of it to garden activities in Brooklyn, in cooperating with the 
Garden Section of the C.D.V.O. under the direction of Mrs. 
John C. Parker. Dr. Utter visited various sections in Brooklyn, 
giving instruction and advice on the planting and care of the 
gardens. Considerable time was spent in the main office of the 
New York Victory Garden Council answering requests for in- 
formation by telephone. Forty talks were given before various 
organizations on timely garden subjects, the total attendance at 
these being approximately 5,600. 
In the Victory Garden course at Bloomingdale Bros. Inc. Miss 
Shaw and Miss Dorward gave two series of lectures. 
Conservatory Exhibits.——A series of monthly exhibits was 
installed in the conservatories during the months of January, 
February, and March entitled Plants Important in the War 
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Program, as follows: 
January: Rubber-yielding plants. 
February: Fiber, resin, cork, and gum plants. 
March: Beverage plants. 
Demonstration Victory Gardens.— Two Victory Gardens were 
planted on the south end of the Esplanade, one 20 feet by 40 feet 
and the other 20 feet by 10 feet. In addition, a collection of 
vegetables was grown. In the Experimental Field 30 plots aver- 
aging about 450 square feet each were assigned to employees, who 
tended them after Garden hours and produced good crops of 
vegetables. On September 23 and 24 a Victory Garden Harvest 
Show of produce from the victory gardens, children’s gardens, 
and employees’ gardens was held in the rotunda of the Laboratory 
Building. Prizes of war stamps were awarded to Natalie Bowen, 
Alys Sutcliffe, Henry Funk and Anton Hubert. 
Motion Pictures of Victory Gardening..—_A showing of sound 
films on Victory Gardening, released by the British Informa- 
tion Services, was given on April 20 in the auditorium of the 
Laboratory Building, the films illustrating the following topics: 
1. Dig for victory; 2. How to dig; 3. Sowing and _ planting; 
4. Storing vegetables indoors. The attendance was about 500. 
Annual Spring Inspection and Flower Days.—-The Twenty- 
ninth Annual Spring Inspection of the Garden was held on May 
