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world in ]5r()okl3-ii, carrying on tlic fine tradition of his family in tlic city. 

 Flc was also keenly interested in iiorticnltinx-. and had planned to extend 

 his activities in hehalf of the Brooklyn Botanic (iarden wliich owed its 

 existence to the vision of his uncle, Alfred T. White. 



The (Joverning- Committee of the Botanic Garden deeply regrets the un- 

 timely loss of a brilliant, able, and devoted member and extends its sincere 

 sympathy to Mr. While's family in the great bereavement that ihcy have 

 sustained. 



Resolvko, that the above minnte be sjiread ujion the records of the (Gov- 

 erning Committee and the Secretary be directed to send a copy of it to 

 the family of Mr. Wiiite. 



Iliiif^loyccs 



John Trainor. stiddciily at tlie Ijotaiiic ( iafdeii. Septeiiiljer 17. 

 Mr. Trainor, \vlu» wa.s in advaitcino- yeai-s, Iiad been a valued 

 employee of the l)otanie (larden .^itice .\])ril i, IQ18. 



Miscellaneous 



PJh'nohnjy. The si)rini.;- of Myn.) was an early one as indicated 

 hy the blooming- of the Snow l)ro])s [Cahmthus llhvcsii) . which 

 were in flower as early as h'ehrnarv 14. I)aff(xlils were aliove 

 .^■rotmd about February ji. Other herhaceotts plants and shrubs 

 were in bloom about two weeks earlier than usual. 



McrchiJd in Place. The bron/.e .^tatttette, Mercbild, bv Miss 

 Isabel M. Kinil)all, scttl])tor. ])resented in 1928 ]>y Mr. ]\ichard 1\. 

 l)Owker, a inciu])er of the Board of Trustees, was ])ermanentlv 

 installed in A])ril on a small botilder in the Brook, at the foot 01 

 the dam at the outlet of the Swamjj. 



Popularity of the Leaflets. Ilrooklyn I'.otanic ( iarden Leaflet 

 for A])ril 3. 1929 (Series X\ll, No. 1-3). "A selected list of 

 publications on o-ardenino- and wild flowers," has ])roven ver\- 

 l)opular. Ainoni^- other recjuests was one from ddie Macmillaii 

 Co., ])tiblishers, who asked for 50 copies for their salesmen to 

 show to libraries over the countr_\-. The New York Ptiblic Li- 

 brary asked for copies of the same issue for all the branch li- 

 braries of Manhattan. 



In December, request was received from and i^ranted to The 

 Missouri State Hoard of AgTiculture to re])riin the Leaflet on 

 "Our common g-arden vegetables'" (Series 15, No. 8^9), by Dr. 

 0)rlari(l {■]. White, formerly cttrator of ])lant ])reedino- and eco- 

 nomic ])lants on the (lardcit stall. 



