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Note may be made here of the distribution of educational ma- 
terial in connection with lectures and classes, both at the Garden 
and elsewhere. Mention has been made of the amount of living 
material given out, but no report has been made of the printed 
and mimeographed sheets of directions and lists of plants prepared 
and given to individuals in connection with their class work and 
lectures. The purpose of this distribution is that people may have 
tangible reminders as a follow-up in the given subjects under dis- 
cussion. ‘Thousands of these sheets and sets of sheets of printed 
matter have been given out during 1931 as part of a definite 
educational plan. 
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Respectfully submitted, 
ELLEN [ppy SHAW, 
Curator of Elementary Instruction. 
REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF PLANTS FOR 1931 
Dr. C. Sruart GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: I submit herewith my annual report for 1931, 
New Plants 
Among the plants added to our collections the past year may be 
mentioned Stangeria paradova from Natal, South Africa, com- 
pleting our collection of the genera of cycads. After nearly a 
year these plants show only slight signs of growth, but they are 
in good condition. A shipment of rare shrubs was obtained from 
Hesse, Germany. Many small rare trees and shrubs were obtained 
from the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. An interesting plant in 
flower for the first time here was the semi-hardy Platycarya 
sinensis. 
Iris Plantations 
Dr. Reed, in charge of Iris, reports that “ during the past year 
several varieties of Tall Bearded Iris were added to our collection 
on the basis of exchange. For the most part, these embraced 
the newer varieties. We were able to supply a large number of 
plants of Japanese varieties, as well as a few species of Beardless 
Iris to California Iris Gardens, Pasadena, Calif., John Lewis 
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