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from the 15th to the i8th centuries. For the opportunity of ex- 

 hibiting^ these items the (iarden is indebted to Messrs. Mag-^s 

 Eros., London. 



There was on exliibit a picture map of the Botanic Garden, 

 designed an executed by Hiss Helen Sewell, and ]M-esented by 

 the Woman's Auxiliary of tbe Garden in memory of I^r. Glent- 

 worth R. Butler. Also designs of i)roposed entrance gates, foun- 

 tains, seats, etc. pre])arcd by tbe arcbitects (McKim, Alead v^ 

 White) and the consulting landscape architect (Mr. Harold A. 

 Caparn). 



As usual, the tea was in charge of the Woman's Auxiliary with 

 Miss Klise Stutzer, as cbairman of tbe social committee. 



Cooperation 



U. S. Dcparfnwiif of AaricuJturc. The Garden has continued 

 during tbe year to afford accommodations for the local head- 

 quarters of Mr. L. F. Butler and Mr. C. O. Bratley of the Office 

 of Horticultural Crops and IDiseases, Rureau of Plant Industry. 

 The work of these men is being carried on in cooperation with 

 the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, which maintains through- 

 out tbe United States a force of inspectors to estimate the amount 

 of spoilage of fruits and vegetables in transit and storage, and 

 to issue to tbe consignee and sbij)])er certificates of the percentage 

 of loss. In case of disagreement between sbijiper and consignee 

 the matter is referred to Government ])atbologists for an opinion 

 as to the amount and cause of damage. 



Messrs. Butler and Bratley are also engaged in research on tbe 

 organisms and conditions involved in the spoilage of fruits and 

 vegetables, the rates of decay and methods of prevention. 



Turkestan Plant Breeding Station. On Noveml)er 6, we re- 

 ceived from tbe Central Cotton Committee of tbis station, located 

 in Tasbkent, C S. S. R., nine packets of seeds of different varieties 

 of cotton gr()wn in dift'erent .Asiatic countries, with a rec|uest to 

 receive from us seeds of cotton ])lants grown in the United States. 

 These seeds were forwarded to tbe l')Ureau of Plant Industry, 

 Wasbington, D. C., and we bave arranged with the Bureau to 

 send to Tasbkent samples of seed of 44 varieties grown in tbis 

 country. 



