Cl.ASSI':S AND Lec'titres 



In ]\rarch T t^avc three lectures at tlie (kirden on " Plant-Animal 

 T.inks in the Chain of Life." h^"oni .\])ril to June 1 conducted 

 ten outdoor lessons on ] lerhaceous Plants; in the fall, ten lessons 

 on Evergreens, in the spring, and again in the fall, Mr. Doney 

 gave courses of ten lessons on Ornamental Shruhs. 



Seed I^xcjiaxcI': 



Seeds for exchange ])ur|)oses, chiefly of herhaceous ])lants, ^\'ere 

 collected during 1937, as i)uhlished in tlie Seed List numher of 

 the Record for January, 193.S. A total of 2,198 ])ackets were 

 distrihuted, 1,554 to exchanges and 644 lo memhers of the (warden. 

 A total of 1,010 i)ackets were received, of which 103 were gifts 

 and 846 received through exchange. 



Other Activities 



During the summer 1 attended the Torrey Clul) outing with 

 ]3r. House, state hotanlst, to the Taconic Mountains. Of special 

 interest to me was the ahimdaut f)ccurrence of PulcntiUa tridcntala, 

 ahove Petershurg Pass, in the Catskills only fountl occasionallw 



In the fall 1 visited Cornell L'niversity, for ])rofessional con- 

 sultation with memhers of the (lei)artment of hotany. 



Due to the unfortunate illness of Mr. ivavmond "Porrev, well- 

 known writer, student of the local flora, and ])resident of the 

 d'orrey Jiotanical Cluh, I acted as ])resident of the Cluh during the 

 fore ])art of the \'ear, in my capacitx' as lirst vice-president. After 

 .Mr. d\)rrey"s death, July 15, 1 was made president, and served 

 until the end of the year. 



Radio Talks 



Ten radio talks were given hy Mr. Done}' over stations WNYC 

 and WOR on plant exploration, garden landscaping, evergreens, 

 and shruhs. 



