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REEORI.OF GHEY RESIDENT INVESTIGATOR 
(ECONOMIC PLANTS) FOR 1936 
Dr. C. Stuart Gacer, Director. 
Sir: I herewith submit a report of the activities of the Resident 
Investigator for Economic Plants during 1936. With the consent 
of the Garden, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden—Long Island 
University Course (B-15, 16) in Economic Plants, was omitted 
during the 1936-1937 academic year. In anticipation of the estab- 
lishment of the Botanic Garden’s new herb garden, a study of 
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several herb gardens was made in eastern Massachusetts during the 
sununers of 1935 and 1936, in order to note the species and their 
arrangement which have been successful in this climate. Data 
compiled from such studies have been filed with the Director. 
Reports on research, lectures, and publications are given else- 
where in the Annual Report under their respective headings. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Ratpu H. Cueney, 
Resident Investigator (Economic Plants). 
REPORT OF THE FIELD SECRETARY FOR 1936 
Dr. C. Stuart Gacer, Director. 
Sir; Herewith I present my report for the year ending Decem- 
ber a1 1936: 
The five sessions of the Flower Arrangement course were held 
Wednesday mornings from January 8 to February 5. Mrs. Wil- 
liam H. Cary, Mrs. Roy M. Lincoln, Miss Hazel Heissenbuttel, 
and Miss Grace Cornell, of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, were 
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the guest speakers. Through the courtesy of the Metropolitan 
Museum one session, devoted to a demonstration of flower arrange- 
ments with effective backgrounds, was held at the Museum. The 
members of both institutions were invited to attend. 156 registered 
for the course, and in addition a number attended single lectures. 
During February and March a course in Garden Design and 
Horticulture was presented. Marjorie Sewell Cautley conducted 
three of the five periods, discussing Foliage Backgrounds, Garden 
Design, and Color Schemes for the Garden. Mr. Free collaborated 
