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Distribution of Plants 
The seventh annual distribution of surplus plants to members 
took place on May 22. More than 2600 Chrysanthemums and 
Hardy Asters were distributed to 217 members who called for 
2¢ 
them at the Garden. In September 395 
— 
) roots of Iris were dis- 
tributed—a total for the year of 6554 plants. 
Flower Days 
lower Days, for members and their friends, continue to in- 
crease in popularity and attendance. A fuller report is given by 
the curator of public instruction on pages 71-72. 
Seventeenth Annual Spring Inspection 
‘The seventeenth annual Spring Inspection was held on the after- 
noon of May 12 (the second Tuesday in May, as usual). Not- 
withstanding threatening weather and slight showers, there was 
an attendance of about 600, and the occasion was altogether very 
enjoyable, due chiefly to the work of the officers and members 
of the \Woman’s Auxiliary which had charge of the social arrange- 
ments. Numerous new features of the grounds were included in 
the Garden Walk, after which the members and guests returne:! 
to the Laboratory Building for tea and to view the following 
exhibits : 
1. 500 Paintings of lowers of India, by Mr. John Alexander 
Descubes. Mr. Descubes, who was in the Government. official 
service in India from 1882 to 1929, devoted 47 years to making 
5000 of these paintings. They were exhibited through the cour- 
tesy of The Overseas Eastern Service, Aligarh (U.P.), India, 
represented by Mr. K. WK. Shah. A special medal was granted 
M. Descubes by Queen Victoria after her personal inspection 
when these paintings were exhibited at the Calcutta International 
exhibition, 1883-1884. The artist also received several other 
medals and certificates of merit for his work. 
2. Forty Photographs of Plants and Plant Parts, by Mr. Ed- 
ward Weston, Carmel-by-the Sea, California, illustrating the use 
of plants and plant parts as source material for design. The 
arrangement for this exhibit was made through Mrs. Alma Reed, 
of The Delphic Studies, Manhattan. 
