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of Public Instruction. Arrangements are to be made directly with 
the lecturer concerned. 
See page iii for special privileges to Member Clubs. 
MEETINGS OF OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS 
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is glad to welcome outside or- 
ganizations wishing to hold meetings at the Garden, provided the 
general purpose of the organization is closely allied to that of the 
Botanic Garden (e.g., Botanical Groups, Garden Clubs, Nature 
Study Clubs, Conservation Organizations, etc.), or that the specific 
1e meeting is of mutual interest and advantage to 
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purpose of t 
the organization and the Botanic Garden. Meetings must always 
be arranged for in advance. <A folder giving full details, and an 
application blank may be had by addressing The Custodian. 
lea NGh AVE GINeS 
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The horticultural diversity of the plantations has given them 
the appropriate name of “Gardens within a Garden.” In addition 
to some eight or ten special collections (e.g., Crocus, Daffodils, 
Flowering Cherries, Flowering Apples, Tulips, Peonies, Lilacs, 
Iris, Azaleas and Rhododendrons, Cannas, Hardy Chrysanthe- 
mums) the plantations comprise the following gardens: 
1. General Systematic Section 13. Rose Garden 
2. Local Flora Section 14. Rose Are 
3. Children’s Garden 15. Iris Garden 
4. Oriental Garden 16. Ivy Garden 
5. Rock Garden 17. Wall Garden 
6. Water Gardens (3) 18. Herb Garden 
7. Conservatory Garden a. Culinary Herbs 
8. Laboratory Plaza b. Medicinal Herbs 
9. Shakespeare Garden c. Elizabethan Knot Gar- 
10. Horticultural Section dens 
11. Moss Garden 19, Experimental Garden 
12. Fern Garden 20. Nursery 
The above collections, all carefully labeled, are, in effect, an out- 
door museum of plant life and gardening, and constitute an in- 
