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its present purpose. The northern end of the tract has afforded 
the most advantageous site within the whole city for the Brooklyn 
Museum, and the development of the Museum and the Botanic 
Garden in such close proximity is mutually advantageous. 
A more detailed account of the steps leading to the establish- 
ment of the present Brooklyn Botanic Garden was given in the 
Recorp for October, 1913. 
C, STUART GAGER. 
FIFTH ANNUAL CHILDREN’S GARDEN EXHIBIT 
Our Annual Garden Exhibit for boys and girls was held Sep- 
tember 13th and r4th at the Botanic Garden. Mr. Henry Hicks, 
of Isaac Hicks and Son, Florists, Mr. Edward Mahoney, Direc- 
tor of the Fairview Children’s Gardens, Yonkers, and Mr. Mon- 
tague Free, of the Garden statf, were the judges. 
The competition in some classes was very close. Our trophy 
for the best school garden display was won a second time by 
P.S. 98, but P.S. 89 was a very close second, and Pis e162, anew 
exhibitor, was hot on the heels of No. 89. P.S. 162 started a war 
garden this year and made an unusual showing for a first year 
garden. Besides the crops which had been taken out for home 
use, and which were being canned in the school garden, $68.14 
worth had been sold. The trophy for the best roof garden was 
tied between P.S. 43 and P.S. 36. P.S. 43 is a pioneer in this 
work. The best display of window boxes was made by P.S. 49. 
The individual medals in individual classes were won by members 
of different Brooklyn schools. The specimens sent in, in these 
classes, were better than ever before, showing that the boys and 
girls made better selections and had learned how to get products 
ready in first-class shape for exhibiting. We noted a marked 
change in this over the first two years. War Stamps were given 
for the best back yard gardens. This is not a new class, but the 
conditions in the contest differed from those of any other year. 
The problem was: How to get as much as possible out of a given 
back yard. Contestants in this class were obliged to hand in 
plans for the garden, pictures, charts, and records showing ex- 

