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but to give a survey of the plant kingdom as a matter of general 
information and culture. Thirty two-hour sessions on the life 
activities of plants, and the structures that make these activities 
possible. Discussions are supplemented by individual study of 
plants and plant parts—living, whenever possible. In addition to 
the higher (seed) plants, representatives of the main groups of 
lower plants are studied: bacteria, algae, fungi, lichens, mosses, 
and ferns. Four credits. Fee, $10. Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m., be- 
ginning September 21. Miss Rusk. 
B2. Spring Nature Study.—A thirty-hour course in fifteen 
two-hour sessions. This course is based on the New York City 
Syllabus in Nature Study. Miss Farida Wiley, of the American 
Museum of Natural History, will conduct a field lesson on bird 
study on a date to be announced. Two credits. Fee, $10. Tues- 
days, 4-6 p.m., beginning February 7. Miss Hammond. 
B3. Elements of Horticulture.—Thirty sessions. For teach- 
ers only. Lessons in potting and general care of house plants; 
methods of plant propagation, including the planting of bulbs; 
making cuttings (soft wood, and leaf); sowing seeds; preparing 
for the outdoor garden. Most of this work is carried on in the 
greenhouses. Emphasis will be laid on problems of a practical 
nature. Two credits. Fee, $10. Wednesdays, 4 p.m., beginning 
September 28. Miss Shaw and Miss Dorward. 
B7. Greenhouse Work.—Thirty sessions, throughout the vear. 
For teachers only. A continuation of Elements of Horticulture 
and open to students who have taken that course. Further study 
of plant propagation methods; arrangement of plants in hanging 
baskets, window boxes, dishes, etc.; special culture of certain house 
plants and = winter-flowering greenhouse plants. Two credits. 
Fee, $10. Tuesdays, 4 p.m., beginning October 11. 
Miss Dorward. 
B8. Plant Culture.—A course of twenty weeks duration for 
those who have completed Elements of Horticulture and Green- 
house Work. No Board of Education credits are given for this 
course. (a). Section A is for those who have already taken B8. 
(b). Section B is for students who have never taken B8, and 
consists of a series of lectures on plant operations in the outdoor 
