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School of Agriculture have been carried out, a half acre of 
Garden land having been utilized by that School for ex- 
periment and teaching, during the past season. 
The proposed international botanical congress in London 
having been prevented by the European war, the question 
of joining in a movement to hold it in this country was taken 
up at one of our meetings. After full discussion of all the 
conditions and circumstances, it was deemed inadvisable 
to take such action. 
At our December meeting, the opinion prevailed that we 
should take some steps to celebrate the 20th anniversary 
of the appropriation by the City of land for this Garden, 
which anniversary will occur next year. It was accordingly 
resolved that we should invite the botanists of the United 
States and the several botanical societies to meet with us 
during the late summer or early fall for this purpose. 
In connection with the organization of the Women’s 
Auxiliary, a spring inspection day was appointed on the 
7th of May last, when the buildings and grounds were 
systematically inspected by the members of the Garden 
and their guests, to the number of some 300, and tea was 
served in the museum building. This proved to be a most 
enjoyable occasion. A spirit of the utmost cordiality was 
manifested and the occasion was one of the most pleasant 
in the Garden’s history. Such entertainments are expected 
to become a regular feature of the Garden’s future pro- 
ceedings. 
Four public courses of Saturday lectures have been given, 
seven in the spring, eight in the early summer, nine in the 
late summer, and seven in the fall. The attendance upon 
and interest in these lectures have shown so marked an 
increase that the desirability of instituting a winter course 
is now under consideration. 
Besides these regular courses, two special lectures on 
“The Cultivation of Plants” were given by Mr. Nash to 
the school children of The Bronx, in connection with the 
Bronx Gardens Association. 
