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Xcw ^V)rk ; Mrs. Ja_\- C'larl<, jr.. Woman's National Farm and 

 (iardcn Association; Mrs. L'hai'lfs Dosclicr, l'\-(kM"atc(l (harden 

 C'lu1)s of Xcw ^'ork State; All's. .Mfrcd Ka\-, ( iardcn Clul) ot" 

 America; Mrs. Mollis AW^hstcr, The 1 Icrb Socict\- ol" .\mcrica. 



The I'rooklxai liotanic (kirden is under very j^reat ol)ligations to 

 the nieml)ers of these two committees for theii" interest and co- 

 operation. 



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The " ( jiu'(le-P)Ook to the General Contents of the llritish Mn- 

 seum." i)ul)lished in 1761, states that " h f teen i)ersons are allowed 

 to see it in one C'om])an_\-, the Time allotted is two liom's; and 

 \\hen any XTimher not exceeding- fifteen are inclined to see it, 

 tlu\\- must send a List of their Christian and Sirnanu's, .Additions, 

 and Places of Abode, to the Porter's l.odi^e, in order to their hein^" 

 entered in the I'ook ; in a few l)a\-s the resjiective Tickets will he 

 made out, specifying- the l)a_\- and 1 lour in which the\- are to come, 

 which, on heins^- sent foi", are delixered. If h\' an\- Accident an\' 

 ot the Parties are ])rc\-ented from comins;-, it is jH'oper the\- send 

 tluM'r Ticket hack to the Lod^c, as n(»ho(l\- can he admitted with it 

 hut themseU'es. It is to he remarked that the fewer Xames there 

 are in a Cist, the sooner the_\- are Hkel\- to he admitted t(^ see it." 

 Only ei<^iit ])arties of not more than fifteen each coidd he admitted 

 in one day.' In other woi'ds, the attendance of visitors was 

 strictl}- limited to not more than 120 a dav. ddie attendance at 

 the l>otam'c Carden from noon April .^0 to 5 p.m. .Sundaw Ma\- 1, 

 with (iarden open 12 hours, was 155 every two minutes — a total 

 of 5(),145. 



The ahove regulations could liardK- he said to encourage one to 

 he '■ inclined to set^ it," and the\- emi)hasize a iioint of view dia- 

 metrically o])])osed to that which ])re\-ails among museum admin- 

 istrators today, when ever\' jiossihle elfort is made to increase 

 attendance at exhibits and lectm-es. ()f course the more that enter 

 the more are " ex])osed " to education and culture, .and it is the 

 tunction of a Ixitanic gar(U'n or other nniseum to stimulate and 

 ])romote interest as well as to gratif\- it. 



' Cxhliii.ntoii. 1\. (le I!. The makini; of inuseunrs. The IVlh Ceiiliiry oiiil 

 After. A])ril, WM). 



