118 ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN. 



SHORT COURSE IN POPULAR BOTANY. 



10. Local flora. — The elements of systematic botany, primarily for 

 the purpose of getting acquainted with the native wild flowers. 

 Field collecting, the making of herbarium (for those who wish), 

 lectures, and conferences. Especially valuable for teachers of nature 

 study. 



COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF SCHOOL GARDENING. 



There is an increasing demand for persons adequately prepared to 

 become teachers or supervisors of children's gardens, but opportuni- 

 ties to secure the necessary preparation are not numerous. As in 

 other cases where special problems are to be met and solved, an in- 

 terest in children, a mere liking for the work, or even native teaching 

 ability, while highly essential, are not of themselves to insure success. 



The following nine courses (11-19) are planned to acquaint the 

 prospective teacher with some of the main problems to be met with 

 in this work and such effective solutions of them as have been worked 

 out in practice. The nine courses are considered as a unit,, and are 

 not offered separately. Wherever possible it is urged that the entire 

 course be completed within two school years. Special importance is 

 attached to No. 19. 



11. Elementary botany. — A survey of general physiological and 

 morphological principles, illustrated by a few of the more important 

 types of plants. Eight lectures and demonstrations in laboratory 

 and greenhouses. 



12. Nature study — Nature in relation to gardens and. plant life. — 

 Topics: Plant structure; fruit and fruit formation; weeds; weeds 

 dispersal: insect pests ; birds in their relation to agriculture; garden 

 friends, shrubs; shade and lawn trees. Credit will be given for this 

 course in nature study on presentation of a satisfactory certificate 

 of similar work done at any other accredited institution. 



13. Soils and agricultural principles.*— A. study of soils; fertilizers.., 

 natural and chemical: relation of water and air to soil: liming soils; 

 mixing of soils and tillage. 



14. Plant propagation end greenhouse work. — Methods of plant 

 propagation, care of plants, cuttings, raising of seedlings for the out- 

 door garden. Work related to children's gardens. 



15. Fungus cud insert pests. — Three lectures and demonstrations 

 on the occurrence of and method- of combating the commoner fun- 

 gus and insect pests of garden and greenhouse plants. 



16. Children's garden practice.— Practice work with a class of 

 cildren. including such topics as planting and making the garden, 

 laying out the grounds, preparation of soil, seed sowing, transplant 

 ing, cropping, cultivation, school garden management, improvement 

 of school grounds, preparation of exhibits. 



17. Fall (/aid ( n work. — Practical work with the outdoor bulb bed. 

 harvesting of garden crops, indoor planting of bulbs, raising of 

 plants indoors, the window box. 



18. Pedagogy of botany. — A brief discussion of the mental proc- 

 esses involved in learning and teaching science, and the fundamental 

 principles which underlie and point the way to laboratory and held 

 work. 



