BULLETIN 
The New York Botanical Garden 
Vol. 1. No. 5. 
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR- 
IN-CHIEF. 
(Submitted and accepted January 8, 1900.) 
To THE Boarp oF MANAGERS OF THE NEw York Boran- 
ICAL GARDEN. 
Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith my report 
as Secretary and Director-in-Chief for the year ending Janu- 
ary 8, Igoo: 
Plants and Planting. 
1. Herbaceous Grounds. ‘The work of maintaining and in- 
creasing the herbaceous collection has been continued through 
the year with very gratifying results. 
As shown by the list in the accompanying report of Mr. 
Nash, General Assistant, there have been 2,151 species and 
varieties, contained in 105 families, under cultivation during 
the season; this is a slight gain of species over the record 
for 1898. 
Most of the accessions have been grown from seed in the 
nurseries, but a considerable number have been secured by 
exchange or purchase of roots. The general plan of the 
ground has not been changed, space for the additional plants 
brought in during the year having been provided by simply 
enlarging the existing plots. An additional pool for aquatic 
plants was excavated during the autumn. 
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