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Work began January 22, 1935, and we were assured it would be 
completed in less than one week. It began snowing the day the 
excavating began and continued to snow for two days. The back 
filling with the excavated soil was not completed until about the 
middle of April. About 100 imported tulips were destroyed, and 
the lawn had to be entirely remade in the fall by our own men. 
Report on PWA labor supplied through the Department. of 
Parks will be found on page 35. 
Departinent of [:ducation—In addition to the routine annual 
cooperation in the matter of school classes at the Garden, the 
supply by gift and loan of plant material for study, of penny 
packets of seeds for school gardens, and the giving of talks at 
schools has been continued. The demands for this cooperation 
increase each year. Some 22 talks and addresses were given at 
uublic and high schools during the year. A large proportion of 
the salaries and other cost of this service is provided from private 
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funds. 
New Jersey College of Agriculture-—Under the [Extension 
Service of this College, Mr. Free and Miss Shaw have, for the 
fourth year, continued their talks on aspects of gardening over 
station WOR to the Radio Garden Club and others. Twelve talks 
have been given, one each month—ten by Mr. Free and two by 
Miss Shaw. Members of the Radio Garden Club are now en- 
rolled from twenty states, the District of Columbia and Canada. 
Other institutions cooperating are the New York Botanical Garden 
and the Federated Garden Clubs of New York, New Jersey, and 
3ergen County, New Jersey. As a result of this cooperation 
newspaper items, with a view of our Rock Garden, have appeared 
in papers as far distant as Helena, Montana. In his broadcast of 
May 13, over WOR, the opening day of our Anniversary Cele- 
bration, Mr. C. H. Connors, of the New Jersey College, called 
special attention to the exercises of our Anniversary week. 
International Flower Show —At the 1935 show, March 18~23, 
the Garden installed an exhibit, occupying 500 square feet, on 
Garden Operations. This exhibit, planned by Mr. Free and 
installed under his supervision, was awarded a silver medal. The 
Garden has received clippings of more than 30 news items about 
the exhibit in the daily papers and horticultural journals. The 
