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until four in the afternoon of the 21st. The announcement of 
prizes will be made on the 20th. After four o’clock on the 2tst, 
exhibitors may remove their exhibits. Prizes will be distributed 
on Saturday afternoon, October 5, at three o’clock. 
Silver and bronze medals will be awarded as first and second 
prizes for individual exhibits. A trophy is the first prize for the 
school making the best exhibit as a whole. A bronze statue is 
another trophy for the best school roof garden. Each trophy 
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. 
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 on 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 éen- 
deavor to provide living seedlings or plant parts for study, to the 
extent of our facilities. Teachers may arrange to have various 
physiological experiments or demonstrations conducted at the 
Garden. Petri dishes, which must be cleaned and delivered 
to the Garden, will, on request, be filled with nutrient agar, ready 
for exposure in the study of bacteria and molds. In all cases 
arrangements must be made by teachers for calling for such ma- 
terial, and all material loaned by the Garden must be returned 
promptly in good condition. 
PLANTATIONS 
The plantations comprise several sections, including the local 
flora (native wild flower garden), general systematic (trees, 
