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the schools on various topics related to plant life, such as school 
gardens and garden work with children, tree planting, the con- 
servation of wild flowers, Arbor Day, ete. If an illustrated lec- 
ture is desired, the lantern and operator must be provided by the 
school, but slides will be furnished by the Botanic Garden. Ad- 
dress the Curator of Elementary Instruction for a list of talks and 
for appointments. 
B. Talks at Secondary Schools and Colleges.—Informal 
illustrated talks on various subjects of an advanced botanical na- 
an 
ture have been given for many years at Secondary Schools anc 
Colleges by members of the staff. Arrangements for such talks 
should be made with the Civator of Public Instruction. 
C. 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 1935-36. 
(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- 
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 
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to cover the cost of the materials used. The plants raised become 
the property of the pupils. The lessons will be worked out for the 
most part in the greenhouse, and the class must be accompanied by 
its teacher. This is adapted for pupils above the third grade. 
D. Seeds for School and Home Planting.—Penny packets of 
seeds are put up by the Botanic Garden for children’s use. In 
