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ination of some plants or other features of interest. Be- 

 sides the regular schedule above recorded, the docent escorts 

 parties by appointment, at other hours. It is mostly 

 afternoon work, and the docent has been occupied with 

 curatorial and editorial duties during the mornings. For 

 the coming year it is proposed to appoint Mr. Wilson an 

 Assistant Curator and to add docentry to this position. 



It seems likely that more than one docent may be needed, 

 inasmuch as this type of teaching is very much enjoyed, 

 and expressions of gratitude are frequent by visitors; 

 no fee is charged or accepted for the service. 



In the autumn, lectures and demonstrations to children 

 from the public schools were taken up again, and given four 

 afternoons of each week. Slight modifications were made 

 in the method, the routes being shortened and the number 

 of demonstrators increased; this made it possible to keep 

 the children on the grounds for a somewhat shorter time 

 than on previous occasions, so that they reached their 

 homes earlier in the day. 



The edition of the guide-book published last year has 

 sufficed. The further modification of the arrangement of 

 the conservatory collections, made possible by the building 

 of the additional greenhouses, and the general development 

 of the grounds, will make it desirable that another edition 

 of the guide-book be prepared during the present year. 



Floral Exhibitions 



For several years, in cooperation with the Horticultural 

 Society of New York, special exhibitions of plants and 

 flowers, open to all, have been held at intervals in the base- 

 ment halls of the museum buildings, the Garden paying 

 part of the prizes. One such exhibition was held during 

 the past year, on Saturday, June 4, and continued through 

 Sunday, June 5. These exhibitions are highly appreciated 

 by the visiting public, and the Garden is often the recipient 

 of plants exhibited. It is very desirable that they be 

 increased in number; monthly intervals from May until 



