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The first lectures of this year for school children were given at 
the Garden on April 23, 25, 29, 30 and May 2, by Dr. H. H. 
Rusby, Dr. F. J. Seaver, Dr. W. A. Murrill, Mr. George V. Nash, 
and Dr. M. A. Howe. ‘The lectures were followed by demonstra- 
tions from the living plants. 
The following visiting botanists have recently registered in 
the library: Professor John W. Harshberger, Philadelphia, Pa.; 
Dr. J. N. Rose and Mr. C. L. Shear, Washington, D. C.; Mr. Mel 
T. Cook, New Brunswick, N. J.; Mr. C. Billington, Detroit, 
Mich.; Professor M. Kanda, Hiroshima, Japan; and Dr. E. A 
Gaumann, Bienne, Switzerland. 
Dr. Neil E. Stevens, of Washington, D. C., spent two weeks at 
the Garden in April, engaged in bibliographical work in the 
library. 
Professor Leroy Abrams, of Leland Stanford Jr. University, 
spent five weeks at the Garden in April and May, engaged in 
research on the flora of the Pacific coast. Professor Abrams is 
now preparing an Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, of which 
volume one is practically finished. 
Construction of new paths, mentioned in the February issue 
of the Journal, has been continued. The path from the Boulder 
Bridge through the arboretum to a point near the propagating 
houses has been completely surfaced with ashes and provides a 
long-needed connection. Work is now going forward on the 
path which will ultimately connect the rose-mallow garden with 
the iris garden. 
The annual spring inspection of the Garden was held Thursday 
afterboon, May 1. The customary tour of the grounds and build- 
ings was interfered with by rain, and the visitors spent most of 
their time indoors, where short talks were made by Dr. W. Gil- 
man Thompson, Dr. N. L. Britton, and Dr. H. A. Gleason. 
special feature of the day was the unveiling of a tablet in the 
new glass-houses, now approaching completion, at Range 2. 
