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poison ivy and poison sumac. The total registration in all the 
courses conducted by Miss Rusk was 98 persons. 
On several of the week-ends, while I was absent on chestnut- 
disease work, Miss Vilkomerson had entire charge of the class in 
Trees and Shrubs. The course for nurses-in-training, which I 
conducted as usual, concluded its tenth year. Twenty-eight young 
women were registered in the spring, and ninety in the fall. The 
discrepancy in numbers is because two of the hospitals, St. Johns 
and Prospect Heights, now admit new students only in the fall. 
Therefore, in the spring, the only class coming to the Garden was 
the one from Kings County Hospital. The course for nurses-in- 
training was described in full in my annual report for 1935, 
New Courses ——A course entitled ‘ Flower Arrangement” was 
given on Thursdays, in October, by Mrs. Whitney Merrill. Dr. 
” in May, and one on 
in October. Both of these last were held out-of- 
doors in the Garden, making use of the living plants for study. 
The course in “ Practical Gardening ” 
— 
Gundersen gave a new course on “ Lilacs 
“ evergreens 
was conducted by Mr. Free 
on Monday evenings from February 3 to March 2. This was the 
first time an evening course has been offered by the Garden. 
FLOWER Days 
The following schedule gives the Flower Days held during 1936, 
with attendant details. 
Tuesday, June 16. Ninth Annual Rose Garden Day. Leader: 
Mr. R. Marion Hatton, Secretary of the American Rose Society. 
Topic: Roses. 
Tuesday, October 6. Fall Rose Garden Day. Leader: Mr. 
Montague Free. Topic: Thoughts on rose growing. 
Friday, October 30. Chrysanthemum Day. Leader: Mr. 
Henry E. Downer, Horticulturist, Vassar College. Topic: De- 
velopment of the garden chrysanthemum. 
COOPERATION 
Department of Botany.—Continuing the cooperation with the 
Department of Botany of the Department of Education, Brooklyn 
