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Botanic Garden on August 7th. The object of this visit was to 
see the children’s gardens and to discuss the work which was 
being carried on by the city. Fifty teachers attended this con- 
ference. Refreshments were served by the Botanic Garden. 
Children’s Gardens—This summer we have had 387 boys and 
girls in our garden. This is the largest number we have ever had 
registered in one summer. An interesting feature of this year’s 
garden was the ro by 20 ft. war gardens. These gardens were 
conducted by our older boys and girls who have been at this 
garden from two to four years, and by Erasmus Hall High School 
students. There were 22 members in the Erasmus unit, and 45 
in our own unit. These larger gardens were all different, be- 
cause each person planted his garden to suit the needs of his fam- 
ily. eir plans were submitted in early spring and, after hav- 
ing been passed upon, the boys and girls used them as their guides 
for planting. The figures below show what was taken out of 
three gardens one day this summer. These figures are chosen 
at random and do not represent either the largest or the smallest 
yield, but just about an average amount taken out. The prices 
affixed are those current in the local market on the given date: 
Garden of £. B—Lettuce—13 heads, 65c., beets—20, 4oc., kohl- 
rabi—7, 5c., chard— 4 qts., 4oc., beans—1¥4 qts., 22c.—total 
$1.72. Garden of M. T.—lettuce—6 heads, 30c., beets—15, 16c., 
kohlrabi—3, 5c., chard—3 qts., 30c., beans—1!4 qts. 22c.—total, 
$1.03. Garden of M. G.—lettuce—12 heads, 60c., beets—z2o, 
c., kohlrabi—3, 3c., chard—3 qts., 30c., beans—2 qts., 30c.— 
total, 51,73: 
The Federal Horticultural Board of the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture has issued Notice of Quarantine No. 34, effective Oc- 
tober I, 1918, prohibiting the importation for any purpose of any 
variety of bamboo seed, plants, or cuttings thereof capable of 
propagation, including all genera and species of the tribe Bam- 
buseae from all foreign countries and localities. The object of 
this quarantine is to prevent the introduction into the United 
States of dangerous plant diseases, including the bamboo smut 
(Ustilago shiraana). 
