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Dr. Britton exhibited a number of photographs taken on the 

 island Kadiak, Alaska. These photographs were taken by Prof. 

 W. T. Home in 1902. 



Adjournment followed. B. O. Dodge, 



Secretary 



December ii, 191 7 



The meeting was held at the American Museum of Natural 

 History at 8:15 P.M. President Richards presided. There 

 were 40 persons present. There was no business transacted at 

 this meeting. 



The scientific program consisted of a S3"mposium on "V^acant 

 Lot and School Gardens." The first paper was presented by 

 Mr. H. G. Parsons. The subject of his address was "Courses 

 on Gardening at the New York Botanical Garden." 



"In April, 1917, The Garden School was instituted at the New 

 York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, with the 

 primary intention of giving instruction to persons who desire to 

 conduct school gardens and home gardens. A garden was laid 

 out in a charming spot adjacent to the Mansion, where the lec- 

 ture and classrooms are, and the two are connected by a short 

 woodland path overhung by dog^\^oods and bordered by native 

 wild-flowers. The garden is on the shore of a beautiful woodland 

 lake, and the classrooms look down upon the historic Bronx 

 River, near the Falls and the old Snuff Mill. Instruction for 

 school-garden training was given in courses of six weeks daily for 

 three hours, with lecture, shop, and garden periods, and a cer- 

 tificate was given for the successful completion of the work. 

 Instruction for home gardens was more elastic, the effort being 

 made to meet the needs of earnest students with limited spare 

 time. For these there have been lectures and garden practice, 

 usually in weekly sessions. The Saturday morning classes being 

 favored by teachers. During the winter che g'-eenhouses are 

 used for instruction. One of the special features is a small home 

 garden (an hour-a-day garden) on which was grown an assort- 

 ment of vegetables for a family of four, with a gross money value 

 of $50. What we desire to do is to guide beginners along lines of 



