(c) The Garden equipment, including greenhouse, plant mate- 

 rial, lecture room, lantern, and slides, is at the disposal of teachers 

 who desire to instruct their own classes at the Garden. Arrange- 

 ments must be made in advance with the Curator of Elementary 

 Instruction, so that such work will not conflict with other classes 

 and lectures. 



(d) The principal of any elementary or high school in Brooklyn 

 may arrange also for a series of six lessons on plant culture to be 

 given during the fall or spring to a class. These lessons will be 

 worked out for the most part in the greenhouse. Such a course 

 must be arranged for in advance, and the class must be accom- 

 panied by its teacher. Adapted for pupils above the fourth grade. 



C. School and Home Gardening. — In order to encourage gar- 

 dening in the school and at home, an annual Children's Garden 

 Exhibit is held at the Garden in September. Prizes for excellence 

 in various subjects are awarded to both schools and individuals. 

 The privilege of competition at this exhibition is open to any school 

 and also to any boy or girl in Brooklyn, even though the garden 

 products exhibited may have been raised at his summer home. A 

 leaflet describing in detail the conditions for the exhibit and the 

 prizes offered will be mailed on request. 



The exhibit for 1923 will be held on Friday and Saturday, Sep- 

 tember 28 and 2p. All exhibits, of schools as well as of individ- 

 uals, must be brought to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden before 12 

 o'clock, Friday, September 28. The exhibit will be judged at 



1 o'clock on that afternoon, and will be open for public schools at 



2 p.m., Friday, when classes are invited to come with their teachers. 

 The exhibit will be open to the general public on Friday afternoon 

 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 ij, at 2 : 30 o'clock. 



D. Penny Packets of Seeds. — In order to assist the above work, 

 penny packets of seeds are put up by the Botanic Garden for chil- 

 dren's use. 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 



