GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATURE 
AND ACTIVITIES OF THE BROOKLYN 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
THE Brooktyn Botanic Garpen, established in 1910, is a de- 
partment of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. It is 
supported in part by municipal appropriations, and in part by 
private funds, including income from endowment, membership 
dues, and special contributions. Its articulation with the City is 
through the Department of Parks. 
By an Agreement with the City of New York, the functions of 
the Garden have been defined as two-fold, and may be summarized 
as follows: first, the advancement of botanical science through 
original research; and second, the dissemination of a knowledge 
of plants. 
The first of these activities is carried on by director, curators, 
resident investigators, fellows, and others, who devote all or a 
part of their time to independent investigation. 
The second, the dissemination of botanical knowledge, is ac- 
complished in the following ways: 
I. By the teaching of classes— 
a. of children who come voluntarily outside of school 
hours; 
b. of children who come with their teachers from pub- 
lic and private schools for special lessons on plant 
life and closely related subjects ; 
c. of adults who are interested in some phase of pure 
or applied botany. 
II. By lectures at schools and elsewhere by the various. staff 
members. 
III. By broadcasting. 
TV. By loan sets of lantern slides accompanied by lecture text, 
for use in the sc 
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1ools. 
V. By the distribution to schools of study material for classes 
in botany, biology, and nature study. 
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