reading-room for the accommodation of 
the rapidly increasing collection of plates, photographs and 
drawings, that hitherto have been stored in one of the labora- 
tories. 
By the purchase of 71 volumes from the library of Mr. 
John J. Crooke, and a collection of over 1,100 pamphlets 
from that of Mr. J. B. Ellis, the library has acquired many 
valuable and interesting items. 
During the early part of the year, the Trustees of Colum- 
bia University presented to the library a collection of reports 
and publications of state agricultural and horticultural so- 
cieties and institutions, amounting to over 500 volumes. They 
have also continued to present collections of botanical disser- 
tations and pamphlets from time to time. A complete and very 
