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the Garden. Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m., September 25 to December 
18 (omitting the day before Thanksgiving Day). For park em- 
ployees the necessary time for attending will be arranged. 
Vit SE ree: 
E. Investigation 
1. Graduate Work for University Credit 
By the terms of a cooperative agreement between New York 
University and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, properly qualified 
graduate students may 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 
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Garden are freely at the disposal of students registered at New 
York University for such work. Such properly enrolled graduate 
students are charged no additional fees by the Garden, 
The research courses in botany presuppose a knowledge of 
plants obtained from a study in field and laboratory. Prerequi- 
sites include college courses along such lines as oe Gey 
physiology, taxonomy, and genetics. Bacteriology and mycology 
are special prerequisites for E6. lor 8, plant pathology ne 
basic training in forestry are also required. 
E6. Research in Mycology and Plant Pathology. Dr. Reed 
E8. Research in Forest Pathology. Dre Graves: 
E9. Research in the Systematic Botany of the Flowering 
Plants. Dr Svenson. 
E10. Research in the Structure of Flowers. Dr. Gundersen. 
2. Independent Investigation 
The facilities of the laboratories, conservatories, library, and 
herbarium are available to qualified investigators who wish to 
carry on independent researches in their chosen field of botany. 
By “ qualified investigators ” is meant those who have obtained the 
doctor’s degree or have completed most of the requirements for 
