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The contract for the construction of new walks, and allied work 
in the Garden, was awarded during April to the lowest bidders, 
Messrs. Di Menna & De Paola, 2336 Cambrelling Ave., Bronx, 
New York City. The contractors were notified to begin work on 
this contract on or before May 4, 1914, and the specifications call 
for the completion of the work in ninety working days. The work 
actually began on Wednesday, May 6. 
On May 21, bids were opened for the completion of the grading 
between Mt. Prospect reservoir and the Central Museum grounds, 
and on the area of esplanade. Norton & Gorman were the lowest 
of five bidders, with a total bid of $9,979.20. The contract was 
awarded to this firm on May 21, and the contractors were in- 
structed to begin work on or before June 25. The work began on 
June 23, and the time allowed for its completion is 45 consecutive 
working days. 
On January 21, Dr. Olive gave a lecture on “Forestry,” in 
the auditorium of the Central Museum, before about 500 pupils of 
the Girls High School, Brooklyn. 
On Friday, February 13, the botany class of Erasmus Hall 
Fligh School, accompanied by Dr. C. A. King, head of the depart- 
ment of biology of the school, made their first visit to the Garden, 
in order to take advantage of our greenhouse facilities in their 
study of the germination of seeds 
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On the afteroon of May 26, two local organizations, the Chiro- 
pean Woman’s Club, of Flatbush, and the Kezhikone Camp Fire 
Girls, of the Y. W. C. A,, visited the conservatories and planta- 
tions, with a Garden guide. Miss Van Nostrand, Y. W 
Secretary for Girl’s Work, accompanied the Camp Fire girls. 
At the annual meeting of the Nassau County Teacher’s Asso- 
ciation, held at the Mineola (L. I.) High School, on Friday, May 
15, 1914, Miss Shaw addressed the intermediate section at 10 
a.m., and the primary section at 11 a. m., on the subject ‘“ School 
gardens and gardening.’ On Thursday morning, May 28, Miss 
Shaw addressed the elementary department of the Montclair 
Academy on the general subject of nature study, with special 
reference to observations during the summer vacation, 
