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E6. Research in Mycology and Plant Pathology. Dr. Ivccd. 



E8. Research in Forest Pathology. Dr. Graves. 



E9. Research in the Structure of Flowers. Dr. (jundersen. 



ElO. Research in the Systematic Botany of the Flowering 

 Plants. Dr. Svenson. 



2. J ndcpcndciil I iiz'esligalioii 



'Die facilities of the laboratories, conservatories, library, and 

 lierbariuni are availalil(^' to (jualified investis^ators who wisli to 

 carr\- on indejjcndent rL'searclies in their chosen field of botaiiv. 

 l')\' " (|iialilied nivestigators " is meant tbose wlio liave obtained the 

 doctor's dei^'ree or have completed most of the re(jnirements for 

 the doctorate, ddie laboratories are oi)en for such use onh' (lurin^i;- 

 tin' hours when the L;.boratory liuildin^^' is re<.;'ulaiiy open, viz. 

 y a.m. -5 ]).m. Mondays to Fridaws ; 9-12 a.m. Saturdays, exce])t 

 on holiday's, when the building" is closed. "I here is a chari^e ot 

 $25 i)er \'ear, payable to the l-iotanic (iardcn. 



C()0['i<:RAd'i()N wr 



.OCWL SCHOOLS 



The Ih'ooklyn Hotanic (iarden aims to cooi)erate in every prac- 

 ticable way with the jiublic and ])ri\-ate schools of (jreater New 

 York ill all matters pei tainini;' to the stvidv of ])lants and closely 

 related subjects, ddie ;)urpose of the ( lardeu in this connection 

 is to su])i)lement and eivdch the school work in the wa}' of instruc- 

 tion, demonsti'ation methods, stud)' material, etc., which otherwise 

 would not be available. 



Gcogra])h\' classes, as well as classes in nature studv and botany, 

 find the collection ot u^etul plants in the h'conomic Plant House, 

 the Local Flora Section, the ]a])anese (iarden. and also the ]\LM"id- 

 ian Panel, the Armillary Siibere, and the Labeled (jlacial F)Oulders, 

 valuable adjuncts to their class work. Arrangements ma\- be made 

 b\- teachers ot <^eo<^'ra])li\' to liax'c their classes stiuh' these collections 

 under _q'nidance. Illustrated lectures at the (iarden for ^'co^^raphy 

 classes ma\' also be arra li^ed. 



To \'isitin^' college classes in ^'eoloj^^- and ])h\'sioi;"rai)h\' the Bo- 

 tanic (iarden oifers iiitc restinsi' material tor a slucK' of yiaciation. 



