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has been placed under the leadership of Miss Jenkins. This is our 
general outlay and assignment of work. 
DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS 
Since the time element for this work, because of its great de- 
mands, 1s difficult perhaps to realize, figures may be useful as a 
medium for clearer understanding. Perennial anc 
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annual plants 
were supplied to twenty-eight different schools and other insti- 
tutions such as the Kings County Hospital and the srooklyn Elome 
for Consumptives. To these twenty-eight institutions, over 3000 
plants were given, which helped nearly 12,000 teachers to instruct 
over 55,000 children. This is one item in our work which repre- 
sents not just mere handing out of material on request) from 
schools, but raising and caring for the plants in our own green- 
houses. These figures do not include the number of plants placed 
in classrooms of visiting classes, or given to other schools by 
request. Nearly 2000 plants were distributed for nature study 
work alone: about 750 plants were given to visiting classes for 
decoration of their classrooms; over 27,000 plants were raised 
by classes of teachers, children, and general public, and the lives of 
over 100,000 children were touched through this work. There 
must be a large supply of stock in our educational greenhouses to 
cover such demands. It might be of some interest to you to see 
a list of stock plants which were in our greenhouses ready for 
work in early September. Later in the season many plants were 
lifted from the outdoor garden to be used for greenhouse work, 
so the following list does not represent the peak of supply which 
offers opportunity for greenhouse class work to about 1500 people 
—children and adults. 
Seedling ferns .........00006- 191 Alternanthera ................ 20 
Boston ferns ........0.seeen ee Zoe Soeadia: Pa Oi wie vaccexevqueececss 35 
Holly ferns ..............000. 183. Stenotaphrum ................ 39 
Asparagus plumosus .......... 3 POS HIG? secs soscaany-d-iveshe: See alee wre eee 31 
Asparagus sprengecri .......... 34 Peperomia ................... 2! 
Trailing Coleus .............. 74 Cee PODDer: ati ete tase 305 
large ‘Coleus c.h3503a0-4 0a oka 44 Geranium (5 types) .......... 220 
PIG Go acetates ng Meee ate ees 2. Desert planiisr sions deeeeeraiey 607 
TTOGGSCADMS:  cccn joey cease aks 54. Collection of house plants and 
SeUsVE HONE ccics pi cicee ede 56 mixed stock plants ......... 157 
Sweet Basil ............c0 00, 49 
