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gains have been made in the conservatory collections and in 
those of the pinetum, the former with an increase of 4780, 
and the latter with 135. As stated elsewhere, the gain in the 
pinetum was due largely to the extensive collection given to 
the Garden by Mr. Lowell M..Palmer. The enlargement inthe 
conservatory collections is made up to a great extent of plants 
imported directly from the West Indies, or grown from seeds 
secured there, the results of the expeditions sent out by the 
Garden. To the palm collection several large specimens 
have been added by gift, which have been chronicled in the 
JournaL of the Garden from time to time. 
GEoRGE V. Nasu, 
Head Gardener. 
