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the picking of flowers, the eating of lunches, and the exclusion 
of dogs. 
Hours of opening and closing: After a year’s observation it 
was found that the comfort of the public would, for the present, 
be assured by opening the gates at Io a. m. on Sundays and 
holidays, and at 8 a. m. on other days. The hour of closing is 
an arbitrary but fluctuating one, determined by the hour of sun- 
set, and varying from 4:30 p. m. near the winter solstice, to 
7 p. m. near the summer solstice. The gate signs contain a 
provision for announcing this change of time two or three days 
in advance. 
Attendance: The absence of turnstiles at our gates, and the 
fact that we have not yet been able to station guards at the en- 
trances, have made it impossible to secure an accurate record of 
attendance. It has been clearly evident, however, during the 
past season, not only that the general attendance is increasing, 
but that an increasingly large number of teachers with classes 
visit the Garden in connection with their school work. (See 
the report of the curator of public instruction, infra, p. 64.) 


Fic. 6. Laying the foundations for Section 1 of the laboratory building. 
May 9, 1912. 
