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Introductory Address. Mr. A. Aucusrus HEALy, President 
of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. 
Address for the City of New York. Hon. Wittram A. 
PRENDERGAST, Comptroller. 
Address: The social, educational, and scientific value of botanic 
gardens. Pror. JoHN Merre Coutter, Head Professor of 
Botany, University of Chicago, Editor of the Botanical Gazette, 
Member of the National Research Council of the National Aca- 
demy of Sciences. 
Addresses : 
For the Borough of Brooklyn. Hon. Lewis H. Pounps, 
President of the Borough. 
For the Department of Parks. Hon. Raymonp V. INGER- 
SOLL, Commissioner of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn. 
For the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Dr. C. Stuart GAGER, 
Director of the Garden. 
IO P.M. 
Reception by the Trustees and Woman’s Auxiliary, inspection 
of building, and view of exhibit on genetics, arranged in coopera- 
tion with the Cold Spring Harbor Station for Experimental Evo- 
lution of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. 
Fripay, APRIL 20 
10:00 A.M. 
Session for the reading of scientific papers. Pror. R. A. 
HArrer, Torrey Professor of Botany in Columbia University, 
presiding. 
12:30 P.M. 
Luncheon for invited guests. 
2:00 P.M. 
Session for the reading of scientific paper. “De. N.- T 
Britton, Director-in-Chief of the New York Botanical Garden, 
presiding. 
8:15 P.M. 
Popular scientific program. Mr. Atrrep T. WHITE, Chair- 
man of the Botanic Garden Governing Committee, presiding. 
