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and many florists, studying plant diseases. He has delivered 

 several lectures before different organizations in the city. 



The daily papers report that IVIr. G. W. Brackenridge has 

 given his Sioo.ooo yacht " Navidad '" to the Universit>' of Texas 

 to be fitted up for scientific survey ^vork, particularly animal 

 and plant sur^^eys. 



Nearly one thousand packets of seed offered in exchange b^^ 

 the Brooklyn Botanic Garden have been sent at the request of 

 the different botanical gardens to Europe. INIost of these gardens 

 are in the countries now at war. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden 

 has also distributed eight\- thousand penny packets of flower 

 and vegetable seeds to the school children of Brooklvn. 



