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curator, Dr. Gundersen, who has also given considerable time to 
class work. 
Personal Activities 
My work on the Flora of Long Island has gone on steadily, and 
the original plan of a single volume on the flora and vegetation 
of the Island should, I think, be modified in the following way. 
To get anything like a complete list of the species of the Island 
will still take considerable time, and actual publication would 
have to be deferred until one was somewhere near to that ideal. 
On the other hand, a description of the vegetation, with eco- 
logical and phytogeographical data, is in such a state of comple- 
tion that is could be prepared for publication within the coming 
year or early in 1919. I would therefore suggest that a volume 
of the Garden Memoirs could be brought out to publish these 
results, deferring until later a volume on the flora of the island. 
Identification of specimens and answering correspondence 
about plants, and related matters, have taken more time than 
ever before, and in addition to editing Torreya, I have taken over 
the editorship of the Journal of the International Garden Club, 
Respectfully submitted, 
NoRMAN TAYLOR, 
Curator of Plants. 
REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUC- 
| TION FOR 1917 
Dr. C. Sruart GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my report as curator 
of public instruction for the year ending December 31, 1917. 
Courses of Instruction 
The regular courses of instruction offered at the Garden are 
grouped, as heretofore, into four classes, as follows: 
A, Children’s Gardens and Nature Study, including seven 
courses for children and four for teachers. 
