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REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF PLANTS FOR 1935 
Dr. C. Stuart GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: Herewith I submit my report for t 
ber 31, 1935. 
he year ending Decem- 
TREES AND SHRUBS 
An inventory of the outdoor trees and shrubs now growing in 
the Garden, not including varieties, was made by Mr. Doney during 
the fall of 1935 with the following result: 
Number of genera 326, number of species, 1,330. 
The expansion and partial rearrangement of the nursery facili 
tates deve Nearly one hundred small plants 
of rare trees and shrubs were distributed to exchanging institu- 
During the spring Magnolia Kobus flowered, and we had 
rine 
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oping our collections, 
tions. 
fruit of Leitneria floridana for the first time in our Garden. 
Actinidias, which had partly grown together, were separated on 
the new pergola and will be named when they flower. Plans were 
made for planting horticultural varieties in the new [Torticultural 
Section: 
[ETEAGS 
In cooperation with Mr. Caparn, a new plan was made for the 
lilacs. It is not intended to move most of the old lilacs, but grad- 
ually, as replacements are made, to make them in accordance witl 
The lilac species, however, were planted in the fal 
— 
the new plan. 
in their assigned position at the south end of the lilac area. 
Nearly all our lilacs have now been given names, though in a num- 
ber of cases the name is only tentative, awaiting further study. 
We have at the present time fifteen species of lilacs, eight forms 
of varieties of others than vulgaris, and 86 single and 73 doub 
varieties of vulgaris. The list follows: 
Crassiriep List of Liracs (SyRINGA) 
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GROWING IN BROOKLYN BoTANIC GARDEN, 1935 
1-3. Lilac Species 
1. Japonica Group 
amurensis japonica pekinensis 
2. Vulgaris Group 
ulianae persica velutina 
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microphylla pubescens vulgaris 
