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Miss Sophia deM. Carey, official lecturer for the British gov- 
ernment, addressed the meeting of the Flatbush Garden League, 
held at the Garden on the afternoon of June 14. 
Prof. George M. Reed, for two seasons resident investigator 
-at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, has been appointed in charge 
of the Cereal Disease Survey in the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, 
Missouri, lowa and Minnesota. At present six men are doing 
field work under his direction. After the survey is completed, 
it is planned to inaugurate control measures. 
An Emergency Supply of Rubber —The department of botany 
of the University of California has undertaken a study of certain 
West American shrubs belonging to Chrysothamnus and other 
genera of the Compositae to determine whether or not an emer- 
gency or stipplementary supply of rubber exists in such native 
plants. This investigation is one of the projects of the botanical 
subcommittee of the Pacific Coast Research Conference acting 
under the Council of Defense of the state of California. Results 
thus far obtained indicate that the total amount of rubber present 
in these native species is considerable, but that the percentage 
yield of individual plants is too small to render its extraction 
profitable at present prices. If, however, the importation of raw 
rubber should be curtailed through enemy action, this emergency 
supply existing within the border of the continental United States 
could be utilized. It might be noted here that the quality of this 
new rubber is, according to rubber experts, somewhat better than 
the best grades of guayule, but not as good as Para.” (Science, 
May 10, 1918, p. 452.) 
Twenty-nine signatures were secured for enrollment in the 
Woman’s Land Army of America, at a meeting held at the Gar- 
den April 7, under the joint auspices of the Garden and the 
Woman’s Land Army. 

In the drive of May 20-27, 1918, for subscriptions to the 
Second War Fund of the Red Cross, one hundred per cent. of 
the employees of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden were enrolled 
as subscribers, the total amount of the subscription being $225.20. 
