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plants. All knowledge, of conrse, is nsefn! in one way or an- 

 other, and slionld be nlilized. 



" WHio learns and Irarns hut dues not 



\\h:i[ he knows 

 " Is one who ph)\vs and plows hut 



nevtT sows." ' 



jNloreover, the adnUs, c[nite generally, show niosl interest in 

 inforination that may ])e tised sotnewliat as a eook tises a l)ook ot 

 recipes; hence the interest in natnre of the "amateur gardeners" 

 referred to above. Courses offered iti practical horticulture have 

 a relatively large enrollment ; there is c()m])aratiyely little interest 

 in cotirses in the ])rinci])les of holaiu' that underlie horticultttral 

 ])ractiee and make it intelligent and not merely a blind following 

 of instructions. The challenge to adult education, as indeed to all 

 edtication, is to dex-elo]) an inti'rest in cullitre as well as in 

 technic[ues. 



Broad(-asti)u/ has continued during 19,^8, both independently and 

 in coojx'ration, for the seventh year, with the Radio ( larden Clttb. 

 conducted eoo]:)erati\'el\" by the Agrictilltu'al i^xtension Seryice of 

 Ivtitgers hhn"versit_\-, from Station A\X)1\. Two ])rogranis of 30 

 broadcasts by the (iarden ])ersoiniel were distributed to Botanic 

 Garden members and others. The list of talks is given in A])- 

 pendix 4 (]). 1,^6). Alav was the busiest month the Radio Garden 

 Club has had since its ])]"()grams were initiated in ]anuar\', 1932. 

 A total of 1045 reqtiests for digests and information were received 

 from listeners in 23 slates and the District of Columbia. The 

 largest number of res])onses (415) was from New \'ork State; 

 the most distant states responding were Califoi'nia (42), A\'asb-, 

 ington (3), and Oregon (2). h'i fteen of the broadcasts were 

 given in cooperation with the Mnnici])al Station, WXVC; ten in 

 cooperation with the Radio ( iarden Club (WOR); two over 

 WMBG (Richmond, \'a. ) : and one each over WMCA. WR>iK\ 

 and WMXC (Asheyille, X. C). Mr. hh-ee also acted as an- 

 nouncer for several ])rograms. 



The Radio Garden Club broadcasts will now have a world-wide 

 audience thrice \\'eekl\' as a result of arrangements comideted in 



1 From the book])late of James I'hinney Baxter, Portland, Ahiine. Jour. 

 Ex Libris Soc. 14: 9. 1904. 



