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about 50, accompanied by members of the Garden staff as guides. 
Members of the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of the Garden preceded the 
guests carrying flags to indicate in advance the route to be followed. 
The itinerary was as follows: (1) The Japanese Garden, where 
several new features had been installed by Japanese workmen since 
last year; (2) The Alfred T. White memorial bronze tablet and 
seat, unveiled since the preceding inspection; (3) The west side 
of the Brook; (4) The Rock Garden, with new species and new 
labels added since last year; (5) The Ecological Section and across 
the General Systematic Section; (6) The Conservatories; (7) The 
Boys’ and Girls’ Club Room in the Laboratory Building. Here 
were on view for the first time the two flower panels painted in 
oil by Miss Elizabeth Tyler. On these panels wild flowers 
(chiefly, but not exclusively, native American) are arranged in 
seasonal sequence, beginning with skunk cabbage and Forsythia, 
and ending with witchazel and other late fall wild flowers. There 
were also several other new features in this room. (8) The main 
floor of the Laboratory Building, where the following exhibits 
were on view: 
(a) Exhibit of oil paintings of wild flowers of Westchester 
County and adjacent regions. These beautiful paintings, 164 
panels illustrating 400 species, were exhibited by courtesy of the 
artist, Miss Eloise Payne Luquer. 
(b) Exhibit of thirty-five pencil sketches of views in the Brook- 
lyn Botanic Garden made by Mr. Clifford Sheen, Illustrator, and 
exhibited by courtesy of Mr. Sheen. 
Tea was served in the main Rotunda from 4:30 until 6 o’clock 
by the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Garden. 
NOTES 
The first number of a new bi-monthly publication, Museum 
News, appeared on New Year’s Day, 1924. This is an organ of 
The American Association of Museums, and will include the work 
of botanic gardens as well as of museums. It may be found on 
file in our library. The Association will also continue to publish 
