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4. Fall Wild Flowers 



5. Forestry (2 sets) 



6. Conservation of Native Plants 



11. I^'RlvVU OF riJBLIC INFORMATION 



]'Lach }-ear hundreds of requests for information about ])lants 

 are answered by the varit)us members of the Garden stafT, per- 

 sonally, ])}' mail, or telephone. These questions, many of them 

 most unusual and interestini^', extend into practically every field 

 ot pure and applied botany, and the information sought is gladly 

 given wherever ])ossible. Inquiries should be directed to the 

 Curator of Public Instrnctiou, preferal)ly by letter. If the iden- 

 tification of plants is desired, it is best to enclose as large a speci- 

 men as possible of the ])lant in question. If diseased plants are 

 concerned it is advisable to enclose a representative specimen of 

 the ])art diseased. 



III. DOCENTRY 



To assist members and others in studving the collections the 

 services (d a docent may be ol)tained. Arrangements must be 

 made l)y ap])Iication to the Curator of Public Instruction at least 

 one week in advance. No ])artics of less tlian six adults will l)e 

 conducted. This service is free of charge to members; to others 

 there is a charge of 50 cents i)er ])erson. I^^)r information con- 

 cerning membershii) in the P)otanic Oarden see J^age 3 of the 

 cover of this Pkosi'i'XTrs. 



IV. TILVClllNG STAFF 



MARCARi'/r MAXW!".Lr. DoRWARi), .\.P).. Acting Assistant Curator 

 of l"".]ementar\- Instruction. 



A. P., Smith College. 1927; Assistant in P)otany. Smith College. 

 192H; Instructor. lh-ook]\n P)Otanic (larden. 1930; Acting Assist- 

 ant Curator of J'denienlar\- Instruction. ])rooklvn Botanic Garden, 

 1930-. 



INIoxTAori': f^Ki-.i-:, Horticulturist. 



Botanic (iarden. Canil)ridge. ]''ngland, 1899-1906; A\'arley Place 

 Gardens. 1906-190S; I^rst Class Certibcate, Roval Horticultural 



