NEWS NOTES 



The Brooklyn Botanic Garden had an unusual exhibit at 

 the International Flower Show. The subject illustrated was 

 P/uning, an operation that is peculiarly difficult to demonstrate 



with "still life," and perhaps for that reason had never been 

 attempted before; but by the ingenious use of colors and pla- 

 cards on living specimens the difficulties had to a large extent 

 been overcome. For a theme of this sort, a considerable amount 

 of planning is necessary for the proper timing of the develop- 

 ment of the material; so that months of preliminary work were 

 needed in order to stage an effective display. 



A gold medal was awarded the garden for this exhibit. A 

 special prize was also awarded the garden for its exhibit of 

 forty-six varieties and species of Crocus. 



In connection with the exhibit, the Garden published a 

 leaflet on Pruning, written by Mr. Montague Free and a second 

 one describing the exhibit. 



At the Flower Show the New York Botanical Garden had an 

 exhibit of California wild flowers growing in a natural setting. 

 The 125 species of flowers were grown from seed or from bulbs 

 and brought into flowering at the garden. The exhibit was given 

 a special award and also a bronze medal, the latter from the 

 Garden Clubs of America. Another exhibit from the garden 

 showed several species of sundew, one, Drosera capensis from 

 South Africa, in blossom. 



The Botanical Society of America announces two summer 

 meetings. One will be held at Berkeley, Calif., from June 18 to 23 

 in connection with the summer meeting of the A.A.A.S. Professor 

 R. M. Holman of the University of California, Berkeley, is in 

 charge of the program. The other meeting will be held at Tor- 

 onto, Canada, from June 18 to 20 and arrangements are being 

 made by Professor R. B. Thomson of the University of Toronto. 

 The important feature of this meeting will be a two-day field 

 trip to Bruce Peninsula, Georgian Bay. 



Dr. John Wishart of the University of Cambridge plans to 

 visit the United States in July and August on his way to China, 

 where he will lecture and advise regarding experimental plant 

 breeding at the University of Nanking. 



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