List of trees and shrubs in the United States Capitol Grounds-Continued.

Catalpa bignonoides aurea.

Habitat.

Hort.

Hort.

Northern China.

.Atlantic States.

Atlantic States.

Eastern Asia.

List of trees and shrubs in the United States Capitol Grounds—Continued.

List of trees and shrubs in the United States Capitol Grounds-Continued.

REPORT

OF THE

FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL AND ASYLUM.

FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL, Washington, D. C., July 20, 1882.

SIR: I have the honor to submit the annual report of this hospital for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882.

That some

The year just closed has been an unusually busy one. idea of the growth of the institution may be formed, I will state that the monthly average of admissions of patients has been more than double what it was five years ago. The following table will show the number admitted and treated each year for the past five years.

On July 1, 1877, there were 213 patients remaining in the hospital. Five hundred and nineteen were admitted during the year, making a total of 732 treated.

On July 1, 1878, 231 remained in hospital; admitted, 642. Total treated, 873.

On July 1, 1879, 217 remained in hospital; admitted, 817. Total treated, 1,034.

On July 1, 1880, 223 remained in hospital; admitted, 872. Total treated, 1,095.

On July 1, 1881, 225 remained in hospital; admitted, 1,102. Total treated, 1,327.

The average admissions per month during the past year have been 915. Of the 1,102 admitted, 345 were white and 757 colored. The accompanying tables will show the class of diseases treated. I invite attention to the large number of cases of Bright's disease. I am unprepared to say whether the disease is on the increase or the better methods of diagnosis are such as to enable it to be easily recognized.

The record also shows a large percentage of phthisical cases, especially among the colored patients. I attribute this to the fact that these people are ignorant of the ordinary laws governing health, and are subjected to much physical and moral depression. The febrile cases have also been quite numerous, to which attention is called.

During the year quite a number of surgical operations have been performed, among which may be mentioned the amputation of two thighs, two legs, one arm, and the setting of twenty fractures. The management congratulates itself upon the uniform success that has attended all of these operations. The hospital has at present 300 beds. The capacity can be increased when desired to 400 by utilizing the lecture-rooms connected with the building.