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Pusric EpuCATION 
The New Prospectus. We have already noted the effect of the 
war on the nature and content of our educational program for 
1942. This is reflected in the educational Prospectus published 
in September, which lists twelve “Victory Garden Courses,” spe- 
cially planned for adults to meet horticultural needs arising from 
the war effort. For the first time the Prospectus has carried half- 
tones to illustrate the nature of the various aspects of our program 
of public instruction for adults and children. 
The prompt registration of nearly 500 adults in the Victory 
Garden Courses, as soon as they were announced in the special 
spring folder, was ample evidence of public interest and of the 
need that was felt for this opportunity. A special design for the 
front page of this folder by Miss Carroll, of the Department ot 
Elementary Instruction, added much to its effectiveness. Miss 
Carroll also designed the front cover page of the 1942-1943 Pro- 
spectus (the October number of the Botanic Garden Recorp). 
Registration and Attendance at Classes 
The registration of 157 in the fall and winter Victory Garden 
Courses brings the year’s registration in these courses to a total 
of 455. The total registration for all classes was 1895 (adults, 
1296; children, 599). The total attendance at all classes and 
lectures, including class instruction and talks given at schools, was 
73,383. This figure is 43,003 smaller than for 1941, reflecting the 
effect of war conditions. By a Board of Education ruling, as an 
air raid precaution, classes from schools have not been permitted 
to visit museums and botanic gardens during 1942. 
Adult [education 
Publication has included two illustrated Guides to the Garden 
collections, as follows: 
Guide No. 13. Trees in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 53 
pages, 9 illustrations. By Alfred Gundersen and Arthur H. 
Graves. In this Guide there are listed 130 genera and 620 species 
and varieties. 
