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All. Flowering Plants of Greater New York: Spring Course. 

 — A field course of ci^'ht lessons in the ]);u'ks and woodlands of 

 Greater New York, ddic common native and naturalized wild 

 flowers are studied as they come into flower, and their distinouish- 

 in<^- features pointed out. I'cc, $4. Saliirdny aflcniooiis ; ^Ipril 

 25 to June 20. ( Oiiiittin;/ .lA/y .^0.) Dr. Svenson and Afiss Rnsk. 



A16. Plant Geography. — .\ course of six lectures and con- 

 ferences on the chief i^eoi^raijhic areas of the eastern United States, 

 and their re])resentative ^•ei4■etation, with occasional excursions 

 Saturday afternoons, /■cc. ,S\v Tuesdays, 4 p.m., .l/(/\' 5 to June 

 9. Dr. .S\'c'nson. 



B. Courses for Teachers : Given in Cooperation with the 

 Brooklyn Teachers Association 



These courses have hcen accejited hy the l>rook1}'n d'cachers As- 

 sociation, and appear in its S^'llahus of Courses. ( )n satisfactory 

 completion of each course, the student is awarded a certilicatc hy 

 the l^rookhn Teachers Association, in cooperation with the l^rook- 

 l)-n ])Otanic (lardcn. I'he courses are also accei)ti'd hv the Xcw 

 York P>oard of l^ducation for credit toward lii,t;"her teachin<4- 

 licenses, one credit ])ein,i;- ^-ranted for each 15 hours (with the ex- 

 ception of " J'xS, J'lant Culture"). Credits ma}- also he used 

 toward advanced standing in colleges or universities. Nature 

 materials used in the courses, and |)lants raised hecome the |iro]KM-tv 

 of the student. 



Members of tlie Cavden are entitled to a .50 jier cent discount 

 from the regular fee for all " 1j " courses; from other ])crsons the 

 indicated fee is re(|uired. No eonrse 7C'/7/ be (jlven when less titan 

 ten persons apply. 



Bl. General Botany. — Thirty sessions. A course on the 

 structure and functions of |)lants. Ahout half of the time is spent 

 on seed plants. The rest of the course deals with the lower 

 groups, hacteria, algae, lungi, lichens, mosses, and ferns, their life 

 histories and relationshii)s. ( )])tional lahorator\- work with the 

 compound microsc(i])e. Fee. $5. Tuesdavs. 4 p.m.. heginning 

 October 7. .Miss Kusk. 



B2. Nature Study. — Thirty sessions. This course is hased 

 on the New York Citv outline of natm-e stud\- for "rades three to 



