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B. Courses for Teachers of Children’s Gardening. This con- 
sists of eleven courses, extending over a full year; or it may be 
taken as a concentrated five-week’s summer course. 
C. Courses for the General Public, consisting of nine courses 
treating largely of gardening and other applied phases of the 
study of plants. 
D. Advanced Courses and Investigation, embracing nine 
courses, adapted for students of college or graduate rank. | 
The registration for the full year in all the various courses 
offered, mostly in group A, totals 4,083, with a total attendance 
of 26,794. Adding to this the numbers in attendance at schooi 
classes which came to the Garden for instruction, as well as those 
in attendance at lectures and addresses given by various members 
of the staff, both at the Garden and at schools, clubs, etc., the. 
total number of people directly reached by our educational work 
during 1917 was over 65,000. Over half a million people visited 
the Garden, as recorded at the gates, during the year. 
The following table shows the attendance by months and the 
annual totals: 
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EASED: ANCE DURING I917 











x Ghe Garces | Span | Feb. | M Mar. Apr. | May | June | July 
At regular classes ........ | 842! 1,372 | eee 1,507. | I 482 | 3,972 | 4, 28 
At visiting classes........| 480, 250) 180 580 | 1.769 | 2,767 
At lectures to children... .| | | 500 | 1,569 2,220 | se 
At lecture to adults ... | | 1,500 | eo e1)-9 cK) 
At eee ee Sod th ben | I,998 | 1,21 4| 7,150/| 3,080 | 2 2,051 | 2,014 | 2,000 
Registered a . 24,669 2 24,057 | |20,306 50,604 68,820 lem 192 |62,382 
ae ne i eae Chiba 
560 | 800 | Be LSULss 000 | | 6,350 2 560. 20 
At the Garden 7 Aug. Sept. Oct. | Nov. | Dee. | Annual Totals 
| 
At regular classes .......-| 3,300! 3,855) 2,870] 1,001 | 812 26,794 
At visiting classes........ 417 | 4,438) 1,213 12,024 
At lectures to children... .| AO 4533 5) els 2rs 45 | 10,642 
At lectures to adults...... 30 | 8 1,995 
At een ieee Sea eh OOOs eI, 4 On: | 1,981] 3,2 ,I81 29,328 
Registered a .|54,091 57,200 35,000 136 ae EE ,046 509,285 
At Maat eases at ec clubs, | 
CC tes seg eos on | 35| 575 | 50 50) 27,715 
The emphasis of most of our teaching thus far on the practical 
and applied side of plant study was made especially prominent 
