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During the first week in June, 1912, I think it would be 
profitable for me to spend some time in studying the collections 
at the Arnold Arboretum. as the results of such a study would 
be very useful when the plans of the shrub and tree collection 
are under way. Some time before the completion of the green- 
houses it would also be of distinct advantage to the Garden if 
an opportunity was afforded to study the arrangement, instal- 
lation and labeling of the plants in the more important public 
conservatories, especially those of botanic gardens. he ar- 
tistic, and at the same time scientific arrangement of green- 
house materials, demands a, combination of aims and purposes 
that is not readily attained; and any suggestions from the pre- 
vious experience of others would be helpful. 
In conclusion, I wish to thank you for much kind advice 
and particularly for the opportunity to carry on my studies in 
connection with the local flora, begun at the New York Botanical 
Garden nearly three years ag 
Respectfully submitted, 
NorMAN ‘TAYLOR, 
Curator of Plants. 
