Seed Work 



This year about 125.000 more penny packets of seeds were 

 sold than in the year 1926. Two hundred and twenty-five schools 

 were supplied with seed. The School Garden Association of New 

 York approached us this fall with the request that we circularize 

 all the schools of all live boroughs of this city for the sale of 

 penny packets of seed. We are planning to do so in 1928. Be- 

 cause of this decision, work has been doubled in preparation for 

 the 1928 sale of seeds, so a heavy strain has been made upon the 

 time and energy of our Department and also its budget. Great 

 credit is due to Miss Ethel Woodward, instructor, for her efficient 

 management of the work. If this work of circularizing the 

 boroughs proves successful, a seed Idling machine will become a 



Nature and Plant Material Supplied to Schools 



One hundred and fifty-three- schools 'nave called upon this de- 

 partment alone, for nature-study material. Over 25.000 plants 

 have been distributed to schools this year for the beautifying of 

 classrooms. Through these two avenues we served over 3.000 

 teachers, whose classes comprised over too.ooo pupils. 



Outside Activities 



The first week in October the Department set up an exhibit at 

 the Hotel Astor as part of the Exposition of Women's Arts and 

 Industries. Our exhibit was sponsored by the Woman's Auxiliary 

 of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The Auxiliary planned a house 

 plant contest with prizes to be awarded at an exhibit to be held 

 in March, 1928. This became a center of interest at our booth, 

 Names of those desiring to enter such a contest were taken. Each 

 afternoon the curator or assistant curator gave one or more talks 

 on house plants and their care. Over one hundred names of those 

 interested in the contest were enrolled at this time. The con- 

 testants were invited to the Botanic Garden on October 27th for 

 further discussion of the contest and another talk on plants. The 

 response was most gratifying. A special feature on exhibit at the 

 booth was a model of our children's garden, worked on during the 

 dimmer, and completed for the Astor exhibit. 



