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experimental research done in botanical gardens, in spite of the 
fact that they must offer especially good conditions and possibili- 
ties for this kind of modern scientific work. Therefore I consider 
aat Dr. Gager has emphasized the im- 
— 
it particularly significant t 
portance of experimental scientific work and has found some 
financial support for this work, that he has published (in excellent 
editions) the results of the work, and that in addition he has pro- 
vided opportunities for young scientists from the New York uni- 
versities to do their experimental work on the research grounds 
— 
of his Garden. 
“*The last point, and perhaps the most impressive, is the or- 
ganization of the pedagogical department of the Brooklyn Botanic 
Garden. I think that in this respect the Garden surely occupies 
one of the first places, if not the first, in the whole world. Espe- 
an 
cially well planned and well organized are the rooms, greenhouses 
and gardens for children of different ages, and the collections of 
lantern slides, accompanied by short abstracts of papers to be read 
by teachers.’ 
“It was the happy suggestion of Dr. Reed that the Spring In- 
spection this year be made the occasion to honor the achievements 

of Dr. Gager, and we are especially fortunate in having with us as 
our speaker, Mr. John C. Wister, Director of the Arthur Hoyt 
Scott Horticultural Foundation, who knew Dr. Gager intimately 
over a long period of years, and who is eminently qualified to speak 
of his life and work.” 
