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October 31. A fuller account is given in the appended report of 
the horticulturist (p. 88). 
A large colored illustration, in perspective, of the Knot an 
Herb Gardens, 40 by 90 inches, done in water colors by Miss 
Michalena La Frere Carroll, of our personnel, was exhibited on 
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Day and for a few days thereafter. 
Japanese fris.—In cooperation with the State Institute of Ap- 
ee, 
plied Agriculture, Farmingdale, Long Island, an exhibit of grow- 
ing plants of Japanese iris varieties was made at the World's 
Fair. The plants selected were from the collection which the 
Botanic Garden has built up in the course of several years, in- 
cluding the material secured by Dr. and Mrs. George M. Reed 
on their trip to Japan in 1930. They were grown at Farmingdale 
in cooperation with the Institute. One hundred nineteen varieties, 
each represented by three plants, were installed in “ Nyssa,” the 
World’s Fair garden of the Institute. The plants were on display 
from June 16th until July 7th. 
From June 17th to July 17th, 60 watercolors of Japanese iris 
done by Miss Louise Mansfield and Miss Maud H. Purdy, were 
exhibited in the Exhibition Hall of 
“Gardens on Parade.” These 
illustrated four of the wild types and 56 garden varieties, showing 
the range of variation in color, size, and shape. 
From July 17th to July 27th, 45 watercolors of iris species, 
varieties, and hybrids, by the same artists, were exhibited. About 
— 
ors illustrated the iris of the Southern 
United States, mostly our own hybrids. The parents and _ first 
two-thirds of the waterco 
hybrid generation plants of /ris virginica X I. laevigata, as well 
as a few species from various parts of the world, were on display. 
In the New York City Building we installed a general exhibit 
comprising a collection of rare and unusual growing plants; a 2 
feet by 5 feet model of our Children’s Garden; photographic 
prints, 32 by 42 inches, enlarged from negatives by our photog- 
ae Mr. Louis Buhle, showing views in the Garden; and, 
printed on the wall, a brief outline of the features of the Garden 
considered as “Gardens within a Garden.” This entire exhibit 
was installed by Mr. Free, following a layout by Skidmore and 
Owings, architects, New York City. 
In the New York State Building, Long Island Section, there 
