THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 
RECORD 
January, 1917 No. 1 
VoL. VI 
PROSPECTUS OF COURSES OFFERED BY THE 
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN, 1917 
A. CHILDREN’S GARDENS AND NATURE STUDY 
Courses for Children 
Ax. Garden Practice.—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 a 
limited number of both boys and girls. A fee of twenty cents 
will be charged, the material raised becoming the property of the 
pupil. Twelve lessons every Saturday morning, 10:30-I1 :30, 
from April 14—June 30. Miss Shaw, Miss Cross. 
A2. Summer Garden Work.—A summer’s work in the garden, 
each child having his own plot. A fee of twenty cents a month 
will be charged for material consumed except to those continuing 
from’ Course Ar, who will be charged ten cents. Each child has 
the product from his own garden. Saturday mornings, 9-11, 
July 7-September 22. Miss Shaw, Miss Cross. 
A3. 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 study of the plants 
themselves, with experiments and greenhouse work done by the 
