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large bed devoted to culinary herbs. One of the knot gardens is 
copied from a design in the “ Gardener’s Labyrinth” by Dydymus 
Mountain (Thomas Hill), published in 1577. The other is an 
adaptation of a design from the same source. About 340 running 
feet of thyme, germander, lavender-cotton, etc., with the individual 
plants set 6 inches apart, were used in making the lines of the 
knots. Interspaces were surfaced with coal, yellow sand and 
flower-pot chips. More than 80 different herbs were planted in 
the large central bed. The entire planting space is about 70 « 15 
teen. 
In the New York City building at the World’s Fair we installed 
and maintained an exhibit consisting of photographs, a model of t 
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children’s garden, and living plants (xerophytes) to fill a space of 
approximately 75 square feet. 
SEED AND PLANT DIsTRIBUTION 
In connection with the International Seed Exchange, 1,797 
packets of seeds were distributed to foreign and domestic botanic 
gardens and other institutions. We distributed 377 packets of 
seeds to members of the Botanic Garden. 
Living Plants Distributed: 
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COOPERATION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS 
One truck load of palms and other decorative potted material 
from the Conservatories was given to the Department of Parks 
for use in the New York City Building at the New York World's 
Fair. 
We supplied about 60 rock plants to help furnish the rock gar- 
den sponsored by the American Rock Garden Society in Gardens 
on Parade at the New York World’s Fair. 
Plants or propagating material were given to other institutions 
including : Barnard College and Brooklyn College, New York City ; 
