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lectures either by the teacher or by a member of the Garden Staff. 



(b) Notice of such a visit should be sent at least one zvcek 

 previous to the date on which a talk is desired. These talks will 

 be illustrated by lantern slides, and by the conservatory collection 

 of useful plants from the tropics and subtropics. Spring and fall 

 announcements of topics will be issued during 1925-6. 



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

 rial, lecture rooms, 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 so that such work will not conflict 

 with other classes and lectures. For High School classes address 

 Curator of Public Instruction. For Junior High and Elementary 

 School classes address Curator of Elementary Instruction. 



(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 third 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 in 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 1925 will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Sep- 

 tember 26 and 27. All exhibits, of schools as well as of individ- 

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

 o'clock, Friday, September 25. The exhibits 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 Saturday and 

 Sunday from 10 to 4. After 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon the 

 exhibitors may remove their exhibits. Prizes will be presented on 

 Saturday afternoon, October 24, at 2 :30 o'clock. 



