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Laboratory Building 



The T.aI)()ratory Ijuilding contains (l)c.sides offices of administra- 

 tion and the T.ihrarv and Herbarium mentioned above) four lal)- 

 orator)- rooms, a culture room, three classrooms with stereopticon 

 and other eciuijMuent for instruction, a room for the installation of 

 tem])orary exhibits, six private research rooms, and an auditorium 

 seating- about 570 and e(|ui])ped with motion ])icture machine, 

 stereoi^ticon and lecture table su])i)lied with water, t^as, and elec- 

 tric current for lectures involvin<;- ex])erimental work. 



Instructional Greenhouses 



A ran^e of three i^reenhouses, each about 20x30 feet, is jn'o- 

 vided for the practical instruction of children and adults in ])lant 

 propagation and other subjects. 



Children's Rooni 



A gift of $1,500 in 1921 from Mrs. I Telen .Sherman Pratt, 

 supplemented in 1923 by a further gift of $500 from Mr. George 

 D. Pratt, has made it ])ossiblc to provide a beautifullv decorated 

 room for the use of the P>ovs' and Girls' Club. Anv bov or firl 

 who is enrolled, or has been enrolled, in anv of the children's 

 classes at the Garden is eligible for membership in this club, which 

 now numbers about 1,000 active members. The rooni contains 

 shelves for a nature-study library, of which a nucleus has already 

 been secured, and is equi]iped with stereoscopic views, photographs, 

 and preserved and living s])ecimens of ])lant life, for the instruction 

 and entertainment of bows and girls. The room is open free to all 

 children. Contributions of specimens and of books on nature 

 study and closely related subjects will be most welcome. 



Children's Garden Building 



This is located in the northern i)art of the Children's Garden 

 plot and contains a conference room, and rcjoms for the storage of 

 garden tools and implements. The furniture in the conference 

 room was a gift from ^Frs. James II. I'ost. Various collections 

 of plants, seeds, and insects of economic importance in the garden 

 are accessible here for consultation by the children. A garden 

 library, a gift of friends, has been added. North of the Chil- 



