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October 11. “The Digestibility of Vegetable Foods,” by 
Prof. W. J. Gies. 
October 18. “Cereal Foods,” by Mr. G. V. Nash. 
October 25. ‘“‘Starchy and Sugary Foods,” by Dr. R. A. 
Harper. 
November 1. “Vegetable Foods of the American 
Indians,” by Dr. A. B. Stout. 
November 8. ‘Tropical Vegetable Foods,” by Dr. H. H. 
Rusby. 
November 15. “Edible Fungi,” by Dr. W. A. Murrill. 
November 22. “The Selection and Preparation of 
Vegetable Foods,” by Miss Bertha E. Shapleigh. 
November 29. “The Uses and Characteristics of Palms,” 
by Dr. N. L. Britton. 
ScHooL Lectures 
The usual lectures and demonstrations were given in the 
spring to the public school children of the 4B and SB grades, 
of the Borough of the Bronx, under the auspices of the 
Board of Education, as follows: 
Grade 4B 
Lecture IJ, “‘Seedless Plants,” by Dr. M. A. Howe, was 
given in the morning and afternoon of Tuesday, April 22. 
Lecture II, “The Cultivation of Plants,” by Mr. G. V. 
Nash, in the morning and afternoon of Thursday, April 24. 
Grade 5B 
Lecture I, ‘Plant Products,” by Dr. H. H. Rusby, in the 
morning and afternoon of Tuesday, April 29. 
Lecture II, “Woody Plants and Plants without Wood,” 
by Dr. F. J. Seaver, in the morning and afternoon of Tues- 
day, May 6. 
Lecture ITI, “Classification of Plants,” by Dr. N. L. 
Britton, in the morning and afternoon of Wednesday, May 
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