SUMMARY 



1. Substantial progress has been made toward making the 

 Brooklyn Botanic Garden the most beautiful spot in Greater 

 New York. 



2. The Garden has actively cooperated in the State-wide 

 movement for legislation for the preservation of native American 

 wild flowers. 



3. Contributions to botanical science have been made in the 

 fields of plant pathology, genetics and plant breeding, ecology 

 and plant geography, and systematic botany. 



4. Over 1,600 pages of research have been published. 



5. Important contributions have been made to educational 

 practice. 



6. Over 438,000 persons have visited the grounds. 



7. Over 100,000 adults and children have attended classes and 

 lectures. 



8. Over 8,500 living plants have been placed in the classrooms 

 of Brooklyn schools. 



9. All High Schools and 90 per cent, of the Public Schools 

 were served by the Garden. 



10. Study material (mostly living plant material) was supplied 

 to 10 out of 13 High Schools and 12 out of 13 Junior High Schools 

 in quantity sufficient for the instruction of over 161,000 pupils. 



11. Over 4,600 packets of seed of nearly 900 different kinds of 

 American wild flowers and other plants were sent in exchange to 

 foreign botanic gardens. 



12. Over 204,000 packets of vegetable and flower seeds were 

 supplied to Brooklyn children for planting in school and home 

 gardens. 



13. Current issues of over 800 periodicals on botany and 

 related subjects were received in the Library, which is open free 

 to the public daily. 



14. Land for nursery, propagating houses, and experimental 

 garden is a pressing need. 



15. The report shows in detail the urgent necessity of an 

 increase in annual income from permanent funds of not less 

 than $100,000. 



16. Attention is called to the advantages and privileges of 

 membership in the Garden. 



