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Tuesday. May 21, was observed as " Brooklyn Day," and Dr. 

 Gager served as a member of the Brooklyn Day Committee under 

 the chairmanship of Mr. Henry R. ECinsey, president of the 

 Williamsburgh Savings I Sank. 



The Garden continued in 1940 its 1939 exhibits, including the 

 two Elizabethan Knot ('.aniens; the exhibit of Culinary Herbs; 

 die Japanese Iris Exhibit of about ll l) varieties in cooperation 

 with the State Institute of Applied Agriculture, Farmingdale, Long 

 Island; the exhibit in the New York State Building, representing 

 the scope of the Garden's work; and the exhibit of views of the 

 Garden in the bong Island section of the New York State building. 



Japanese Iris at the World's Fair. — In cooperation with the State 

 Institute ol Applied Agriculture, Farmingdale, Long Island, an 

 exhibit ol growing plants of Japanese iris varieties was made at 

 the World's Fair. The plants were selected from the collection 

 which the Botanic Garden has built up in the course of several 

 years, in connection with its Japanese iris project. The plants ex- 

 hibited, grown at Farmingdale in cooperation with the Institute, 

 were dug with a ball of soil, in the well budded stage, and set in 

 pots. They were carefully transferred to the Fair grounds and 

 installed. Approximately one hundred and fifty varieties were 

 on display. The plants were taken to the Fair grounds on June 

 20th and good bloom continued until July 17th. The season was 

 unusually favorable for the Japanese iris. During this period 

 there was a good deal of rainfall and rather low summer tempera- 

 tures. 



In connection with the display <>f living plants in " The Friendly 

 Garden," the watercolors of Japanese iris done by Miss Louise 

 Mansfield and Miss Maud II. Purdy were exhibited in the Ex- 

 hibition Mall of "Gardens on Parade." Approximately sixty 

 varieties were represented, showing the range of variation in color, 

 size, and shape ol the Japanese iris flowers. 



Works Progress Administration 



During 1940 the Garden continued for the ninth year its co- 

 operation with the Federal relict organization, which began in 

 1939 to operate under the name ol Works Progress Administra- 

 tion (WPA). The Project Number was 65-1-97; the Service 



