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 APPENDIX 4 



RADIO TALKS BY THE BOTANIC GARDEN 

 PERSONNEL DURING 1940 



By the Curator of Public Instruction (Dr. Graves) : 

 From Station WNYC: 



January 17. Some English Botanic Gardens 

 December 20. Plants for Christmas gifts. 



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By the Curator of Elementary Instruction (Miss Shaw) : 



From Station IV NYC : 



January 31. Taking care of your house plants. 

 June 27. Children's work at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden 

 (An interview). 



By the Curator of Plants ( Dr. Gundersen) : 



From Station WNYC: 



June 5. Trees of the Catskill Forests. 



December 6. Evergreen Trees of the Adirondack^. 



By the Curator of the Herbarium ( Dr. Svenson) : 

 From Station WNYC: 



May 22. Native Rhododendrons. 



By the Horticulturist ( Mr. Free) : 

 From Station IVOR: 



January 26. Practical potting. 

 February 26. Pensive pruning. 

 March 29. Dig and double dig. 

 May 17. Vacation days for house plants. 

 July 26. Garden mathematics: Multiplication. 

 September 13. Garden mathematics: Division. 

 October 18: Planting techniques: Bulbs. 

 November 15. If you're planting roses. 

 December 20. Christmas roses. 



