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The present plan for the investigations in plant genetics 
embraces the following aims: 
1. To follow out certain definite lines of study. Already 
several lines of research are under way. Seeds have been 
collected, cuttings secured, seedlings started, etc., especially 
in reference to work on chicory, Ligustrum, and Mirabilis. 
2. To grow a number of plants to determine from their 
behavior whether they are suitable for future experimenta- 
tion. 
3. To provide problems in plant genetics for students 
who may desire such opportunity for investigation. 
4. To secure and grow in a certain degree plants that 
are of peculiar and particular educational value in the 
study of plant genetics. 
5. To supplement both by personal and student investi- 
gation, the field experimentation with necessary morpho- 
logical and cytological studies. This latter work can be 
done during the winter months when the actual growing 
of plants is confined to greenhouses. 
Meteorological Records 
In the taking and the recording of these records, I have 
followed the plan employed by the former Director of the 
Laboratories. I have supplied a monthly summary of the 
meteorological records for publication in the Garden 
JOURNAL. 
Conference Meetings 
Monthly conferences of the scientific staff and students 
of the Garden have been held as follows: 
Acting under your direction, the last two conferences 
have been held on the first Monday instead of the first 
Wednesday in the month, and invitations bearing the date 
and program of each conference have been mailed to 
members of the botanical staff at Columbia University, 
Barnard College and the Teachers College. 
A summary of the topics as presented at the conferences 
has been supplied for publication in the Garden Journat. 
