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General Biology for Biological Abstracts and, as usual, have had 

 general editorial supervision of the Coufrihutions of the Garden. 

 I have also continued to serve (since 1933) as a memher of the 

 Council of the Torrey Botanical Cluh. 



Other Activities of Department Members 



In May Miss Rusk spent four days at the " wild garden " of 

 the Litchfield Garden Club, making a partial list of the plants 

 there. In June she attended the summer meeting of the Botanical 

 Society of America at Ottawa, Ontario, and collected plants there 

 for the Garden herbarium. Tliroughout the year she served on 

 the Local Flora Committee of the Torrey Botanical Club, attending 

 monthly meetings for the stud}' and ma]:)ping of certain groups 

 of plants. She also served as librarian of the American Fern 

 Society, whose library is deposited here at the Botanic Garden. 



Throughout the year much of my spare time has been spent in 

 furthering the work on our chestnut project, namely the develo]i- 

 ment of a disease-resistant chestnut of a type suitable for timber. 

 In this work I have had the able assistance of Miss Rusk and 

 Miss Vilkomerson. 



Miscellaneous Items 



TJic " Exluhit of the Week" feature was continued through the 

 year, and was in charge of JNIiss Vilkomerson. A full account of 

 this will be found in my last Annual Report. 



Hay Fever Studies. — For two months in the fall, Miss Rusk 

 cooperated with Dr. Max Harten, of the Jewish Llospital, in 

 his hay fever studies, by ex])osing a fresh microscope slide every 

 day out of doors to catch pollen from the air. 



Rare Woods Sent to Yale. — S])ecimens of Styra.v japonica and 

 Syriiiga- pcknicnsis were sent to the Yale School of Forestry for 

 the collection of woods there. 



Flora of Long Lsland. — Throughout the year !Miss Rusk has 

 spent a considerable part of her time collecting data on the flora 

 of Long Island, with a view to publishing a reference book on 

 the subject. 



Bird Lists. — Through Mr. Bernard P. Brennan, of the Brooklyn 

 Bird Club, we have continued to receive lists of birds seen in the 



