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Sept. 5. Preservation of our native flora and its use for wild- 
gardening Lake Mahopak Protective Association, Lake 
Mahopak, N. Y. 
By the assistant curator of plant breeding: 
Dec. 30. Studies of teratological phenomena in their relation 
to evolution and the problems of heredity. Before the 
Botanical Society of America, at Atlanta, Ga. 
By the instructor: 
Oct. 14. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden—What it means to the 
people of Brooklyn. At the Bethany Settlement, Brook- 
iat INT Wee 
Nov. 17. The education of today. Before the Mothers’ Club 
of Woodmere Academy, Woodmere, L. I. 
Nov. 18. Botanic Gardens. Woodmere Academy, Woodmere, 
i. 
Nov. 20. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden. At the Ethical Cul- 
ture School. 
Nov. 26. Nature’s Thanksgiving. At the Ethical Culture 
School. 
Dec. 11. Nature Study in the Elementary Schools. Before 
the public school teachers of Hackensack, Hackensack, 
By the laboratory assistant: 
Dec. 31. A preliminary note on spore-formation in Cyathus. 
Before the Botanical Society of America, at Atlanta, Ga. 
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Field Meetings 
The following field meetings were conducted during the year: 
May 29-June 2. The Department of Botany of the Institute, 
at Amagansett and Montauk, L. I., by the curator of plants. 
Aug. 24. The Pharmaceutical Society of New York, at the 
Garden, by the curator of public instruction. 
Oct. 29. Botany Class from the Girls’ High School (Brook- 
lyn). At the Garden, by the instructor. 
Nov. 1. The Department of Botany of the Institute, at Queens, 
L. L., by the curator of public mstruction. 
