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Postcard Bulletins were sent to members in February, telling of 
nursery and seed catalogs for the new year on file in the Library, 
and on June 6 telling of special arrangements to keep the Rose 
Garden open for members until 7 p.m. each day from June 10 to 
June 28 inclusive, except on Saturdays and Sundays. 
New York Biology Teachers Association Fall Outing—At the 
request of the committee of this organization, I acted as guide 
for one of the field trips. The meeting was held at the biological 
stations at Cold Spring Harbor, September 21. 
Bureau of Information—We have, as usual, answered many 
questions relating to plants. The answers have been given usually 
by mail or by telephone. In a few cases we have made personal 
visits. 
Radio Talks during 1935—During the year I gave six broad- 
casts on subjects relating to the Garden, from the Municipal 
3roadcasting Station, WNYC, Manhattan. 
Research Work—An account of the year’s work on breeding 
the chestnut will be found on pages 62-75 of this report. 

Respectfully submitted, 
ArtuurR HARMOUNT GRAVES, 
Curator of Public Instruction. 
REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF ELEMENTARY 
INSTRUCTION FOR 1935 
Dr. C. STuaRT GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: I hereby present the annual report of the Department of 
Elementary Instruction for the year 1935. 
During the early part of the year much time was given up in 
conference preparatory to the celebration of our twenty-fifth anni- 
versarv. Miss Dorward took charge of an exhibit on all phases 
of our greenhouse work for children and adults; also an exhibit 
of departmental work staged in the children’s clubroom and the 
adjacent corridor: Miss 
os 
lammond was chairman of school serv- 
ice work, and with the help of Miss Julia Best, placed it in Room 
327: Miss Miner set up exhibits of the seed work in its own 
quarters, and garden work in the children’s garden house. The 
