colors green and white, bearing the words, ‘ Brooklyn Botanic 
Garden.” The green color was chosen as the one most appro- 
priate for a garden flag, and the white in token of appreciation 
to the chairman of the Botanic Garden Governing Committee. 
The flag is not intended to fly from a flagpole, but for decora- 
tive purposes, and to be carried with classes and other parties 
being conducted about the grounds. 

Tic, t. Weather vane. Presented by the Class of 1916, 
2. Metal weather vane, for the Children’s Garden, designed 
by Miss Rebecea Dobbin, of the Nature Studio, Elk Ridge, Md. 
Presented by the class of 1916. (Fig. 1). 
3. Rose arch, to be placed at the entrance to the walk leading 
to the Children’s Building; designed by Mr. Harold A. Caparn, 
consulting landscape architect of our staff. The arch is of 
cypress, painted white, and was presented by this year’s class. 
Government Free Seeds—The following quotation, from an 
interview with Senator W. S. Kenyon (New York Times, Sept. 2, 
