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Daughters of the American Revolution—On May 6. the 
“Women of ’76” Chapter, National Association, D. A. R., held 
an all-day meeting at the Garden, with Iuncheon in the Laboratory 
suilding. After the meeting the Chapter made a gift of $5 
to our Department of Elementary Instruction and another gift 
of $15 for a tree in honor of George Washington. In November, 
the Chapter contributed $36 for a bronze tablet to mark this tree. 
American Federation of Arts—On May 18, a garden party 
was given to the American Tederation of Arts on the oceasion 
of its annual meeting held at the Brooklyn Museum. Photo- 
graphs showing the use of plants in design, paintings of flowers, 
and books in the Library demonstrating botanical illustration from 
1483 to the present were exhibited. Tea was served by the 
Woman’s Auxiliary. 
American Iris Society —Vhe Annual Meeting of this Society 
was held at the Garden on June 30, with an attendance of about 
354. Sessions were held in the forenoon followed by luncheon in 
the Laboratory Building. The afternoon was « 
Iris gardens on Long Island. 
The Regional Plan of New York and Its Environs.—The final 
volume (Plan Volume Il) of the elaborate report of this im- 
portant organization is entitled The Building of the City. On 
request, the Garden supplied a photograph of a school class visit- 
ing the Rose Garden for a lesson. 
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evoted to visiting 
Long Island Ten Year Plan.—A statement concerning the p 
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of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for the next few years was pre- 
pared for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which devoted its issue of 
October 25 to the promotion of this plan. lour colored illustra- 
tions of proposed permanent improvements were also supplied for 
the public exhibit installed by the /:agle in its building and open 
free to the public during the fall. 
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Other Organizations —Among numerous cooperations with 
other institutions may be mentioned the sending, by request, of 
seeds of 25 species of native wild plants of the Eastern States 
to the Kansas State Board of Agriculture for naturalizing there ; 
examination of the soil of the grounds of the Visiting Nurses 
Association, Brooklyn, and suggestions for soil improvement; a 
similar service to Brooklyn Hospital; information to the Depart- 
