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stitution cee by the Legislature of the State of New York 
e has served continuously as a member of the Board 
of eres since its organization in 1895, and as a member of 
its committees on Membership, on Finance, and on Endowment. 
been active in formulating plans for oa ov HEN and has 
aided its work by highly valued ad 
Resolved: That the Managers of the New York ee Gar- 
den deeply deplore the loss of their esteemed associate, who w: 
endeared to them by his wisdom and by his kindly as 
ye 
Adopted by the Board of Managers of the New York Botanical 
Garden June 20, 1918. 
N. L. Britton, 
Secretary. 
MR. PARSONS’ GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENT 
r. Henry Griscom Parsons, Supervisor of Gardening In- 
struction, was called to government service in the early summer. 
Commissioned with the rank of Captain in the Quartermaster’s 
Department of the Army, he has been assigned to the Conser- 
vation and Reclamation Division, Salvag: and Gardening 
nished from men disqualified for overseas service. Actual 
operations were begun in May of this year. Fifteen Camp Farms 
are now under way, ranging from 50 acres to 900 acres. This 
will be increased until the maximum available land is under 
e elinaea producing fresh vegetables for the men at the point 
of consumption and saving carrier space 
ee cee in gardening has been ence suspended at 
