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A23. Flower Arrangement.—Five sessions. This includes 
a discussion of color and color harmony, and the scientific prin- 
ciples on which they are based, and the choice of containers suit- 
able for particular combinations. Three sessions on the principles 
of flower arrangement employed by the Japanese are included. 
Problems are worked out by the class. Tuesdays, 11 a.m., Janu- 
ary 3 to 31. Fee, $6. Miss Mary Averill, Mrs. William H. Cary, 
NY 
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iss Maude Mason. 
A24, The Child and His Garden.—A course planned along 
the lines of modern, progressive education. It is designed par- 
ticularly for parents, with their children, but is open to any adult. 
A definite project is discussed each week, and the points involved 
are demonstrated by a model class of children. Any member of 
the class may request a place for a child in the demonstration 
group. These requests should come in early, as not more than 
eighteen children will be used each time. The age limits for the 
children are from eight to thirteen years, inclusive. Plants raised 
become the property of the child. 
Jan. 7—How nature produces her children (Experiments). 
Jan. 14—How boys and girls may help nature (Greenhouse). 
Jan. 21—How to start plants from seed (Greenhouse). 
Jan. 28—What a flower means. (Demonstration. Lessons 
in pressing and mounting flowers in preparation 
for summer vacation work.) 
Feb. 4—How to start a little garden. (Choice of desert 
garden, woods garden, or rock garden.) 
This course has been arranged as an educational ey and 
iy not open to the general public. Tiss Shaw. 
A25. The Fundamentals of Gardening.—A course in first 
principles, designed for those who have had little previous experi- 
ence but who desire to carry on practical work in their own gar- 
dens. The lessons are as follows: 
Jan. 25. Preparation and improvement of the soil. Mr. 
Erect 
Feb. 1. Pruning trees and shrubs. Mr. Free. 
Feb. 8. Transplanting trees and shrubs. Mr. Free. 
Feb. 15. Seed sowing in the greenhouse. Miss Shaw. 
March 1. Pricking out seedlings in the greenhouse. Miss 
Shaw. 
