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JJ\ifcr Transportutio]] Bil^Jiograplix, "a cooperative, non-coni- 

 niercial enterprise,'' with hea(l([tiartcr,s at no Washington Street, 

 New York City, asked for the cooperation of the Garden lihrary 

 in the compilation of references for the I)il3hogra]:)hy on ])lant in- 

 troduction — laws and rej^nlations, and meteorolo^-y as affecting 

 t1ie shipment of ])kmts, and other rek'ited topics. The chairman 

 of this organization is Air. iVIerl E. Pellet, lihrarian of the Port 

 of New York Authority. 



It would not he feasil)lc to list all of the several hundred insti- 

 tutions and organizations with wliich the ( larden has cooperated 

 during iij2(). Yhc following are given to illustrate the variety 

 and geographical range of the service. 



Mcrclianis' Association, New York City. The director of the 

 Ciarden has continued during the year as a memhcr of the As- 

 sociation's Committee on Plant Quarantines and their Adminis- 

 tration. 



Sciiohi Hi cm cut arc " Dc Ainicis," Rome, Italy. Photographs 

 of a class from P. S. No. 4, l^rookUn, receiving i)ractical in- 

 struction in our greenhouses, have keen lorwarded through Miss 

 lAa C. Wood, principal of that school. 



I'iffli Naiional Shade Tree Conference. A re]X)rt on this con- 

 ference, held at the (iardeu on ddiursda}- and k^dday, February 

 7 and 8, is given in the a])pended rei)ort of the curator of jiuhlic 

 instruction. 



Jolins Hopkins Unii'crsity. In Jamiary, we sui)plied the k)e- 

 partment of P>otan\- of the Johns Hopkins University with living 

 material of llie " l)ird-of-Paradise klowcr " (Strelitr^ia Re(/inae), 

 and also of Manila llemp {Mnsa textHis) needed for researcli 

 work in jjrogress there, lupiivalent material has been received 

 in exchange. 



Swansea Co!lc(/e, Wales, supplying printed matter and ])hoto- 

 grajihs to illustrate a magazine article by the ])rincipal. (J-ni- 

 uary.) 



Dayton {Ohio) Scliool Authorities, in connection with the label- 

 ing of trees and shrubs on school pro])ertv in Dayton. ( ■March.) 



Brooklyn Cluunbcr of Coinincree. Cleaner Brooklyn Committee. 

 The (iarden, through one of its staff, acts as -Street Supervi.sor 

 for certain areas adjacent to the (warden. 



