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been raised at their summer homes. Certifications must be made 
that the work has been done by the child himself. 
The exhibit for 1916 will be held on the 29th and 30th of 
September. All exhibits, of schools as well as of individuals, 
must be brought to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on the afternoon 
of September the 28th, or by 10 o’clock on the morning of the 
29th. The exhibits will be judged on the afternoon of the 2oth, 
and will then be on exhibition for the public from three to five 
o’clock on the afternoon of the 29th, and from ten in the morning 
until four in the afternoon of the 30th. The announcement of 
prizes will be made on the 30th. After four o’clock of this day, 
exhibitors may remove their exhibits. Prizes will be distributed 
on Saturday afternoon, October 14, at three o’clock. 
Silver and bronze medals will be awarded as first and second 
prizes for individual exhibits. A bronze statute of Victory is 
the first prize for the school making the best exhibit as a whole. 
This prize is to be competed for annually until one school wins 
it three times, when it will become the property of that school. 
A new prize will then be offered. This statue is now in posses- 
sion of P. S, 152, this school having won it twice, at the first 
and second annual Children’s Garden Exhibits. The second 
prize is a silver cup, which is retained by the winning school. 
4. Penny Packets of Seeds.—In order to assist the above work, 
penny packets of seeds are put up by the Botanic Garden, for 
children’s use. In the early spring, lists of these seeds, conditions 
for entry as an exhibitor, home gardening record cards, and other 
information may be had no application to the Curator of Ele- 
mentary Instruction. 
5. Conferences.—Conferences may be arranged by teachers and 
principals for the discussion of problems in connection with gar- 
dening and nature-study. Monday and Saturday afternoons are 
usually available for this purpose. Appointments must be made 
in advance. Address Miss Ellen Eddy Shaw. 
6. Study and Loan Material.—On request, the Garden will en- 
deavor to provide living seedlings or plant parts for study, to the 
extent of our limited facilities. Teachers may arrange to have 
