BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN RECORD 


VOL. XXXIII JANUARY, 1944 No. 1 

THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 
OF THE 
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 
1943 
REPORT OF THE ACTING DIRECTOR ! 
To THE BOTANIC GARDEN GOVERNING COMMITTEE: 
I have the honor to present herewith the Thirty-third Annual 
Report. 
The death of Dr. C. Stuart Gager on August 9, 1943, the Di- 
rector of the Botanic Garden since its founding in 1910, was a 
very great loss to the institution. By his efforts for more than 
thirty-three years he shaped and guided its destinies and built 
up a Garden which has won world wide recognition for its re- 
search, contributions to botanical education, and the beauty of 
the grounds, combining a museum of living plants with special 
features such as the Children’s Garden, Oriental Landscape 
Garden, Rose Garden, Rock Garden, Herb Garden, Medicinal 
Plant Garden, and Local Flora. His achievements are a monu- 
ment to his vision of what a Botanic Garden should be. 
The Victory Garden Movement.—The Botanic Garden has 
taken an active part in furthering the planting of Victory Gardens. 
Special courses of instruction were given in the spring and in the 
fall. In the spring a course on Fundamentals of Gardening: The 
Flower Garden (V8) by Miss Shaw, Miss Dorward, and Miss 
' The illustration on the front cover page shows the Tropical Lily Pool and 
its situation with reference to the Laboratory Building. Victoria regia, in 
bloom, is shown in the foreground. 
