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1940 Highest Previous Record and Year 



June 225,489 193,902-1939 



August 162,907 1 59,043—1938 



September 168,233 154,295 - 1937 



Week-end attendance. — The largest week-end at tendance was 

 that for May 11—13 — as usual, when the Japanese cherry blossoms 

 were at their best. 52,796 persons visited the Garden that week- 

 end, a figure which compares favorably with the highest all-time 

 week-end record; i.e., 56,145, during the week-end April 30— May 

 1, 1939. 



Conservatories. — The attendance at the conservatories tor the 

 year was 146,643 — an average of more than 12.000 a month. The 

 largest monthly figure was that for the month of May — 31,946— 

 which averages more than one thousand people a day tor the 

 month. These figures compare favorably with previous records. 



Classes and Lectures. — The combined atendance at classes and 

 lectures was 108,368, a slight increase over that of last year — 104,- 

 312. The following table shows other attendance data. 



Attendance at 'nil': Garden' During 1940 



Ian. 



Feb. Alar. Apr. May June July 



At regular classes. .. . 974 1,247 4,672 4,138 5,201 2,894 4,560 



At visiting classes.... 70 1,058 3,733 9,971 20,151 11,053 48 

 At lectures to 



children 55 1,151 1,223 4,266 14,869 5,909 24 



At lectures to adults . 40 65 90 472 220 



At conservatories. ., . 2,363 10,254 11,438 26,552 31,946 14,806 8,072 



At grounds 45,586 78,110 99,716 139,133 322,463 225,489 166,621 



Annual 

 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals 



At regular classes 5,700 2,965 3,592 2,786 2,510 41,239 



At visiting classes Ill 1,012 10,671 7,108 2,143 67,129 



At lectures to children 37 646 7,290 3,541 1,143 40,154 



At lectures to adults 396 72 11 1,366 



At conservatories 7,155 9,398 10,850 7,266 6.543 146,643 



At grounds 162,907 168,233 130,326 87,737 61,243 1,687,564 



