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and on Saturday from 10 to 4. After 4 o’clock on Saturday after- 
noon the exhibitors may remove their exhibits. Prizes will be 
presented on Saturday afternoon, October 11, at 2:30 o'clock. 
D. Seeds for School and Home Planting.—In order to assist 
the above work, packets of seeds are put up by the Botanic Garden 
for children’s use. The price of the seeds is two cents a packet. 
In the early spring, lists of these seeds, conditions for entry as an 
exhibitor, and other information may be secured on application to 
the Curator of Elementary Instruction. 
E. Conferences.—Conferences may be arranged by teachers and 
principals for the discussion of problems in connection with gar- 
dening and nature study. The last Monday afternoon of each 
month will be reserved for such conferences: appointments must 
be made in advance. Address Miss Ellen Eddy Shaw. 
F. Study and Loan Material.—To the extent of its facilities, 
the Garden will provide, on request, various algae and protozoa, as 
well as living seedlings and leaves and twigs, or other plant parts 
for study. Where containers are necessary, as in the case of the 
algae and protozoa, they must be furnished by the school. Petri 
dishes will, on request, be filled with sterilized nutrient agar ready 
for use in the study of bacteria and molds. They should be de- 
livered to the Garden, clean, and in general one week before the 
agar is desired. In all cases arrangements must be made by the 
teachers for calling for such material. 
Teachers may also arrange to have various physiological expert- 
ments or demonstrations conducted at the Garden for the benefit 
of their classes. Communications in regard to these matters should 
be addressed to the Curator of Public Instruction. 
oan Sets of Lantern Slides.—Sets of lantern slides have 
been prepared for loan to the schools. Each set is accompanied 
by a short syllabus of explanatory nature. In all cases these sets 
must be called for by a special messenger and returned promptly 
in good condition. The subjects. now available are as follows. 
Other sets are in preparation. 
Plant Life 
Spring Wild Flowers 
Common Trees 
Fall Wild Flowers 
Forestry 
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