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in temporary cases outside the regular sequence. Even with double 
the present number of cases, all of the Long Island collections will 
have to be moved from the herbarium room, on account of over- 
crowding. 
Personal Activities 
During the early spring I submitted a proposition to you for 
the botanical exploration of Long Island which met with your 
approval, and ave already visited many places and collected 
numerous specimens for this purpose. 
The editorship of Torreya has occupied some of my time, and 
the answering of inquiries and determination of specimens is be- 
coming greater each year. During the last week in December I 
sent off for final printing my book on the flora of New York and 
vicinity, upon which I have been working for the past five years. 
It is to appear as a Memoir of the New York Botanical Garden. 
Other activities include serving on the executive committee of 
the Department of Botany of the Institute, on the local flora com- 
mittee of the Torrey Botanical Club, and as one of the board of 
managers of the Wild Flower Preservation Society. I have also 
retained my connection with Bailey’s Standard Cyclopedia of 
Horticulture. 
Respectfully submitted, 
NorMAN TAYLOR, 
Curator of Plants. 
REPORT OF THE CURATORZOERSPUBLIC INSTRUC— 
TION FOR 1914 
Dr. C. Stuart GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: I beg to submit herewith my report as curator of public 
instruction for the year ending December 31, 1914. 
Regular Courses of Instruction 
In the first prospectus outlining the courses offered by the Gar- 
den in 1914 (see Recorp 3: 1-9. Jan. 1914), twenty-nine courses 
in gardening, nature study and advanced and research work in 
botany were offered. Of this number, nineteen were given during 
