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PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP 
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BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden renders a public service in its 
endeavor to advance a knowledge of plants, affording educational 
advantages, and carrying on fundamental investigations. Members 
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he Garden have the opportunity of fur thering these aims. 
pecial membership privileges are also offered as follows: 
Advice on the choice and care of eee trees, shrubs, and 
herbaceous plants, and the best ways to grow plants success- 
fully, involving methods of culture, id control of insect and 
fungous pests 
a naming of botanical specimens submitted for determina- 
tion. 
eee distribution of surplus ornamental plant material 
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4. Taniiatons for self and friends to the Annual Spring Inspec- 
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tion, and to spring and fall “Flower Days” ; cards of admission 
| exhibitions and openings preceding ae adinission of the 
general public, and to receptions ; gue sion of member and 
one guest to field trips and other cientific meetings under 
Gar den auspices, at the Garden or eee 
Services of a ae (by appointment) for self ‘and party, when 
visiting the 1 
Free tuition in al courses of instruction, except that in labora- 
tory courses a small fee is charged to cover cost of materials, 
etc. 
. The Library and Herbarium are available for consultation. 
Announcement cards concerning plants in bloom and the activi- 
ties of the Garden are sent to members from time to time. 
As part of its services, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden issues pub- 
lications of general horticultural interest, and technical papers 
based upon the researches carried on at the Garden. Special 
Guides to the plantations and collections, Leaflets of ere in- 
formation, and the quarterly Record, ibis includes the Annual 
Report of the Garden’s activities, are sent free to members. 
Membership privileges in other oe a dens and museums 
outside of eee New York are offered to our members when 
they are visiting other cities and on presentation of Brooklyn 
Botanic Garden membership card. 
