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ie BORE AW TO PUBLIC INFORMATION 
Each year hundreds of requests for information about plant life 
and gardening are answered hy the various members of the Garden 
staff, in person, or by mail or telephone. ‘These questions, many 
of them most unusual and interesting, extend into practically every 
field of pure and applied botany, and the information sought is 
gladly given wherever possible. Inquiries should be directed to 
the Curator of Public Instruction, preferably by letter. 
Determination of Specimens.—If the identification of plants 
is desired, the material submitted should, 1f possible, include an 
entire leaf, and a flower cluster (inflorescence), or at least one 
flower. The fruit is also often desirable. If diseased plants are 
concerned, a representative specimen of the part diseased should 
be submitted. 
iii“ DOGEN TRY. 
To assist members and others in studying the collections the 
services of a docent may be obtained. Arrangements shoul 
made by application to the Curator of Public Instruction one 
week in advance. No parties of less than six adults will be 
conducted. This service is free of charge to members; to others 
there is a charge of 50 cents per person. For information con- 
cerning membership in the Botanic Garden see page 3 of the 
cover of this PRospEcTUuS. 
IV. TEACHING STAFF 
MontacuE Free, Horticulturist. 
Botanic Garden, Cambridge, England, 1899-1906; Warley Place 
Gardens, England, 1906-1908; First Class Certificate, Royal Hor- 
ticultural Society, 1910; Revell Botanic Gardens, Kew (Certifi- 
cate), 1908-1912; Dept. of Floriculture, N. Y. State College of 
Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y., 1912-1913; Instructor in Floriculture, 
School of Horticulture for Women, Ambler, Penna., 1913; Head 
Gardener, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1914-1920; Horticulturist 
and Head Gardener, 1920-1924; Horticulturist, 1924-. 
