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mostly i in group A, of 2,614, with a total attendance throughout 
the year of 14,070. Adding the attendance at these regular 
classes to that at public lectures given irregularly by members of 
the staff, both at the Garden and at schools, clubs, etc., the total 
number of people reached during 1916 in our courses of instruc- 
tion and lectures has approximated 40,000. The following table 
shows the attendance by months and the annual totals: 
TABLE I 
Tan Feb. [2 ‘Mar. ar. Ss ES | June iss 
| Jan. 
on ae 
Garden Attendance 
At regular peers classes. . ae | 960 | oe 733 | 1,323 1,685 1,668 
At visiting classes........... | | 94 590} 2,638] 1,106 o 
At public lectures to a ay a pea e coo 4 500 ne 000 ae fou a e 
At conservatories........... au Reel I,2I10| 2 Pee 2,021 | 1,481] 1,060 
ENS PTOUNCSH bie terteen see ss 23: ,628 12,852 Ez: 056 23,180 |35,872 |42,701 |42,012 
Total Garden attendance. . la ,078 | 15, gor | [#5 582 |27,546 |42,304 |47,078 |44,740 
Attendance at ao at | 
schools, clubs, etc....... P35 500 | I al I,420/ 1,720] 6,250] 1,350 470 
Ge Attendance Aug, | ea | Oct, | Nov, or Dec. | Annual Totals 
—— | |} — 2 d 
At regular cues classes.. 1,975 5| I pee 959 1,081 469 I4,070 
At visiting class | 1,063 | 1,300 I43 8,504 
At public lectures to of sii 0 300 gs | ae aa hae 
At conservatories........... 12 ae 2,792] I,52 6 1,456] 1,271 18,190 
At STOUNdS see ee 28, 281 T |30, 5336 24.4 461 apy »505 |21,046 314,990 
Total Garden attendance. ./31,477 35: 977 ine ,109 (32,402 23,072 362,946 
Attendance at aaa at ea c 
schools, clubs, etc....... om saci ie ee | 
As heretofore, the main work in teaching at the Garden has 
had to do with the popular and practical side of botany and nature 
study. The work of Miss Shaw and Miss Cross, assisted by 
others of the teaching and investigating staff, has at times taxed 
the limited resources of our unfinished laboratory building and 
greenhouses, as well as our available space assigned to the work 
with children’s gardens out of doors. Under the efficient direc- 
tion of Miss Shaw, this work has assumed great proportions, 
touching very closely the work of many of the schools of Brook- 
