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methods of plant propagation, including the planting of bulbs; 

 making cuttings (soft wood, and leaf); sowing seeds; preparing 

 for the outdoor garden. Most of this work is carried on in the 

 greenhouses. All plants raised become the property of the stu- 

 dent. Two credits. (No credit allowed for a half-year of work.) 

 Fee to non-members, $10; to members, $7. Wednesdays, 4 p.m., 

 beginning September 24. Miss Shaw and Miss Dorward. 



B5. Garden Practice.— ( )ffered as Nature-Garden Science, in 



conjunction with the Board of Education. For details see Board 

 ot Education Courses. Two credits. Laboratory fee. $2. Tues- 

 days, 1 p.m., beginning March 3. 



Mr. Brooks, Miss Shaw, and Miss Miner. 



B7. Greenhouse Work. — Thirty sessions. For teachers 

 only. Open to students who have completed Elements of Horti- 

 culture (B3). Further study of plant propagation; culture of a 

 great variety of house plants and spring-flowering greenhouse 

 plants; arrangements in hanging baskets, dishes, and terraria. 

 I wo credits. Fee to non-members, $10; to members, $7. Tues- 

 days, I p.m., beginning September 30. Miss Dorward. 



B8. Plant Culture.— A course of twenty week.-,' duration for 

 those who have completed Elements of Horticulture (B3) and 

 Greenhouse Work (B7). All work is done in the greenhouses. 

 No Board of Education credits are given for this course. Fee to 

 non-members. $1(1; to members, $7. Thursdays, I p.m.. beginning 

 October 16. Miss Shaw and Miss Dorward. 



BIO. Flowering Plants and Ferns: Field and Laboratory 

 Study. — Thirty two-hour sessions, for those who wish to be- 

 come better acquainted with wild flowers. Field and laboratory 

 work are distributed according to the weather, the season, and the 

 needs ot the class. The field work is done in the Brooklyn 

 Botanic Garden. In the laboratory, plants are studied for flower 

 structure and family relationships, compared and identified, and 

 mounted as permanent specimens. Fresh plants are pressed dur- 

 ing the growing season ; dried and preserved plants are used in the 

 winter. Four credits. Fee to non-members. $10 ; to members, $5. 



