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Visiting classes must be accompanied by their teachers, and 
notice of such visits should be sent at least one week in advance. 
Blank forms for this purpose are provided by the Garden. Lists 
of talks and trips offered will be sent on request: for Junior High 
and Elementary Schools address the Curator of Elementary In- 
struction; for High Schools, the Curator of Public Instruction. 
The Garden equipment, including plant material, lecture rooms, 
lantern, and slides, is at the disposal of teachers who desire to 
instruct their own classes at the Garden. Arrangements must be 
made in advance, so that such work will not conflict with other 
classes and lectures. For High School and College classes address 
the Curator of Public Instruction. For Junior High and Ele- 
mentary School classes address the Curator of Elementary In- 
struction. 
The principal of any Elementary or High School in Brooklyn 
may arrange also for a series of six lessons on plant culture to be 
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given to a class during the fall or spring. A small fee is charged 
to cover the cost of the materials used. The plants raised become 
the property of the pupils. The lessons are adapted for pupils 
above the third grade. 
Special classes for the blind may be arranged. A week’s 
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notice is asked so that plant material in sufficient amount may 
ready. 
Seeds for School and Home Planting.—Penny packets of 
seeds are put up by the Botanic Garden for children’s use. In the 
early spring, lists of these seeds, order blanks for teachers and 
pupils, and other information may be secured on application to the 
Curator of Elementary Instruction. 
Demonstration Experiments.—Teachers may arrange to 
have various physiological experiments or demonstrations con- 
ducted at the Garden for the benefit of their classes. Communica- 
tions in regard to these matters should be addressed to the Curator 
of Public Instruction. 
Loan Sets of Lantern Slides.—Sets of lantern slides have 
been prepared for loan to the schools. Fach set is accompanied 
by a short lecture text of explanatory nature. In all cases these 
sets must be called for by a responsible school messenger and _ re- 
