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New York; Plant world, Binghamton; American journal of physi¬ 
ology, Boston ; Journal of comparative neurology, Granville ; Jour¬ 
nal of school geography, New York; Psychological review, New 
York. 
The society now exchanges its publications with 427 scientific insti¬ 
tutions and periodicals. 
Nine hundred and forty-seven books have been borrowed by 117 
persons; 355 volumes have been borrowed for use in the building, 
and the library has been consulted 291 times. 
Six hundred and twenty-one volumes have been bound in 329 
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covers; 50 pamphlets have been bound. 
The following serials have been indexed : — 
Danzig. Naturforschende gesellschaft. Neueste schriften. 4 vols. 
Hamburg. Naturhistorisches museum. Bericht. 5 vols. 
Mittheilungen. 9 vols. 
Owens college. Studies from the biological laboratory. 3 vols. 
University of Cambridge. Studies from the morphological labora¬ 
tory. 3 vols. 
Wien. Zoologisch-botanische gesellschaft. Verharidlungen. 15 vols. 
The total indexed is 75 serials. 
Another side of the basement room has been fitted with shelves 
and a very considerable rearrangement of the books effected. The 
method of self classification adopted in 1893-94 has been slightly 
modified, but still allows radical changes with a minimum of labor 
and expense. 
Among the needs of the library the means to buy promptly stand¬ 
ard works issued by publishers is the most pressing. The present 
income available for the library is wisely used for such serials as 
cannot be procured through exchange, and for binding; this leaves 
a very small amount for the purchase of books as such, while the 
number of desirable books is not only large but increasing. 
The strong point of our library, the serial publications of soci¬ 
eties, surveys, etc., is derived largely and directly from the publica¬ 
tions of the Society and should be maintained at any sacrifice. The 
size and importance of this set of serials are not so well known as 
they should be. 4416 list published by the Trustees of the Boston 
Public Library shows that 113 serials credited to our library are not 
currently received by any other library listed. The strength of our 
position in serials is emphasized when tested with that of the col¬ 
lections of other scientific institutions in this vicinity. 
