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work with children in the garden, basketry and woodwork. Three 

 hours of outdoor practice count as one credit hour. 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, jive dollars. Saturdays, 10 a.m., beginning Septem- 

 ber 29. Miss Shaw. 

 C. Courses for the General Public 

 The following courses are open to every 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. 



r. Spring Courses 



Ci. Plants in the Home. — How to grow them. Five talks 

 with demonstrations. Practice in potting, mixing soils, making 

 cuttings, etc. This course deals with the principles to be followed 

 in raising plants. The members of the class have the privilege of 

 keeping the plants they have raised. Fee, one dollar. February 

 and March. (Not offered in 1923.) Mr. Free. 



C3. The Flower Garden. — Making the most of it. Five lessons. 

 How to improve soils and get results from planting; old-fashioned 

 flowers ; annuals ; summer bedding ; vines for screening unsightly 

 objects; rose culture; growing of ornamental shrubs; pruning; 

 how to make a lawn and keep it up. Fee, one dollar. Thursdays, 

 4 p.m., March i-2p. Mr. Free. 



C7. Evolution and Classification of Plants. — Six illustrated 

 lectures ; the first three outlining the probable development of the 

 plant kingdom through the ages of the earth's history, the last 

 three devoted to the relationships of the different families of flow- 

 ering plants. The lectures will be supplemented by trips to the 

 conservatories. Fee, one dollar. Fridays, 4 p.m., February 16 to 

 March 23. Dr. Graves and Dr. Gundersen. 



*For information concerning the conditions of membership in the 

 Brooklyn Botanic Garden consult the third page of the cover of this 

 Prospectus. 



