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2. The Children's Building, at the north end of this plot, con- 

 taining rooms for consultation and for the storage of tools, seeds, 

 notebooks, special collections, etc. 



3. The Instructional Greenhouses, three in number, for the use 

 of juvenile as well as adult classes for instruction in plant propa- 

 gation and related subjects. 



4. Two Classrooms (in addition to the Boys' and Girls' Club 

 Room in the Laboratory Building), equipped with stereoscopes 

 and views, a stereopticon, plant collections, economic exhibits, 

 models, and other apparatus and materials for instruction. 



5. Two Laboratory Rooms, with the usual equipment for plant 

 study. 



6. The Attditoriiim, on the ground floor, capable of seating 570 

 persons, and equipped with a motion-picture lantern and stere- 

 opticon. 



In addition to these accommodations, the dried plant specimens 

 in the herbarium and the living plants in the conservatories and 

 plantations are readily accessible, while the main library and chil- 

 dren's library, which contain a comprehensive collection of books 

 on every phase of gardening and plant life, may be consulted 

 freely at any time. 



1. Courses for Children 



The following courses are open to all boys and girls. Enroll- 

 ment in these courses entitles the boy or girl to membership in the 

 Boys' and Girls' Club of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. This club, 

 having an active membership of about 1,000, meets four times a 

 year for discussion of subjects related to plant life. Papers, by 

 members, on various botanical and horticultural subjects are read 

 at these meetings, and the speakers are then entitled to a silver pin, 

 providing they have satisfactorily completed courses of study at 

 the Garden extending over at least six months. For announce- 

 ment concerning Children's Room see page 17. 



Al. Fall Greenhouse Work. — The following courses are self- 

 explanatory and are for both beginners and advanced students : 



Class A. — Open to boys and girls who have never taken any 

 greenhouse work before. Bulbs used : narcissus, oxalis, primrose ; 

 also geranium cuttings, ^'a^wrc/ay mornings at 9 :15. Fee, fifteen 

 cents. October 17 to December 12. Miss Hickok. 



