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living plants for the Rock Garden and specimens for the her- 
barium seem to warrant the continuation of trips such as I here 
propose, 
The identification of specimens has not been as heavy as dur- 
ing past years, totalling probably not over 400 specimens. My 
outside activities have been the same as in IQI7. 
Respectfully submitted, 
NorMAN TAYLOR, 
Curator of Plants. 
REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUC- 
TION FOR 1018 
Dr. C. StuART GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my report as curator 
of public instruction for the year ending December 31, 1918. 
Courses of Instruction 
As heretofore, the courses of instruction offered at the Garden 
were divided into four groups, as follows: 
A. Gardening and nature study courses for children (7 
(courses) and for teachers (4 courses). 
B. A group of 11 courses in Children’s Gardening, designed 
especially for those who wish to qualify as teachers in the subject. 
C. Courses specially adapted for the general public. 
DP. Courses in pure and applied botany and in botanical inves- 
tigation. 
Owing in part to adverse conditions imposed by the war, and 
in part to a change in plan, providing for intensive rather than 
extensive work, the registration in these courses, mostly in group 
A, fell somewhat below the number of last year. However, 
3.386 were recorded, with a total attendance at the Garden of 
24,483. Adding to this the 4,381 visiting pupils who came to the 
Garden for special work or lectures by Miss Shaw and Miss 
Cross, as well as the 10,000 more or less in attendance at various 
lectures and talks given outside the Garden by the staff during 
the year, we may conservatively estimate that at least 40,000 

