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Besides this feature of the publicity work, 1 have prepared 

 circulars describing- spring- and fall courses, which have been 

 mailed to teachers, former students. Garden members, and mem- 

 bers of New York Nature Clubs, as well as to others interested. 



In connection with the circulars of courses issued in the fall. 

 I arranged a calendar of educational events at the Garden. 



All the courses, as well as other especial features of interest at 

 the Garden, have been club announced on the seven bulletin boards 

 in the Garden. Our records show that the bulletin boards are the 

 original source of information with a large proportion of new stu- 

 dents. 



As usual, 1 have prepared the Prospectus of Courses, Lectures 

 and Other Pducalioual Ad-vantages Offered to Members and to the 

 General Public, which appeared as the October number of the 

 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record. 



Public Lectures 



Four public lectures, with fair attendance, were given on Sun- 

 day afternoons in the spring, as follows : 



May 15. Importance of the Soil for Plant Growth. Dr. B. A. 

 Keen, Vice-Director of the Rothamsted Experimental 

 Station, Harpenden, England. 

 May 22. Rock Gardens. Mr. Montague Eree, Horticulturist, 



Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 

 May 29. Irises and Their Cultivation. Dr. G. M. Reed, Curator 



of Plant Pathology. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 

 June 5. Ornamental Trees and Shrubs for the Home Grounds. 

 Dr. Arthur Harmount Graves, Curator of Public In- 

 struction, Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 



Spring Flower Days 



In order to give our members an opportunity of seeing the va- 

 rious flower displays on the grounds to the best advantage, a 

 series of Flower Days was arranged as follows: 

 T. Crocus Day, April 6. Guide: Dr. Arthur Harmount Graves. 



2. Puff odd Pay, April 26. (Elide: Dr. Alfred Gundersen. 



3. Tulip Day, May 17. Guide: Dr. Orland E. White. 



