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In 1910 another series of smaller prizes were offered to students 
in the high schools, and these were won by students from the 
Washington Irving High School; the ae high school, in Brook- 
lyn and the Morris High School, Bro 
Through the interest of one of i ae of the board of 
education who was also a member of the staff of the New York 
Botanical Garden the following wild flowers were eliminated from 
the list of botanical supplies in the New York public schools: 
trailing arbutus, wild columbine, fringed gentian, hepatica, Indian 
turnip, moccasion flower, trillium, wild orchid; and it has also been 
proposed to substitute cultivated plants for wild ferns, Solomon’s 
seal, wild geranium and other. 
During the year 1912 and present year, the interest of the 
Stokes! eae has been used for colored on for a series 
of essays on ‘‘Wild Plants Needing Protection” and has included 
(1) the Jack-in-the-pulpit; (2) spring ae (3) wild eae oo 
wild columbine; (5) bird's foot violet; (6) wild azalea; (7) m 
sin flower; (8) dog-wood and (9) laurel. The essays have ree 
reprinted and may be had at a nominal price from the New York 
Botanical Garden. Extra copies of the colored plates have been 
made an nd are to be distributed to the schools of New York City 
for framing. 
Lectures have also been given under the auspices of the Garden 
and the expenses of a lecturer paid to visit various cities. In 
this way a general interest has been aroused, which has resulted 
in the foundation of the ‘‘Wild Flower Presetvation Society of 
merica’’ with a large membership in various cities of the east. 
Local chapters have been organized in several them, and 
further information may be had on application to 
Mrs. N. L. Britton, 
Secretary-Treasurer. 
THE JULY FLOWER-EXHIBITION 
An exhibition of plants and flowers was given by The Horti- 
cultural Society of New York, in codperation with the Garden, 
in the Museum building, on Saturday and Sunday, July 5 and 6. 
