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\\'c' want you to know that wc appreciate very imich all you have done 

 lor us. 



SiucereK' }ours, 



(Signed) Eltzabetii IT. Ellis, 



Principal. . 



Thi.s work alone makes lieavy deniancLs tii)on the time of llie 

 (l('])artnient and ni)on the i^'reeithouse space i^^'wcn to us. We 

 feel that it is one of oiu- yrealest contri1)ntions to the seltools of 

 Brooklyn, l)nt I think it should be held in mind that the mere 

 mechanics of this part of otir work represents a great drain upon 

 time. It might be of interest to some to see a ]iartial calendar 

 of work done in our instruction greenhouses. 



J A N U A KY-M ARC H 



Begonia seedlings started 



(Almost 1,000 begonia plants were raised) 

 Cuttings taken of ivy, impatiens, cuphea, and other stock plants 

 Pansics and perennials planted for the children's garden 

 Bulbs brought in from the pit 



(Over 800 bulbs brought to bloom and distributed) 



ApkIL-Ju.\E 



Earn plants potted for fall stock 



(2,000 in number) 

 Annuals, planted in spring classes, raised 

 IV'rennials, planted in spring classes, raised 

 Annual seedlings distributed for schot)l gardens 

 l^lants supplied to nature rooms 



J l; I, v-S i'.vtember 

 Desert plant stock tripled by means of cuttings 



Octohek-December 

 Plants started from seedlings for A\inler bloom 

 Begonia plants and others brought in from the outdoor garden, cut l)ack 



for winter stock 

 Ferns repotted 

 Desert plant cuttings potted 

 Cuttings made to increase stock 



Exhibits 



Thirty-four exhil)its were set U[) during the year which brought 

 Us in contact with over 45,000 children. These exhibits were 



