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of wild flowers, Arbor Day, ete. If an illustrated lecture is de- 
sired, the lantern and operator must be provided by the school, 
but shdes will be furnished by the Botanic Garden. Address the 
Curator of Elementary Instruction for a list of talks and for ap- 
pointinents. 
Talks at Secondary Schools and Colleges.—Informal illus- 
trated talks on various subjects of an advanced botanical nature 
are always gladly given at Secondary Schools and Colleges by 
Arrangements for such talks should be 
members of the staff. 
made with the Curator of Public Instruction. 
School Classes at the Garden.—(a) Public or private schools 
may arrange for classes, accompanied by their teachers, to come 
to the Botanic Garden for illustrated lectures either by the teacher 
or by a member of the Garden Staff. 
(b) Notice of such a visit should be sent at least one week 
previous to the date on which a talk is desired. Blank forms are 
provided by the Garden for this purpose. These talks will be 
illustrated by lantern slides, and by the conservatory collection of 
useful plants from the tropics and subtropics. Fall and. spring. 
announcements of topics will be issued during 1937-38. 
(c) The Garden equipment, including plant material, lecture 
rooms, lantern, and slides, is at the disposal of teachers who desire 
to instruct their own classes at the Garden. Arrangements must 
be made in advance so that such work will not conflict with other 
classes and lectures. For High School and College classes address 
the Curator of Public Instruction. For Junior High and Ele- 
mentary School classes address the Curator of Elementary In- 
peal 
struction, 
(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 to a class during the fall or spring. A small fee is charged 
to cover the cost of the materials used. The plants raised become 
the property of the pupils. The lessons are adapted for pupils 
above the third grade. 
Special classes for the blind may be arranged. A week’s 
notice is asked so that plant material in sufficient amount may be 
ready. 
