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quarters of an acre in extent, in the southern part of the Garden, 
divided into over 150 small plots which are used throughout the 
season for practical individual instruction in gardening. 
2. The Children’s Building, at the north end of this plot, con- 
taining rooms for consultation and for the storage of tools, seeds, 
notebooks, special collections, etc. 
3. The Children’s Greenhouses, three in number, for the use of 
juvenile as well as adult classes for instruction in plant propagation 
and related subjects. 
— 4. Two large Classrooms, (in addition to the Boys’ and Girls’ 
Club Room (p. 20) in the Laboratory Building), equipped with 
stereoscopes and views, a stereopticon, plant collections, economic 
exhibits, models, and other apparatus and materials for instruction. 
5. Three Laboratory Rooms, with the usual equipment for plant 
study. 
6. The Auditorium, on the ground floor, capable of seating 570 
persons, and equipped with a motion-picture lantern and _ stere- 
opticon. 
In addition to these accommodations, the dried plant specimens 
in the herbarium and the living plants in the conservatories and 
plantations are readily accessible, while the libraries, which contain 
a comprehensive collection of books on every phase of gardening 
and plant life, may be consulted freely at any time. 
A. Children’s Gardens: Nature Study 
1. Courses for Children 
The following courses are open to all boys and girls. Enrol- 
ment in these courses entitles the boy or girl to membership in the 
Boys’ and Girls’ Club of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. This club, 
having an active membership of: about 1,000, meets four times a 
year for discussion of subjects related to plant life. Papers on 
various botanical subjects are read at these meetings, and the 
speakers are then entitled to a silver pin, providing they have taken 
courses of study at the Garden extending over at least six months. 
For announcement concerning Children’s Room see page 20. 
Al. Preparation for the Outdoor Garden.— The following 
classes are open to boys and girls during the spring of each year. 
