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All the work of clearing away the fallen trees and cleaning up 

 the debris scattered by the wind had to be done by our small force 

 of men at the expense of routine fall work, as the Garden had no 

 funds to hire extra help. To replace the structures destroyed and 

 the trees wath younger specimens will require in excess of $1000. 



The N czv Herb Garden 



The new garden of medicinal and culinary herbs was formally 

 opened on the afternoon of September 27. A delightful talk on 

 "■ Culinary Herbs " was given by Mrs. Hollis Webster, of Lexing- 

 ton. Mass., a member of our national committee organized to 

 select plants for the Culinary Garden, as reported in our preceding 

 Annual Report. A very interesting talk on " The Importance of 

 Medicinal Herbs in Modern Medicine " was given by Dr. Fred- 

 erick Schroeder, of the Long Island College of Medicine, who 

 served as Chairman of our National Committee to select the plants 

 for the Medicinal Garden. Inspection of the Herb Garden fol- 

 lowed the program in the Auditorium. An exhibit of old herbals 

 and modern publications on herbs was arranged in the library, and 

 tea w^as served by the Woman's x'\uxiliary. A twelve-]5age Leaflet 

 on the Herb Garden was distributed to those in attendance, and 

 to all members of the Botanic Garden. 



The plants in this garden were chosen by two advisory com- 

 mittees, as follow\s : 



Advisory Conunittce on Medicinal Plants. Dr. P^rederick 

 Schroeder, Chairman, representing Long Island College of Medi- 

 cine and Kings County Medical Society ; Dr. Charles W. Ballard, 

 College of Pharmacy of Columbia University; Dr. Ralph H. 

 Cheney, Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn College of Phar- 

 macy; Dr. William Mansfield, Albany College of Pharmacy of 

 Union University; Dr. Erwin E. Nelson, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture; Mr. F. W. Nitardy, representing E. R. 

 Squibb & Sons, New York; Dr. George B. Wallace, New York 

 Academy of Medicine; Dr. Frederick J. Wulling, College of 

 Pharmacy of the University of Minnesota. 



Advisory Cornniittee on Culinary Plants. Mrs. Helen Morgen- 

 thau Fox, Chairman, representing the Horticultural Society of 



