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In liis r('i)()rt, Dr. lieiicdicl stated that for the present the 

 most practicable way to j^ain legal protection seemed to be the 

 insertion of the word "Plants" in the Private Parks section of 

 the State Conservation law. This amendment has been passed 

 by the New York State Senate, but not l)y the Assembly. Dr. 

 Homer D. House, New York State Botanist, also spoke in favor 

 of legislation and showed lantern slides of some of the species 

 needing protection. 



In the general discussion which followed the consensus of 

 opinion was that the most effective way to create popular senti- 

 ment in favor of plant conservation is through education, 

 particularly by instruction of the children in the elementary 

 and secondar)'^ schools. Mrs. Francke, of the North Country 

 Garden Club, Long Island, reported that placards placed along 

 the roads in the north shore region of Long Island asking 

 passersby to spare the dog^\''ood, had evidently been respected 

 and had produced a very favorable result. 



Dr. Benedict stated that the most practicable present method 

 by which our native wild plants can be saved is through initiative 

 of private individuals who will take steps to establish small 

 sanctuaries or private parks where the chief emphasis is on the 

 protection of wild flowers and their propagation with a view to 

 reestablishing them in wider areas. The question of wild plant 

 propagation should make a fascinating hobby, and many 

 species are not difihcult of reproduction, as has already been 

 demonstrated. For example, it has been proved to be per- 

 fectly feasible to reestablish the fringed gentian merely by 

 scattering carefully collected seeds. 



The committee was reelected for the ensuing year and increased 

 by the following members: Mrs. E. G. Britton, Honorary 

 Curator, New York Botanical Garden; Mrs. Francke, repre- 

 senting the Long Island zone of the Garden Clubs of America; 

 and Dr. Arthur H. Graves, Curator of Public Instruction, 

 Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 



On the resignation of Dr. Benedict from the chairmanship, 

 Dr. G. Clyde Fisher was appointed chairman for the ensuing 

 year. 



The following organizations were invited to send official dele- 

 gates to this meeting: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York 

 Botanical Garden, Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, 



