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The children willingly gave up a portion of their garden area 
for a model Victory Garden, and by doubling up on what space 
remained, there was only a slight drop in numbers. 
Figures often tell a story that is quick to grasp— 
The Children’s Garden produced a crop totaling in value $1,- 
084.96. (Special honors go to tomatoes and beans.) 
Study material was supplied to 174 institutions representing over 
5,000 children. 
Plants raised in our classes totaled over 38,000, and were raised 
by 1,200 students. Besides these, school gardens were sup- 
plied with 2,000 plants. 
The number of Penny Packets of Seed distributed to children was 
1,315,653. (Through 604 schools and institutions. ) 
Attendance at school classes visited was 28,536; the number of 
sessions, 202. 
Attendance of adults in Garden classes was 50,960; registration, 
ez, 
Seven exhibits were prepared and set up and viewed by over 
10,000 people. 
During the sunimer two interesting visits were made to see the 
educational work of our Children’s Garden. Dr. Gerald Craig, 
Professor of Natural Sciences at Teachers College, brought his 
Summer Conference group over, and Dr. Jerome Metzner, of the 
Board of Education, came with his Committee on Museums and 
the Curriculum. These visits brought much pleasure to our 
children, who were greatly pleased by the enthusiasm of the 
grown people over their gardens. 
The boys and girls made their third Christmas contribution to 
the Village of Northbourne, England. They also sent money to 
the Russian War Relief and to the United China Relief for chil- 
dren in those countries. During t 
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le war our boys and girls have 
raised through penny collections for the children of I¢ngland, 
Russia, and China over $200. 
We have published two more books in the series, started in 
1941, on different phases of our work, “Children Come Visiting” 
and ‘The Children’s Garden.” These are a summary of over a 
quarter century of work here at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 
