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Thomas R. Hill spoke on "A Few of the Practical Sugges- 

 tions Gleaned from a Nature Study Course at Chautauqua, 

 N. Y." She said that Mr. Spencer, director of the Science 

 Circle Classes at Cornell, emphasized the value of studying 

 plants, not merely as things of beauty, but as living things, 

 and that every part of each plant showed certain uses in 

 relation to its structure. The value of the Nature Study 

 leaflets and of the University bulletins was dwelt upon. The 

 kinds of plant best suited for cultivation, the most suitable 

 soils for plants and methods of culture were all emphasized. 



Miss Adele Mackenzie then spoke on "Nature Study 

 Experiences with City Children." She described the marked 

 success attending her efforts to establish small kindergarten 

 gardens in connection with her school in one of the more 

 crowded parts of the city. Great spirit was shown by the 

 young gardeners, who took an intense delight in the results 

 of each other's work. One pleasing feature was that the 

 parents became equally interested with the children, and 

 even started plant culture for themselves. Miss Marion 

 Mackenzie commented on some valuable features of the 

 work and showed a water-color illustration of the garden 

 area. 



By invitation of the Society. Mrs. Souder read extracts 

 from an English work published in 1823 by a lady who had 

 visited the Bartram Garden, and who graphically described 

 the Passion flower trellises, the box bushes and other strik- 

 ing features of the garden as it then existed. 



Dr. H. S. Conard exhibited, on behalf of Miss E. Simons, 

 a series of drawings and illustrations of the nature study 

 and more advanced botanical work undertaken by the stu- 

 dents at the Girls' High School. 



Dr. Macfarlane showed a seed list and nursery catalogue 

 issued from the Bartram Garden in 1828, and stated that 

 this gave one a notion of the great variety of plants culti- 

 vated in that historic spot eighty years ago. He also exhib- 

 ited an illustrated "Flora of the European Alps" by Dr. E. 



