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Botanic Garden Leaflets, I am pleased to report that as usual ten 
numbers have been issued, as follows: 
No. 1. House Plants. By Montague Free. April 1. 
Nos. 2-3. Important Woody Plants of the Greater New York 
Region. By Arthur Harmount Graves. April 22. 
Nos. 4-5. Important Herbaceous Plants of the Greater New 
York Region. By Henry K. Svenson. May 2 
No. 6. November in Your Garden. By Montague Free and 
AGuhut ils Gravess “Oct..2 1 
Nos. 7-9. Forms and Functions of Leaves. By Arthur H. 
Graves. November 18. 
No. 10. December in Your Garden. By Montague Free and 
Arthur H. Graves. December 2 
Miscellaneous 
Rare Woods Sent to Yale-—In 1931 we sent the following speci- 
mens to the Yale School of Forestry as additions to the collection 
of woods there. These trees (in one case a woody climber) were 
»eing removed from our plantations for a variety of reasons. 
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1. Small log of the Silk-Cotton Tree, Ceiba anfractuosum. 
2 = n unidentified woody species. 
3. Specimens of the woody climber, Salacia brunoniana. 
4. ie of the Oriental Spruce, Picea orientalis. 
5. Small log of Acanthopanax ricinifolius. 
Inspection of Plants and Grounds.—During the summer, I 
visited again the Norway Maple tree of Mr. Warner James of 
Ilatbush. This tree is afflicted with a mysterious disease—not the 
wilt—which we have not yet been able to diagnose. Among other 
trips, I might mention in this connection that, in company with 
our Mr. Free, on April 16, I visited the Brooklyn Hospital, De 
KkKalb Avenue and Ashland Place, and assisted in recommendations 
for planting the grounds near the new additions. 
Publicity—During the year we sent 21 news releases containing 
36 articles about events at the Garden, to the various metropolitan 
dailies. We received 931 clippings as against 745 last year and 
/92 for 1929. 
