with a stereopticon, and other schools, may arrange for classes, ac- 

 n.mpanu ■■<]. by their teachers, to come lo the Botanic Garden for 

 lectures either hv the teacher or hv a memher of the (harden Staff. 



(b) Notice of such a visit should he sent at least one week 

 previous to the date on which ;i talk is desired. I '.lank forms are 

 provided by the Garden for this purpose. These talks will be 

 illustrated bv lanlern slides, and by the conservatory collection of 

 useful plants from the tropics and subtropics. Spring and fall 

 announcements of topics will be issued during n,)-'S <«. 



(c) The Garden equipment, including greenhouses, plant mate 

 rial, lecture rooms, lantern and slides, is at the disposal of teachers 

 who desire to instruct their own classes at the Garden. Arrange- 

 ments must be made in advance so that such work will not: conflict 

 with other classes and lectures. For High School classes address 

 the Curator of Public Instruction. For Junior liigh and Klcmem 

 tary School classes address the Curator of liicnicutary Instruction. 



(d) The principal of any elementary or high school in Brooklyn 

 may arrange also for a series of six lessons on plant culture to be 

 given during the fall or spring to a class. These lessons will be 

 worked out for the most part in the greenhouse. Such a course 

 must be arranged for in advance, and the class must be accom- 

 panied by its teacher. This is adapted for pupils above the third 

 grade. 



C. Seeds for School and Home Planting.— Penny packets of 

 seeds are put up by the Botanic Garden for children's use. In 

 the earlv spring, lists of these seeds and other information mav he 

 secured on application to the Curator of Jilciucntary Instruction. 



D. Conferences. — Conferences may be arranged by teachers 

 and principals for the- discussion of problems in connection with 

 gardening and nature stud)'. Appointments must be made in 

 advance. Address Miss Ellen Eddy Shaw. 



E. Study and Loan Material — To the extent of its facilities, 

 the Garden will provide, on request, various algae and protozoa, 

 as well as living plants, leaves and twigs, or other plant parts for 

 study. Where containers are necessary, as in the case of the 

 algae and protozoa, they must be furnished by the school. Petri- 

 dislies will, on request, be (died with sterilized nutrient agar readv 

 for use in the stud_\ of bacteria and molds. They shonld he deliv- 



