8. 670 teachers held conferences with members of staff con- 

 cerning problems of teaching biologv ami nature-study. 



9. 59 talks, addresses, and model lessons were given in schools 

 by members of the Botanic Garden staff. 



10. 2,300 Petri dishes with sterilized agar supplied for the 

 study of bacteria. 



11. Over 705,000 penny packets of steels supplied to pupils for 

 planting in school and home gardens. 



For Education 



12. Gave 34 courses of instruction to adults and children, with 

 a total registration of over 5,200. 



13. Gave 458 lectures to adults and children with a total at- 

 tendance of over 25,000. 



For Science 



14. Continued botanical research in plant pathology, genetics, 

 plant breeding, forest pathology, ecology, genetics, plant phys- 

 iology. 



15. Published 156 research articles. 



16. Published Volume III of Brooklyn Botanic Garden Me- 



17. Continued the publication of three journals devoted exclu- 

 sively to research, and having a world-wide circulation. 



SOURCES OF INCOME 



Municipal Appropriations: 



a. Tax Ihid-eV for annual maintenance 



b. Special Revenue Bonds, Tax Notes, Corporate Stock, 



for permanent improvements. 

 Private Funds: 



a. Endowment income. 



b. Annual contributions, solicited and voluntary. 



c. Membership dues. For full information see p. 161. 



d. Tuitions and sales. 



e. Bequests. For forms of bequest see p. 163. 



