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SCHOOL BOARD FOR LONDON. 
Victoria Embankment, IV. C., 
15 th January -r8t} 
1900. 
Supply of Flowers. Leaves. etc., from the Royal Park_s_. 
Dear Sir, 
I have to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of 
your two letters dated respectively the 21st December and 
the 5th January. The former letter will be laid before the 
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first meeting of the Special Subjects Sub-Committee after 
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the Christmas Recess. 
The arrangements which you have been good enough 
to sanction in the second paragraph of your letter will be 
of great educational value to the work of the Boa 1 d. 
With reference to the third paragraph of your letter 
dealing with the system of the distribution of discarded 
specimens and duplicates from the museums of the Royal 
Botanic Gardens, the School Management Committee will be 
glad to submit t^ you as soon as possible a list of Head 
Teaohers of suoh selected schools as, in the opinion of the 
Committee, would derive the greatest advantage from the 
facilities you have kindly offered to afford. 
I would, however, add that it would be a great 
convenience in the administration of the Board's Botany 
Scheme if you could see your way to allow whatever discarded 
specimens, etc., might fall to the share of the schools of 
the Board to be supplied en bloc to the Board direct for 
distribution as part of the Botany scheme. If this latter 
ni selto n Dyer, C .M.G. ,C.I.E., 
Director, 
Royal Gardens, 
Kew. 
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