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July 7—Miss Jenkins—Garden Teaching Methods 
“ 14—Miss Miner—Brooklyn Botanic Garden Administration 
Building 
21—Miss Shaw—History of the Children’s Garden 
28—Miss Miner—Nature Study, Local Flora Section 
August 4—Miss Dorward—Gifts to the Garden 
2 11—Miss Jenkins—Shakespeare Garden 
es 18—Miss Dorward—Japanese Garden 
a 25—Miss Dorward—Greenhouses 
September 1—Dr. Reed—Experimental Field.” 
The rose garden, in our little formal garden, was rededicated in 
June—to the memory of Bernard Goodman, one of our older boys 
who passed away in October, 1931. Simple exercises were held 
on Saturday afternoon, June 18, for the Goodman family and 
those boys and girls who had been so many years with Bernard in 
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The planting of the formal garden has been entirely changed this 
year, and the perennial garden remade. Some of the seedlings 
started by the children for these gardens were given to the Brook- 
lyn Naval Hospital, where a small garden was started under the 
direction of our Head Garden ‘Teacher. 
Strep DISTRIBUTION 
Penny packets of seed were filled and distributed as usual. We 
owe thanks to some of our “ Emergency” helpers who worked 
steadily and well. During this year over 670,000 packets were 
distributed, representing orders from 335 different schools. Some 
of these schools sent in more than one order so that 549 orders 
were received. Letters of appreciation are constantly being re- 
ceived for this work, which, while representing much labor and a 
great deal of detail, is one of our great sources of helpfulness to the 
schools. 
This year we have kept what we call a “contact book”; in 
which, month by month, each contact—whether it be through 
teachers’ classes, distribution material, penny packets of seed, lec- 
tures, or any other piece of work we do—is tabulated. This book 
is of great value, not only in making both monthly and yearly 
records, but in its availability for any visitor who might like to see 
the extent and amount of our work. 
