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drank the contents in three swahow.s. If the taste was satisfactory 

 he rendered effusive thanks; if the contrary, his praise was tem- 

 pered somewhat. The whole ceremony consumed aI)ont twenty 

 minutes, since the tea must be made afresh for each <>nest. Tlie 

 meanint;- of the various rites was explained in Japanese by Mrs. 

 Okuda and interpreted in j'hi^lish 1)}' Mr. Matzuki. The latter 

 also c(»ndncted the members of the (iarden and their guests about 

 the Japanese Garden, explaining- the symbolism of its various 

 features. 



Following- is the list of these various " Days " with the subjects 

 and leaders, which was mailed to members early in April. Since 

 the dates of flowering- de]:)end on the whims of the weather, they 

 are of necessity tentative. Cards announcing the definite dates 

 were mailed a few days before each event. 



Friday, April 19. Daffodil Dajf. 



Leader: Miss Hikla Loines, F.R.H.S., Chairman, of the Brooklyn 

 Botanic Garden Governing Committee. 

 (Tuesday, ALay 14. Date of Annual Spring Inspection.) 

 Friday, May 24. Japanese Garden Day. 



Leaders: Mr. B. Matzuki, Columbia University, and M'rs. Tsuya Okuda. 

 Friday, May 31. Rock Garck'U Day. 



Leader : Mr. Montague Free, Florticulturist, Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 

 Friday, June 7. L'is Day. 



Leader: Dr. George M. Reed, Curator, Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 

 Friday, June 14. Second Annual Lispection of the Rose Garden. 



Leader : Dr. J. Horace McFarland, Vice-President, American Rose So- 

 ciety, Harri.sburg-, Penna. 

 Friday, September 6. Water fkirdcn Day. 



Leader: Mr. Charles L. Tricker, Specialist in Water Lilies and Water 

 Gardens, Arlington, N. J. 

 Friday, October 25. Chrysanthemum Day. 



Leader : Professor Hugh Findlay, Columbia University. 



It is a pleasure to add that the Flower Days this year have en- 

 joyed a greater pojxilarity than ever before, so that they seem now 

 to have earned a place as regular events on the Garden's calendar. 



Fifth National Shade Tree Conference 



The ])ur])ose of this Conference, held Februar> 7 and 8 at the 

 Brooklvn Botanic Garden, is stated as follows: "'bo slimulate 



