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These courses have also been accepted by the Brooklyn Teach- 
ers’ Association and appear in its syllabus of courses. 
The individual student may apply at any college for credits on 
these courses, which will be granted according to individual merit. 
Bx. General Botany.—Thirty sessions. A course designed 
to make clear the fundamental principles of morphological and 
physiological botany. Although, with a view to correlation with 
the other courses described below, particular emphasis is laid upon 
the higher plants, all of the main groups of plants are considered, 
by means of informal lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and 
visits to the living material in the conservatories and the outdoor 
plantations. Fee, $5. Thursdays, 4 p.m., beginning October 6. 
r. Graves. 
Bz. Nature Study.—Thirty sessions. This course covers the 
plant material used in teaching nature study, and includes the 
identification of the common trees, shrubs, plants, wild flowers, 
and weeds. Mounts, charts, and diagrams are made. The stu- 
dent becomes familiar with the actual material. The course is 
entirely practical, work being done in both field and laboratory. 
Two hours of class work are credited as one hour. Fee, $5. 
Tuesdays, 4 p.m., beginning September 20. Miss Hammond. 
B3. Principles of Agriculture and Horticulture.—Thirty ses- 
sions. This course will be especially helpful to teachers. The 
principles of horticulture are considered and applied in a practical 
way through greenhouse, laboratory, and lecture work. The 
greenhouse work includes the following subjects: plant propaga- 
tion by means of bulbs, rhizomes, roots, seeds, etc.; the care of the 
greenhouse ; house plants ; window-box materials; fertilizers. In- 
sect and fungous pests, grafting and pruning are also included 
from both a practical and a theoretical point of view. Fee, $7. 
Wednesdays, 4 p.m., beginning September 28. 
Miss Shaw and Mr. Free. 
B4. Pedagogy of Botany and Educational Principles of Chil- 
dren’s Gardening and Nature Study.—Not given in 1927-28. 
Bs. Garden Practice.—Fifteen sessions. ‘This course is en- 
tirely practical and includes all the outdoor work of the student in 
his own garden, applying the principles of agriculture and garden- 
ing, work with children in the garden, basketry and woodwork. 
