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4- 1 mpro-i'ci'iicnt of Alfred T. White Meiuorial. Duriuo- the 

 fall it became evident that the area surrounding- the Alfred T. 

 White Mcmoriah first ]:ilanted in the spring- of 1923, and chiefly 

 with Pi II us iiiontana, was i;reatl}' in need of replanting-. This 

 experience (like several others) emphasizes the futility of en- 

 deavorin<^- to t;-row coniferous e\-ers.ireens in such (hist-]aden and 

 lume-laden atmos])here as obtains in the center of most laro-e 

 cities. Austrian pine and, to a less degree, a very few other 

 ."species are the only conifers that seem to ])e able to do at all 

 well under such conditions. The dwarf j^nes about the White 

 Memorial were the generous gift of j\Ir. Frank Bailey, then chair- 

 man of the liotanic Garden Governing Committee. They were 

 very beautiful when ])lante(l, but their fate was sealed when they 

 were brought from the pure air of Locust V'allcy, Long Island, 

 to i'rooklyn. 



On November 6, the Eotanic Garden received a contril)ution 

 $668.75 to cover the estimated cost of re])lanting this area 

 with Rhododendrons. Of this gift, v$400.oo was from Miss Har- 

 riet H. White and Miss iM-ances K. White, sisters of Mr. White, 

 and the remainder from his daughter, AFrs. Adrian Van vSinderen. 

 'Idle special preparation of the ground for Rhododendrons was 

 completed during the fall, and the ])lanting will be done in the 

 s])ring of 1(^30. 



The Richard Young Gate 



The outstanding gift of the year is the new gate at the south 

 hdatl)ush Avenue entrance. This was made possible by a gift 

 of $17,000.00, received on May 28th from Hon. Richard Young. 



Mr. Young has been a resident of Flatbush for many years. 

 Me was Commissioner of Parks for the Boroughs of P)rooklyn 

 and Oueens in kj02 and igo3, during Alayor Low's administration, 

 ddie ])ark systems of these two I'droughs, now. separate, were 

 then under one Commissioner. Jn-om March, 1909 to March, 

 191 1, ^Ir. Yoiuig served as a member of C'ongrcss fron-i the then 

 Fifth Congressional District. 



Mr. Young's influence, as Park Commissioner, was onc^ of the 

 largest tactors in insm-mg the i)reseryation for ])ark ])ur])oses 

 ot that ])ortion (»!' the old " \vd>i Side Lands," now known as 

 the Hrookl_\-n Piotanic ( iarden. L'nder his direction the grounds, 



