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East Indian Lotus in Japanese Garden—August 1—Sept. 7 
Cannas and Dahlias—Sept. 15 and month of October 
Chrysanthemums—October 15—Nov. 10 
Week-end Attendance—It is of course natural to expect that 
more people will visit the Garden during Saturdays and Sundays 
than at any other time during the week. We have had some large 
week-end attendances in past years, but never any that even ap- 
proached the figure of May 11-12. We quote from a news re- 
lease sent out to the metropolitan papers at that time: “ During 
the week-end May 11 and 12, the turnstiles registered more than 
43,000 people (43,416), which was [also] a record week-end. The 
city of Poughkeepsie, according to the 1930 census, had 40,288 
inhabitants; and yet more people than live in a city of this size 
visited the Garden at this particular week-end.’ The 
previous week-end attendance was in April, 1933—29,002. 
Conservatories —The attendance at the Conservatories was an 
all-time high record—154,659—exceeding the record of 1933 
(139,544) by more than ten per cent (for 1934 the attendance 
was 134,252); but in no single month did the record quite equal 
that of April, 1934—30,262. The nearest figure was that for 
June, 1935—29,468—which, nevertheless, gives an average of 
nearly 1,000 persons a day. 
largest 

Attendance at Classes and Lectures-—Vhe combined attendance 
at classes and lectures was the largest recorded in the history of 
the Garden—156,198, as against 139,370 for 1934, and 126,934 
for 1933. 
ATTENDANCE AT THE GARDEN DURING 1935 

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June “Jen 


At regular classes... .. 557 1,659 2,438 3,600 3,184 4,445 20,790 
At visiting classes. ... 1,387 720) 9,903 6,990 13,150 2,600 50 
At lectures tochildren 1,087 500 3,491 5402 9950 2,230 
At lect toadults. . 15 00 7,390 200 0 
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aie des 5,901 6,416 14,038 23,952 29,468 17,248 9,391 
At grounds. ......... 49,010 57,134 118,914 193,232 277,335 182,916 169,147 
At conservatories 


