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Botanic Garden and the Xew York Botanical Garden laid wreaths 

 at the hase of the hust. The wreath from the Brooklyn Garden 

 was of Southern Laurel leaves, tied with rihbons of white and 

 g-reen, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden colors. 



Pemiy Packets of Seeds to School Children.— The annual dis- 

 tribution of Penny Packets of Seeds to School Children practi- 

 cally closed the last of April. Seeds were supplied in consider- 

 able quantity to schools in Manhattan and Queens as well as in 

 Brooklyn. The price (which was raised to 2 cents after the war) 

 was this year restored to one cent. The number of packets dis- 

 tributed this year reached the high water mark of 530.359 as 

 against 204,000 packets a year ago — an increase of nearly 160 

 per cent. 



Broadcasting.— On March 31 the director of the Garden, by 

 invitation, broadcasted a talk from Station WJY on " The Brook- 

 l\-n liotanic Garden." During April and May Miss Shaw gave 

 three talks over the Municipal Station WNYC as follows: April 

 20: Get acquainted with your garden. April 23: Garden steps. 

 May 4: How to take care of your garden. May 18: Planting 

 a small flower garden. May 25: Summer care of the garden. 



E.vhibits and Teas for Teachers.— For the purpose of acquaint- 

 ing the teachers of the public and private schools with our illus- 

 trative material and other equipment which we use in givnig in- 

 struction to visiting classes, the Department of Elementary In- 

 struction, under Miss Shaw's direction, gave a series of three ex- 

 hibits of this material during the spring. Special invitations 

 were sent to the teachers. Each exhibit was ke])t open for teach- 

 ers and pupils for several dax's. The following are the dates, 

 subjects, and attendance on the opening day: 



}* larch 24. Economic Plants. J 50. 

 April 29. Plant Eriends and Enemies. 200. 

 May 21. Elowers, Trees, Weeds, and the Spring aspect of the 

 Outdoor World. 100. . 



Cooperation ivitli National Federation for Cliild Study. — On 

 March 4 Miss Shaw gave a talk on Children's Gardening and 

 Nature Studv before the National b^deration for Child Study. 



