not to be neglected by the Garden and it could be utilized 

 by an annual exhibit at the Flower Show adapted to 

 present some of the best of the Garden's features. More- 

 over, the value to the Garden of the lesser flower shows 

 offered by the Society at the Garden during the summer 

 months could be greatly increased by the erection of a 

 simple, but suitable, permanent one-story exhibition 

 building of tasteful architectural design. There is reason 

 to believe that the cooperation of the Horticultural 

 Society in such a building could be secured. 



The monthly Journal of the Garden constitutes the one 

 regular printed means of communication between the 



Garden and its members. I find 



. , i p 1- i i The Journal 



a widespread reeling that the 



Journal is too technical in character and too narrow in 



scope to interest readers except botanists and that it thus 



fails to attract the great mass of the Garden's members. 



It is a well-known fact that a technical scientist is rarely 



capable of writing in a style adapted to lay readers. The 



Journal does not need enlargement; but it does need, I 



believe, a considerable change in the character of its 



contributions and their style of presentation, more and 



finer illustrations, and an attractive cover design. With 



such changes it might be given a value, now almost 



wholly wanting, in creating a continued public interest 



in the Garden's activities. Such changes would probably 



require the employment of a lay editor. The full-time 



services of such an appointee might be made a valuable 



asset for the Garden, not only in editing the Journal, 



but in securing in other ways the legitimate publicity of 



which the Garden is in much need. 



In its Women's Auxiliary the Garden possesses great 



possibilities for aid which have not been adequately 



utilized. This is especially true 



, . . . . Women's Auxiliary 



in developing the esthetic aspect 



of the Garden's grounds. In talking with members of the 



