the auspices of the Board of Educatio 



the nature study work of the schools; 16,895 children, 



accompanied by their teachers, attended these exercises. 



Grade \B 



Lecture I, "Cultivation of Plants," by Mr. George V. 

 Nash, was given to groups of pupils on April 29, May 3, 

 May 4, October 19, October 21 and October 22. 



Lecture II, "Seedless Plants," by Dr. Marshall A. Howe, 

 on May 6, May 13, May 18, October 13, October 14 and 

 October 15. 



Grade $B 



Lecture I, "Woody Plants and Plants without Wood, 

 Protection of Trees in Cities," by Mr. F. J. Seaver, on 

 April 22, April 26, April 27, October 26, October 28 and 

 October 29. 



Lecture II, "Industries Depending Upon Forests. 

 Plant Products," by Dr. H. H. Rusby, on May 5, May 11, 

 May 14, November 1, November 5 and November 9. 



Lecture III, "Classification of Plants," by Dr. N. L. 

 Britton, on May 20, May 21, May 25, November 11, 

 November 12 and November 16. 



Scientific Meetings 



The Conferences, held in the library on the first Wednes- 

 day of each month, have been unusually successful. A 

 report of each meeting is published in the current number of 

 the Journal. 



The Torrey Botanical Club has held its usual monthly 

 meetings on Wednesday afternoons during the year in the 

 morphological laboratory of the museum building. 



At the Darwin Memorial Celebration of the New York 

 Academy of Sciences, held February 12, the Garden made 

 twelve exhibits showing the application of Darwinian prin- 

 ciples to plants, and Dr. N. L. Britton, Director-in-Chief, 

 delivered the address on "Darwin and Botany." 



The Dutchess County Horticultural Society visited the 



