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tutions with a view to bringing about a greater degree of uni- 
formity in nomenclature, begun in January, 1923, was continued 
with the printing and distribution to about 120 gardens and 
other botanical institutions of Communication No. 5 (April) and 
Communication No. 6 (November). s a result of this corre- 
spondence the points of difference between the various insti- 
tutions are gradually becoming more clearly defined, and many 
of our correspondents have expressed themselves in favor of an 
adjustment of these differences by international agreement. 
Children’s Gardens 
Shakespeare Garden.—The curator of elementary instruction 
has noted the addition of a small Shakespeare Garden to the 
features that add interest to our children’s gardens. This was 
made possible by the gift of $500 for this purpose by Mr. Henry 
C. Folger, secured through the good offices of Mrs. Glentworth 
-R. Butler. The gift is acknowledged elsewhere in this report. 
Plants of American Indians Grown.—We are indebted to the 
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, New York, 
for supplying to our Children’s Gardens seeds of plants that 
have been cultivated from time immemorial by the Pawnee 
Indians. The seeds were descended from plants that had never 
previously been grown by white men. The growing of these 
seeds by the children aroused a great deal of interest on their 
part and on the part of visitors to the Garden (see p. 71). 
Japanese Garden 
The Japanese Garden maintains its popularity, and grows 
more beautiful each year, as the trees and shrubs develop. 
On June 5 we received from Mr. Ernest F. Coe, New Haven, 
Conn., a noteworthy collection of 32 Japanese Dwarfed potted 
trees and shrubs, imported by Mr. Coe some time ago from 
Japan. Several of these trees, including pines, junipers, cypress, 
oaks, and maples, aré of great age. The collection also includes 
Aucubas, Skimmias, Palms, Azaleas, Wisteria, Euonymus, Bam- 
boo, and Ilex. The curator of Japanese Gardening and Floral 
Art, Miss Averill, considers these very rare specimens, and of 
great value for our Japanese Garden, 
