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Nine illustrated lectures were also given by the head gardener, 
Mr. Free, on the subject, “How to make your garden grow.” 
These lectures were also free to the public, and were given on 
Monday afternoons from March 3 to April 7, and on Wednesday 
evenings from March 5 to March 109. 
Educational “ Movies.’-—On May 27 and 28, and on June 2, 
motion pictures of plant life were given in the auditorium. The 
room seats 577. The attendance was 650 on the first day, 590 
on the second, and 372 on the third. The attendance dropped on 
June 2 because of the inter-scholastic athletic meets and field 
days. The attendance might have been increased indefinitely if 
we had an instructor to do nothing else, and if we had not limited 
attendance to pupils who were invited on the basis of excellence 
in the regular school work. 
Earlier in the year (March 25), under the joint auspices of the 
Torrey Botanical Club and the Botanic Garden, an exhibition was 
given of four motion picture reels of plant life, including one 
showing the penetration of the tissue of a potato tuber by the 
filament of the parasitic fungus that causes the disease known as 
“potato leak.” 
Meetings of the Garden —The following six organizations held 
regular monthly, bi-monthly, or weekly meetings at the Garden 
during the spring, summer, and fall: 
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. Erasmus Hall Students’ Garden Club, meeting twice monthly. 
. Garden Club, Manual Training H. S. Annex, meeting twice 
monthly. 
. Group from Bushwick H. S., meeting once weekly for 5 weeks. 
Backyard Garden Class, Erasmus Hall H. S., meeting once 
weekly for 5 weeks. 
Platbush Garden League, meeting once a month. An adult 
club for the discussion of garden problems. 
Nature Study Club, City Training School, meeting once a week 
for six weeks. 
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The first five of these organizations were started largely 
through the influence of the Botanic Garden. 
The School Garden Association of New York held its annual 
meeting and garden party at the Botanic Garden on the afternoon 
