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September 1, 1913; and also the appointment of an office assist- 
ant, and a laboratory assistant, to enter upon their duties as soon 
as feasible after we enter into our new building. 
Courses of study: Paragraphs four, thirteen, and sixteen of 
our agreement with New York City specify that the Garden 
equipment shall be used “for the giving of instruction in botany 
to the residents of the City of New York,” and “for the pur- 
pose of general enlightenment.” Through inquiries that have 
come to the Garden, and in several other ways, it seems clearly 
apparent that a course of study including the elements of botany 
and the care of plants in conservatories and gardens would be 
greatly appreciated by a considerable number of young men 
resident in Brooklyn and vicinity, enabling them to fit themselves 
to fill acceptably positions in botanic gardens and elsewhere, and 
for which there seem to be now no opportunities for training 
within the greater city. The giving of such a course as this 
would also be of great value to the Garden from both a pro- 
fessional and practical standpoint. I believe we should plan 
such a course, with a view to offering it at the earliest possible 
date. There should be a certain minimum of requirement for 
entrance upon the course, both as to age and to education, and 
the number of students whom we could accommodate would also 
be limited. 
Acknowledgments 
Again we have been placed under great obligations to the 
administration of the Central Museum for increased office room 
and innumerable attendant courtesies during the year. Our 
thanks are especially due to Mr. E. L. Morris, acting curator- 
in-chief of the Museum, for herbarium and other facilities freely 
offered, and to Miss Susan Hutchinson, librarian, not only for li- 
brary assistance and advice, but also for placing one of the li- 
brary rooms at our disposal from time to time for Garden con- 
ferences and other meetings. 
We are indebted to Mr. George V. Nash, of the staff of 
the New York Botanical Garden, for valuable assistance in 
naming the Palmer collection of evergreens, and to Dr. John 
Hendley Barnhart, librarian of the same institution, for biblio- 
graphical and other advice on library matters. 
