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“Tt was the finest and most informative exhibit of its kind I 
have ever seen, and you certainly deserve the profound thanks 
of the many people who are interested in this subject.” 
Concerning the Crocus exhibit, the firm of J. J. Grullemans & 
Sons, Bulb Growers, Lisse, Holland, commented as follows: 
“Your exhibit of crocus species was very attractive. We have 
never seen anything like this in America.” 
Our exhibit was crowded with visitors daily throughout the en- 
tire week. The total attendance at the Flower Show was approx- 
imately 130,000. The majority of these viewed the Brooklyn Bo- 
tanic Garden exhibits. Members of our Woman's Auxiliary ren- 
dered invaluable service by being in daily attendance at the booth. 
Newspaper clippings have been received of 41 news items concern- 
ing this exhibit. It also received generous mention in various 
horticultural publications. 
American Tris Society.—Cooperation with this Society, begun in 
1920, in the test garden for Japanese Iris, has continued during 
1933. The Iris project is in charge of Dr. George M. Reed, 
curator of plant pathology. 
Century of Progress Exposition (Chicago).—The director of 
the Garden was a member of the sub-committee on science ex- 
hibits of this Exposition, and during the summer the Garden ex- 
hibited in the Horticultural Section a set of 85 paintings from its 
erowing collection of water-color illustrations of Iris, made by 
Miss Maud Purdy and Miss Louise Mansfield, Botanic Garden 
artists, in connection with our Iris projects. 
United States Government.—Steps are being taken in Washing- 
ton to reorganize and relocate the United States Botanic Garden, 
and during the year, by request, the director has been in consulta- 
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tion with a representative of Congress on this matter. 
Sixth International Congress of Genetics —This Congress was 
held in Ithaca, N. Y., in the summer of 1932. The publication of 
the Proceedings of the Congress was in charge of the business 
management of Genetics, which is published by the Garden. Vol- 
ume IT of the Proceedings was issued at the time of the Congress, 
and Volume I appeared during 1933. 
American Nature Study Society—Our curator of elementary 
instruction, Miss Ellen Eddy Shaw, has been a director of this 
