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lishment of the garden that the formal teaching of botany to classes be 

 emphasized here to a greater extent than has hitherto been customary 

 in botanic gardens; and especially that the garden articulate in every 

 feasible way with the botanical work of the elementary and advanced 

 schools of the city, both public and private. Lectures and courses of 

 lectures and laboratory courses will be offered to pupils in the city 

 schools; to a limited extent material for class study will be provided, 

 a system of docentry will be developed, and courses for teachers will be 

 offered. Thus, and by means of its library, laboratories and labeled col- 

 lections, indoors and out, and by its encouragement and ample provision 

 for research, will the garden endeavor to realize its ideal of " the ad- 

 vancement of botany and the service of the city." 



YOL. LXXX. — 24. 



