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B4. Pedagogy of Botany and Educational Principles of Chil- 
dren’s Gardening and Nature Study.—Thirty sessions. Discus- 
sion of the mental processes involved in learning and in teaching 
science and the fundamental principles which underlie and point 
the way ¢o laboratory and field work. After this a course of 
study in gardening and nature study, based on the school syllabus, 
is worked out and the basic psychological and pedagogical prin- 
ciples discussed. This course includes all the modern phases of 
the subject and is so arranged that it may be applied directly in 
classroom work. Fee, $5. Thursdays, 4 p.m., beginning Septem- 
ber 25. (Will not be given in 1925-6.) 
Dr. Gager and Miss Shaw. 
B5. Garden Practice.—Thirty sessions. This course is entirely 
practical and includes all the outdoor work of the student in his 
own garden, applying the principles of agriculture and gardening, 
work with children in the garden, basketry and woodwork. Ninety 
hours is the minimum in this course, but students may profitably 
put in a greater number of hours to the maximum of 630 hours, 
or seven credits. Fee, $5: for summer practice, fee $8 additional. 
Tuesdays, 4 p.m. (Not given m 1924-5.) Miss Shaw. 
C. Courses for the General Public 
The following courses are open to any one who has a general 
interest in plants. Teachers are welcome. They are free to those 
enrolled as members of the Botanic Garden; * for others a small 
fee is required, as specified. Registration should be made with the 
instructor in person or by mail at least one week before the course 
opens, in order that adequate material, etc., may be provided. No 
course will be given when less than six apply. 
1. Fall Courses 
C4. Gardening in the Fall.—Six lessons, with practical work in 
the greenhouse, on the methods of making cuttings, the various 
kinds of bulbs for fall planting, their treatment and care, the 
proper management of house plants and a discussion of the kinds 
* For information concerning the conditions of membership in the Brooklya 
Botanic Garden consult the third page of the cover of this PRospEctus. 
