164 



By Research Assistants : 

 Dr. A farcy: 



November 29. Physiological and genetical aspects o] resist- 

 ance to plan! diseases. Biology Club, New York University. 



Dr. Utter: 



January 30. fused pests and I heir con! rat. Greenhouse 

 work class. At the Garden. 



April 20. The choice of college for training in agriculture, 

 horticulture, and botany. Senior students in Department oi 

 IClementary Instruction. At the Garden. 



May 18. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Sewanhaka High 

 School Agriculture Club. At the Garden. 



iulv 2. Iris thrips and how to control them. Long Island 

 I lorticnltnral Society. At State Institute of Applied Agri- 

 culture, Farmingdale, X. Y. 



By the Assistant in Woody Plants ( Mr. Doney) : 



March 6. Some of the Newer Decorative Shrubs. City Gar- 

 dens Club. Home of \Y. A. Melville. 1060 5th Ave.. New 

 York City. 



May 5. Shrubs for City Gardens. Bay Ridge Garden Club, 

 Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. 



|une 5. When Choosing Shrubs. Brooklyn Garden Center. 

 Abraham & Straus Department Store, Brooklyn. 



By Curatorial Assistant (Miss Hilda Yilkomerson) : 



February 21. Soil Conservation. Brooklyn College. At the 

 Garden. 



By the Foreman Gardener (George l\. Bishop) : 



May 20. Propagation of annuals and perennials. Brooklyn & 

 Queens Electric Light and Power Co. Brooklyn. 



November 15. House plants. State School of Applied Agri- 

 culture. Farmingdale, L. I. 



Total number of talks, 123. Attendance, 20.881. 



