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the Laboratory Building on February 7, following the last session 
of the Flower Arrangement course. There were 107 in attend- 
ance. The address was given by Dr. Svenson, associate curator 
of plants, on the Local Flora Section of the Garden and his scien- 
tific and educational work in connection therewith. 
On November 22, under the auspices of the Auxiliary, Dr. Nor- 
man T. McClintock, of Rutgers University, gave a lecture at the 
Garden on the subject Romance in the Commonplace. The lec- 
ture was illustrated by motion pictures of plants, insects, humming 
birds, and other subjects and proved to be a fascinating revelation 
about more or less commonplace events in the plant and animal 
worlds. 
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Among other subjects shown were the growth of lettuce, the 
development of a pea pod from a flower, the twining of tendrils, 
and the growth movements (including nutation) of various wild 
flowers. The auditorium, which seats 570, was filled to capacity. 
The net proceeds of $735 were contributed by the Auxiliary to 
supplement the amount available for per diem labor at the Garden, 
thus reducing lay-offs and the unemployment that would result. 
NINETEENTH ANNUAL SPRING INSPECTION 
The Nineteenth Annual Spring Inspection was held, as usual, 
on the second Tuesday of May, which fell on the ninth. This 
has become one of the largest and most popular garden parties in 
the metropolitan district. The attendance in 1933 was one of 
the largest on record, being estimated at well in excess of 1,000. 
The tour of the grounds included inspection of the following 
new features: Laboratory Plaza, planted in April, 1932; Boulder 
Hill Bronze Tablet, the funds for which ($50) were presented by 
our Boys and Girls Club in 1932; the Japanese Garden, in which 
there were several improvements and new features, made possible 
by a gift of private funds and executed by Japanese workmen, 
under the supervision of Miss Mary Averill; Cherry Walk, which 
was at the height of bloom; the Overlook, at the north end of the 
Rose Garden, affording an excellent view of the entire garden from 
a height of 20 feet; the Local Flora Section, opened on Inspection 
day for the first time since it was replanted along ecological lines 
by Dr. Svenson; and the North Flatbush Avenue Approach, re- 
