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and has continued this investigation during the past year. ‘The 
thanks of our Garden are due to the New York Botanical Garden 
for many herbarium and library courtesies extended to Mr. 
Tavlor in connection with this investigation. 
Mr. Taylor has been for one year editor of Torreya, one of 
the monthly magazines of the Torrey Botanical Club, and his 
appointment to our staff brings the editorial office of this maga- 
zine to the Brooklyn Garden. 
April.1, Mr. John V. Borin, Head Gardenet. Mr. Borin 
has had six years’ experience at the New York Botanical Garden, 
and considerable experience previous to that with nurserymen 
and on private places. 
April 1. Mr. Herman Kolsh, Foreman Gardener. Mr. Kolsh 
has had several years’ experience at the New York Botanical 
Garden and previously at private places. His practical experi- 
ence in farm work made his services specially valuable in con- 
nection with our soil improvement operations. 
Investigations 
In the agreement of December 28, 1909, between the City of 
New York and The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, it 
is provided that members of the Garden staff “shall make botanic 
researches from time to time and that they shall labor to the best 
of their ability for the advancement of botanical science: and 
in harmony with this it is further provided, “that a limited 
space in the building containing the rooms for instruction be 
designated by the party of the second part to be used exclusively 
for research purposes.” 
_ In accordance with the spirit of these terms, ample provision 
has been made in the plans of our laboratory and instruction 
building for investigation. ‘Twelve private research rooms are 
planned, in addition to dark rooms, a constant temperature 
room, and an experimental house in the conservatory range. 
The plan of organization of the Garden, as given above, includes 
a department of Graduate Study and Research, and this depart- 
ment will be of first importance as fundamental to all other 
activities of the Garden. It will give solidarity and balance. 
inspiration and accuracy, new material and breadth, and higher 
scholarship to our elementary instruction, and to all our work 
