150 



g. Children's Garden, planted and cultivated by boys and girls 

 of 6-18 years of age. including botb vegetables and flowering 

 plants, and accommodating about 200 children. 



10. Horticultural Garden, comprising eliielh horticultural va- 

 rieties of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. 



11. Experimental Garden, of about one acre, devoted to plant 

 breeding, plant pathology, and other experimental cultures. 

 Not open to the public. 



12. Nursery. Not open to the public. About one quarter 

 acre. Additi nal nursery is greatly needed. 



PLANT HOUSES 



The plant houses comprise the following: 



a. Conservatories, of g houses, containing a collection of tender 

 and tropical plants. - 



b. Instructional Creenhouses. 3 in number, for adult and chil- 

 dren's classes. 



c. Propagating Houses, 2 in number. 



d. Experimental (ireenhouses, 4 in number; two each are as- 

 signed to the departments of plant pathology and of genetics. 



The Conservatories are open free to the public daib . Xnwinhn 

 I to March 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 1 to October 31. 



Additional 1 1 >i 1 ■ mi i] 1 Minn ntal houses are greatly 

 needed, Mauling 1 dans lor certain portions of the grounds, can- 

 not be realized until more propagating houses are provided. 



HERBARIA 



The Herbarium collections are, for convenience, administered 

 1 the following groups : 

 /. Vascular plants: 



a. Genera! herbarium, of about 57,000 specimens. 



b. Long Island herbarium of about 17,000 specimens. 



c. Cultivated plants (collected from the Botanic Garden 



plantations), about 10.000 specimens. 



