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Fall Courses 



Al. Plants in the Home: How to Grow Them. — Five talks 

 with demonstrations. This course deals with the principles to be 

 followed in raising- plants, and in maintaining them in a healthy, 

 vigorous condition in the home. Practice in potting, mixing soils, 

 making cuttings, etc. The members of the class have the privilege 

 of keeping the plants they have raised. On account of restricted 

 space in the greenhouse, this class must be limited to 40 persons. 

 Registration, according to the order of application. Fee to non- 

 members, $6 (including laboratory fee); to members, $1 labora- 

 tory fee. Wednesdays, 11 a.m.. November 5 to December 3. 



Mr. Free. 



*A5. Trees and Shrubs in Winter. — Ten outdoor lessons, in 

 the parks and woodlands of Greater New York, on the character- 

 istics of our common trees and shrubs, both native and cultivated, 

 emphasizing their distinguishing features in the winter condition. 

 The habits, requirements as to soil, etc., and the use of various 

 species in landscape art are also discussed. Fee to non-members, 

 $5. Saturdays, 2:30 p.m., October 4 to December 6. The first 

 session will be held at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 



Dr. Graves and Miss Ashwell. 



A10. Evergreens: How to Know Them and How to Grow 

 Them. — (Not offered in 1941.) 



A13. Wild Flowers and Ferns in the Fall. — Five field trips, 

 in the Botanic Garden and in the woodlands near the City, to learn 

 to recognize the fall-blooming plants of woods and road-sides, and 

 the fruits of wild plants. Fee to non-members, $2.50. Saturdays, 

 2:30 p.m., September 27 to October 25. First meeting at the 

 Botanic Garden. Miss Busk. 



A14. Fall Wild Flowers in the Garden. — Six visits to the 

 Wild Flower Garden of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where a 

 large proportion of our most attractive native plants are growing. 

 No rough walking. Fee to non-members, $3. Tuesdays, 10:45 

 a.m., September 16 to October 21 . Miss Rusk. 



