6. The Auditorium, on the ground floor, capable of seating 570 
persons, and equipped with a motion-picture machine and. stere- 
opticon, and electric current, gas, and running water for expert 
ments connected with lectures. 
In addition to these accommodations, the dried plant specimens 
in the herbarium, the living plants in the conservatories and planta- 
tions, and the various types of gardens, are readily accessible ; while 
the main library and children’s library, which contain a compre- 
hensive collection of books on every phase of gardening and plant 
life, may be consulted freely at any time. See also pages 248-257. 
A. Courses for Members and the General Public 
Although the following courses are designed especially for 
Members of the Botanic Garden, they are open (unless otherwise 
specified) to any one who has a general interest in plants. Teach- 
ers are welcome. Starred courses (*) are open also for credit to 
students of Long Island University, and are described in the cur- 
rent Long Island University catalog. In harmony with an agree- 
ment entered into in the spring of 1935, the Botanic Garden, upon 
recommendation of the Chairman « f 
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f the Biology Department « 
anny 
Long Island University, offers a course scholarship to one stuc 
of the University. 
Unless otherwise specified, all “ A” courses are free to mem- 
bers, but the individual class exercises are open only to those who 
register for the entire course. Of others a fee is required, as in- 
dicated. In courses where plants are raised, these become the 
property of the class members. 
Al. Plants in the Home: How to Grow Them.—live talks 
with demonstrations. This course deals with the principles to be 

followed in raising plants. Practice in potting, mixing soils, mak- 
ing cuttings, etc. The members of the class have the privilege of 
keeping the plants they have raised. On account of restricted 
space in the greenhouse, this class must be limited to 40. Regis- 
tration according to the order of application. Fee to non-mem- 
bers, $6 (including laboratory fee); to members, $1 laboratory 
fee. Wednesdays, 11 aan., November 4 to December 9. (Omit- 
ting November 11.) Mr. Free. 
+ For information concerning membership in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden 
consult pages v—Vvii. 
