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VI. By public lectures and educational motion pictures at the 
3otanic Garden. 
VII. By maintaining labelled collections of living plants, arranged 
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systematically and otherwise on the grounds and in the 
Conservatories of the Garden. 
VIIL. By the herbarium, containing specimens of preserved plants 
from all parts of the world. 
IX. By maintaining a reference library on plant life and related 
subjects, open free to the public daily (except Sundays 
and holidays). 
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By the following periodicals, published by the Botanic Gar- 
den: 
1. American Journal of Botany. 
2. Ecology. 
ox (aenetics, 
4. Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record, including Guides. 
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Leaflets. 
6. Contributions. 
7. Memoirs. 
XI. By popular and technical articles in journals and the public 
press. 
XII. By the maintenance of a Bureau of Public Information on 
all phases of plant life. 
XIII. By providing docents to accompany members and others 
who wish to view the collections under guidance. 
XIV. By cooperating with City Departments and other agencies 
in the dissemination of botanical knowledge. 
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is also taking an active part in 
the movement for the conservation of our native American plants. 
A brief summary and report of the public educational work of 
the Garden from 1910 to 1928, with some attempt to set forth the 
fundamental principles upon which it is based, was published in 
the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Recorp for July, 1929. On _ re- 
quest, copies will be sent gratis to those engaged in educational 
work. 
