THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 
NISC OIME: 
VoL. IV January, 1915 No. I 
PROSPE CLUS. Ob COURSES 
OFFERED BY THE 
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN, tors 
CHILDREN’S GARDENS AND NATURE STUDY 
1. Garden Practice——A. A course in outdoor work, open only to 
those pupils who are recommended by their teachers for excellence 
in nature study in their schools. The work includes the raising of 
common vegetables, flowers, and fiber plants. Open to both boys 
and girls. A fee of twenty cents will be charged, the material 
raised becoming the property of the pupil. 10 lessons every Satur- 
day morning, 10:30-11 :30, from April ro-June 12. 
5. A summer’s work in the garden, each child having his own 
plot. This is a continuation of Course 14, and members of that 
course may enter also Course 1B. A fee of ten cents a month 
will be charged for material consumed. Each child has the 
product from his own garden. Saturday mornings, 9-11, June 
19o-September 25. Miss Shaw. 
2. Nature Study.—The structure and germination of seeds; the 
parts of a plant and their uses; relation of the plant to soil, air, 
water, and light. The course consists of actual study of the plants 
themselves, with experiments and greenhouse work done by the 
children; no book work, no home work, no examinations. Open 
to children from 8-12 years of age. A fee of fifteen cents will be 
