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work before the presidents of the Federated Garden Clubs of 
New York. 
One lecture was given at the American Museum of Natural 
History in their regular Nature Study course. It was arranged 
this year with Miss Farida A. Wiley, of that Museum, that we 
exchange lectures each year. 
I have continued to act as Honorary Secretary of the National 
Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild; as Chairman of the Nature Craft 
Committee of the Camp Fire Girls, and as a member of the Advi- 
sory Board of the Horticultural College of Southern California. 
As I have noted before, I served as President of the Department 
of Science Instruction until July of 1934. I have been asked to 
be Consultant for the Federated Garden Clubs of New York 
State, and am also serving as a member of the Tufts Alumni 
Council and of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American 
Nature Study Society. During the year I wrote weekly articles, 
as usual, for The Sun—thirty-nine in number—and fulfilled a 
great many speaking engagements as well as an increasing 
number of radio lectures. 
Respectfully submitted, 
LLEN Eppy SHAW 
Curator of Elementary Instruction. 
KREPORU= Ob Cob ceGURATOR OF PLANTS POR: 1934 
Dr. C. STUART GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: Herewith I submit my report for the year ending December 
31st, 1934. 
TREES AND SHRUBS 
The increase in the number of our trees and shrubs is progressing 
gradually. We now have an extensive collection of woody plants 
and desirable additions are no longer so numerous. In a number 
of groups, such as poplars, maples, birches, the available space is 
nearly taken up. The border mound might perhaps advantage- 
ously be used for some less common species or varieties, gradually 
removing common maples, locusts, privets, etc. In numerous 
groups we now have nearly all of the more distinct species hardy 
in this climate. In regard to varieties, forms, and hybrids, it 
may be a question just where we should draw the line in the 
