20 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1908. 



mosa, and other topics, some of which have been printed in the 

 Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 



The monograph on Landmarks in Botanical History, referred to 

 in previous reports as in course of preparation by Dr. Edward L. 

 Greene, is progressing satisfactorily and will be published by the 

 Institution when completed. 



A bibliography of tin is in preparation by Mr. F. L. Hess, with the 

 aid of a Smithsonian grant ; and under the Hodgkins fund a bibliog- 

 raphy of aeronautics is being compiled by Mr. Paul Brockett. 



In accordance with the act of Congress approved March 30, 1906, 

 providing that the cost of printing and binding for the executive 

 departments and government bureaus shall be charged to specific 

 allotments for the departments and bureaus, and the further jDrovi- 

 sion in the sundry civil act of June 30, 1906, that no appropriations 

 except those specifically for printing and binding shall be used for 

 such purpose, special allotments have been made to the Institution 

 and its branches for the year ending June 30, 1909, as follows : 



For the Smithsonian Institution for printing and binding annual re- 

 ports of the Board of Regents, with general appendixes $10,000.00 



For the annual reports of the National Museum, with general ap- 

 pendixes, and for printing labels and blanks, and for the bulletins 

 and proceedings of the National Museum, the editions of which 

 shall not exceed 4,000 copies, and binding, in half turkey or mate- 

 rial not more expensive, scientific books and pamphlets presented 



to and acquired by the National Museum library 34, 000. 00 



For the annual reports and bulletins of the Bureau of American 

 Ethnology, and for miscellaneous printing and binding for the 



bureau 21, 000. 00 



For miscellaneous printing and binding : 



International Exchanges 200.00 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 100.00 



National Zoological Park 200.00 



Astrophysical Observatory 100. 00 



For the annual report of the American Historical Association 7, 000. 00 



Total 72, 600. 00 



The allotments to the Institution and its branches under the head 

 of public printing and binding during the past fiscal year were as far 

 as practicable expended prior to June 30. The protracted session of 

 Congress, however, prevented the completion of considerable work in 

 hand during the latter part of the fiscal year, making it impossible to 

 entirely use some of the allotments. 



Continuing the policy established last year, an editorial assistant 

 has been engaged in abstracting such publications of the Institution 

 and its branches as could be put in popular language for the use of 

 newspapers throughout the country. A number of more general arti- 

 cles on the work of the Institution have also been distributed to the 



