250 



E8. Research in Forest Pathology. — Independent investiga- 

 tion of the diseases of wood}- ])lanls. ])r. Graves. 



E9. Research in Systematic Botany of the Flowering Plants. 



Dv. Gundersen and Dr. Svenson. 



VI. OTHER EDUCATIONAL FEATURES 

 Guide Books, Maps, and Souvenir Postcards of the Garden 



For those who wish to Ijeeonie ac(|uainted with the various 

 features of the ])lantations, inehiding the general i)lan of the 

 systematie section and the nature and location of tlie various 

 types of s^^ecial gardens, a guide l)ook is now availal)]e entitled 

 "Gardens Within a Garden: a (General Guide to the Grounds of 

 the Ih'ooklyn l)()tanic Garden" (Ih'ooklyn l^iotanic (iarden Rec- 

 ord, 18: 153-188. A[ay. 1929.) "The Story of Our Metate : 

 a Chronick' of Corn" (lirooklyn liotanic Garden Record, 18: 

 283-307. Deceml)er, 1929.) is the title of another gnide which 

 gives an illustrated account of the ancient metate (How used as a 

 bird bath) at the northern end of the Rose Garden. " The 

 Japanese (jarden of the ]>ro()klyn Pxitanic Garden " (P^rooklyn 

 Botanic (.arden Record. 19: 197-234. July, 1930.) eojjiously il- 

 lustrated, outlines briefly the history of Japanese Gardens and 

 explains the lueaning of the various features of our Japanese 

 Garden. 



These guides have l)een mailed free to members of the Garden, 

 and are on sale at 25 cents each. Other guides, descriptive of 

 other special features of the Garden, will be published shortlv. 



A detailed map of the (Jarden, slK)wing not onlv the various 

 types of gardens included in the ]>otanic Garden area, but es])e- 

 cially the location of the various orders and families in the 

 Systematic .Section, is appended to the General Guide. Copies are 

 on sale at 5 cents each. 



A colored ])icture map of the (iarden, yyjx^l"^ feet, designed 

 and executed l)y .Miss Helen Sewall. is on view in the Laboratory 

 Building. This map was iiresented to the Garden at the Aiuuial 

 Spring Inspection, May 14, 1929, as a memorial to the late Dr. 

 Glentworth R. Butler by members of the Woman's Au.\iliarv and 

 other friends of Dr. Butler. l'hotogra])hs of this map (in black 

 and white) may be had at 5 cents each. 



