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CHANGES IN THE GARDEN STARE 
Head Gardener: On January 22, 1914, Mr. John V. Borin, 
head gardener since March 15, 1911, presented his resignation to 
take effect not later than March 1, 1914. The resignation was 
accepted to take effect on the date named. 
On February 25, the appointment as head gardener was ac- 
cepted by Mr. Montague Free, to take effect on March 16, 1914. 
For, the seven years from April, 1899, to March, 1906, Mr. Free 
was at the University Botanic Garden, Cambridge, England, where 
he gained practical experience in all departments of that garden, 
and studied botany in the Cambridge Technical School. From 
March, 1906, to May, 1908, he was propagator in the outdoor 
department of Marley Place Gardens, Essex. The collection of 
hardy plants at Marley Place is one of the largest, if not the 
largest, of any private place in England. 
From May, 1908, to March, 1912, Mr. Free was a member of 
the gardening staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, 
serving first as gardener in the tropical and herbaceous depart- 
ments, and then for three years as sub-foreman in the Alpine 
department. During this period he was for a time secretary of 
the Kew British Botany Club, and received from Kew certificates 
in the following subjects: physics and chemistry, systematic 
botany, economic botany, geographic botany, and plant pathology. 
THe also obtained the certificate of the Royal Horticultural So- 
ciety in the Public Parks examination. 
Mr. Free came to the United States in March, 1912, and was 
assistant gardener at the New York State College of Agriculture, 
at Cornell University, until February, 1913, when he became in- 
structor in floriculture and superintendent of the greenhouses and 
garden at the School of Horticulture for Women, Ambler, Pa. 
From October, 1913, until his present appointment, he was en- 
gaged in commercial work and landscape gardening in New York 
City. 
Librarian: During the forepart of April, the librarian, Miss 
Helen Virginia Stelle, was obliged to leave for her home in Upper 
Alton, Illinois, on account of illness, and later presented her 
resignation, to take effect on April 21. On May 20, Miss Anna 

