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prior to the annual Spring Inspection for distribution at that time. 
Sixty different schools were represented in the 1926 outdoor 
garden with a registration of 244. The planted area of the 
garden is approximately one-third of an acre. No crop report has 
been printed for some years so it seems pertinent to present the 
1926 crop report as follows: 
Beansteecnens nore 480 lbs. Wettuces emer ce 4,045 heads 
IBECtS ae age ener 7,186 @nionses ree 9% lbs. 
Beet tops......... 82 Ibs. IPATIEN? nodooocuor 286 bunches 
Garotsmen ee 10,248 Radishesumessrerrcint 13,719 
Geleryae ee 87 bunches Spinach .......... 590% lbs. 
Ghardeerr ene 1,477% lbs. Tomatoes ........ 443% lbs. 
Corie eee ores 605 ears aMicnips eee 210 
Kohlrabigemere es. 3,195 
October 22 a harvest exhibit of our children’s garden produce 
was set up at the Eagle Building in their children’s room. 
Sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary, this Department set up 
an exhibit at the annual Exposition of Women’s Work held in the 
Hotel Astor, October 4-9. It received wide publicity, and many 
requests for information came to us even from as far south as 
New Orleans. This was one of the most ‘successful events of the 
year. 
The Assistant Curator gave tests to 358 Girl Scouts who rep- 
resented 50 Brooklyn troops; instruction was given to 146 scouts. 
Saturday classes for children have been conducted as usual; 
the scope of this work, in some of its special aspects, has never 
been presented in any annual report. A series of special study 
topics follows: 
A trip around the economic greenhouse 
The Shakespeare Garden 
The American Indian Garden: 
Indians and their gardens 
Planting the garden 
Care of the garden 
The crop 
A visit to the Museum of the American Indian 
Evergreens 
