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Dr. Marshall A. Howe, curator, gave an illustrated lecture 
on “ Planning Next Summer’s Flower Garden” before the Garden 
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Club of Pleasantville, New York, on the evening of February 6. 
The second lecture and conference of the course for Garden 
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February e subject was int ruits’’ and was 
sented by Mr. George V. Nash, head r. Accollection of 
specimens from the Garden collections of about thirty kinds of 
shrubs and trees, still retaining their fruits, was ibite 
Abou (2) 1 I dra shri es in fruit 
were also displayed; ee drawings were prepared for future 
illustrations in “‘ Addiso: 
Nearly 700 biology pupils from Evander Childs High School 
spent the forenoon of January 23 at the Garden studying the 
conservatory museum collections unde guidance of 
their teachers and members of staff, following a 
schedule and series of exercises prepared by nn 
given in the lecture hall by Mr. George E. Hewi 
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with special reference to their appearance and protection during 
the winter months 
grounds to examine trees in EWN eondinon and through the 
A list of carefully 
repared questions was ‘abhi tted to each pupil to be answered 
in writing while making the observations. 
n attractive place in conservatory range 1 during this month 
is the aquatic house, no. 9. ere are two tender water-lilies, 
