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in the greenhouse, and the making of garden plans. All candidates 

 for the outdoor garden must be in spring classes. Enrollment 

 limited to 200. Pee, fifteen cents. Saturday mornings, 9-11: 15, 

 March 2 to April 13. 



IV. Outdoor Garden Course. — 'Jdie outdoor garden is open 

 throughout the summer season, and time is arranged to fit in with 

 children's vacation schedules. No child is assigned an outdoor 

 garden who has not had the spring preparatory work. Group lim- 

 ited to 200 children. Fee, ttventy-fve or tJiirty-five cents depend- 

 ing on tlie sice of the garden. The garden session begins April 20. 



D. Course for Student Nurses 



Dl. General Botany with Special Reference to Medicinal 

 Plants. — A course of 10 spring and 10 fall lectures, demonstra- 

 tions, and field trips for student nurses. Arranged in cooperation 

 with various hospitals. The general ])rinci])les governing the life 

 of plants, as well as the use and care of flowers and potted plants 

 in the sick room, will be considered. Special attention will be paid 

 to the outdoor identification of officinal jjlants. Hours to be ar- 

 ranged. No fee. Dr. Graves. 



E. Investigation 



1. Graduate Work for University Credit 



])}■ the terms of a cooperative agreement between New York 

 University and the T^rooklyn Botanic Garden, properly cjualified 

 graduate students naay arrange to carry on independent investiga- 

 tions in botany at the Garden under the direction of members of 

 the Garden Staff, who are also officers of instruction in the Grad- 

 uate School of the University. The advantages of the library, 

 laboratories, herbarium, and collections of living plants at the 

 Garden are freely at the dispo.sal of students registered at New 

 York University for such work. Such ])roi)erly enrolled graduate 

 students are charged no additional fees by the Garden. Research 

 in the following fields may be undertaken: 



