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grounds of the Halloran General Hospital, Staten Island. | Nine 
trees, 4 vines and about 100 perennials were sent to the Navy 
Hospital on Staten Island. Flowers were provided for the recrea- 
tion hall of the U. S. Coast Guard. A demonstration of tree 
pruning for the purpose of providing practice in motion picture 
photography was given to members of the Signal Corps, U. S. 
Army. A considerable number of shrubs and trees and bearded 
iris was given to Queens College. 
Plant material was supplied to the Brooklyn Museum for a 
Chinese exhibit, and to the United China Relief, Inc., for the 
Chinese Pavilion at the Women’s International Exposition at 

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Madison Square Garden. A model ‘ Doll’s Garden” was _ pre- 
pared for the Anniversary Celebration of the Children’s Museum. 
Seed Packets for School Children.—Over a million and a 
quarter packets of seed were distributed: a great help to children’s 
home Victory Gardens. 
Volunteer Workers..-The various activities of the Garden 
have been greatly aided by the voluntary services of a number of 
individuals. In the Department of Elementary Instruction the 
following rendered assistance: Mrs. B. Baigel; Mrs. I. O. Becher; 
Mrs. G. Bernstein; Miss Bertha Blau; Miss Elma Edson; Mrs. 
Benjamin Davidson; Mrs. George Gordon; Miss Ellen Gundersen ; 
Mrs. Oscar Kaye; Miss Ethel Hallaren; Miss Helen Mattin; 
Mrs. H. Nalib; Mrs. M. Oren; Mr. Harold Quoyoon; Miss Cora 
Reed; Mrs. Harry Schiff; Miss Charlotte Slawson; Miss Agnes 
M. Shaw; Mrs. N. T. Steeves; Mrs. I. Waldes; Mrs. E. H. 
Weissberger. During the summer five elementary school teachers 
each gave a week's service, authorized by the Board of Education. 
In the Department of Pathology, Mrs. M. Oren assisted in the 
field and laboratory work. Miss Zina WKiziuta, a student of 
Cornell University, spent the month of June attempting a large 
number of crosses between different iris species. 
In connection with the American Fern Society herbarium, 
Mrs. Herbert Lawrence again assisted. 
Mr. John Coates (assigned to the Department of Elementary 
Instruction) worked 84 days as a volunteer gardener. 
Publication. Two illustrated Guides to the Garden collec- 
tions have been published: 
