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hibited in the winter, and it has a library of mushroom hand- 
books and journals. Mushroom suppers are sometimes held, at 
which there is an opportunity to enjoy the flavor of species not 
found in the market. The exhibitions of 1917 began on Monday, 
July 9, and continue every Monday from 12 to 3 o’clock, until 
about November 1, at Horticultural Hall. The public is invited 
to attend and bring mushrooms for identification.” Here would 
seem to be a fruitful suggestion for the department of botany of 
the Brooklyn Institute. The Botanic Garden will be glad to offer 
its rooms for exhibition purposes as well as the full facilities of 
its library and herbarium, 
School Gardens in India—In the Recorp for January, 1913, 
attention was called to Teachers Leaflets, issued by the school 
garden department of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Ceylon, giving 
information concerning school gardens in that island, where there 
existed, in 1910-11, nearly 250 of these gardens. There has 
recently come to the Garden library Bulletin 34, Agricultural 
Educational Series, of the Department of Land Records and 
Agriculture, of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, entitled 
“A Brochure on School Gardens,” by H. J. Davis, superintendent, 
Government Horticultural Gardens, Lucknow. Although dated 
1915, the Bulletin has just come to hand. The author refers to 
school gardens as “an essential feature in the daily life of a 
child.” Information of value to garden teachers in India is given 
concerning the educational purpose and the conduct of children’s 
gardens. It is interesting to note that practically every one of 
the 48 flowers, concerning the planting and care of which in- 
formation is given, are the species and varieties most familiar to 
the children in our own school gardens. 
The following letter dated September 14, 1917, speaks for it- 
self: “ My dear Miss Shaw: I wish to express my great appre- 
ciation of your assistance with our school garden. . . . Our little 
farmers have developed a real taste for hard, healthy work, and 
a true love for plant life. The garden was a much greater suc- 
cess than I anticipated, all due to your kind cooperation. With 
best wishes and many thanks for your consideration, I am Yours 
Sincerely, (Signed) Augusta D. Moore, Principal” (Public 
School No. 24, Brooklyn). 
