THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 151 



Sixteenmos, 142 



Twenty-fourmos, 53 



Total of bound volumes, 2,447 



Pamphlets and serials, 9,116 



Total of donations, 11,56,5 



By Exchange. 



Folios, 4 



Qnartos, 6 



Octavos, 95 



Twelvenios, 22 



Twenty-fourmos, 1 



Total of bound volumes, 128 



Pamphlets and serials 2,418 



Total ofexchanges, 2,546 



By Purchase. 



Qnartos, 5 



Octavos, 57 



Duodecimos, 1 



Total of bound volumes, 6.'} 



Pamphlets and serials, 027 



Total ofpurchases, 690 



Total of donations, 11,563 



Total ofexchanges, 2,546 



Total ofpurchases, 690 



Total ofadditions 14,799 



Of the total number of pamphlets and serials, 3,608 

 were pamphlets and 8,553 were serials. 



The donations to the Library for the year have been 

 received from one hundred and eighty individuals and 

 sixty-six societies and governmental departments. The 

 exchanges from seven individuals and one hundred and 

 seventy-six societies and incorporated institutions, of 

 which eighty-six are foreign ; also from editors and pub- 

 lishers. Among the donations to the Library during the 

 past year, were three hundred and fifty-three bound vol- 

 umes and two hundred and twelve pamphlets the bequest 

 of the late Dr. J. A. Emmerton ; five hundred and forty- 

 eight volumes, mostly U. S. public documents from Hon. 

 Geo. B. Loring and a large collection of horticultural and 

 other newspapers from Charles H. Hovey of Cambridge. 



