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5. Conferences.—Conferences may be arranged by teachers and 
principals for the discussion of problems in connection with gar- 
dening and nature-study. Monday and Saturday afternoons are 
usually available for this purpose. Appointments must be made 
in advance. Address Miss Ellen Eddy Shaw. 
6. Study and Loan Material.—On request, the Garden will en- 
deavor to provide living seedlings or plant parts for study, to the 
extent of our facilities. Teachers may arrange to have various 
physiological experiments or demonstrations conducted at the 
Garden. Petri dishes, which must be cleaned and delivered to 
the Garden, will, on request, be filled with nutrient agar, ready 
for exposure in the study of bacteria and molds. In all cases 
arrangements must be made by teachers for calling for such ma- 
terial, and all material loaned by the Garden must be returned 
promptly in good condition. 
During the fall and spring the Botanic Garden will be able to 
arrange for a limited number of loan exhibits to public schools of 
living and herbarium material of spring wild flowers and weeds, 
and of fall wild flowers and weeds. Applications should be sent in 
a week before the exhibit is desired to Ellen Eddy Shaw. 
PLANTATIONS 
The plantations comprise several sections, including the local 
flora (native wild flower garden), general systematic (trees, 
shrubs and herbaceous plants not native within 100 miles of 
Brooklyn), morphological, ecological, economic, and rock gardens, 
Japanese garden, and children’s gardens. As noted below, under 
Docentry, arrangements may be made for viewing the plantations 
under guidance. They are open free to the public daily from 8 
a.m. until dark ; on Sundays and holidays at 10 a. m. 
CONSERVATORIES 
The Garden conservatories contain a collection of tender and 
tropical plants. Of special interest for teachers of nature study 
and geography is the economic house, containing useful plants 
from the tropics and subtropics, including the following: banana, 
orange, lemon, lime, citron, kumquat, tangelo (a cross between 
