Syllabus for Grade 7a Geography: 
“Natural resources. Location of areas of natural 
resources, including (1) agricultural products, such as 
corn, wheat, cotton, sugar, tobacco, forest trees; (2) min- 
eral wealth, such as salt, iron, coal, oil, gas, copper, silver, 
and gold; (3) the fisheries in both inland and coast waters; 
(4) the water power obtained from the rivers.’’ 
15. Agricultural products of the United States. ( Lantern slides). 
/ 6. What plants mean to the world’s commerce. ( Lantern slides). 
1 7. The life story of a tree. ( Demonstration and slides). 
1 8. Forestry. ( Lantern slides). 
The work in certain grades is of such a nature that a botanic 
garden has little to offer in direct correlation. Therfore, certain 
special talks and demonstrations are offered to any and all grades 
above and including the fourth grade. Certain subjects are of 
such common and growing value that a study of them benefits 
the child, no matter what grade he is in. There is also a certain 
civic value resulting from the visit of a class to one of its city 
institutions. Sucli talks are the following: 
19. The sort of plants to raise in your class-room. 
20. How to mal^e Brooklyn a more beautiful city. 
21 . How Nature prepares for the winter. ( Plant material used as 
illustrative material). 
22. Ten common trees in our city. 
There may be other talks on botanical subjects and nature 
study which teachers desire, and which do not appear on the 
above list. Such talks, as far as possible, will be given on appli- 
cation by the teacher. All applications should be in writing on 
cards furnished by the Garden for this purpose. These cards 
read as follows: 
School Grade No. of Pupils 
Address 
Date 
THE ASSISTANT CURATOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 
Brooklyn Botanic Garden 
1 wish to bring my class, as indicated above, to the Botanic Garden 
on date at hour for purpose checked below: 
1. Talk for (Elementary School Classes. 
2. jd special talk on 
3. Special work in the plant houses. 
4. V isit the conservatories under guidance. 
5. Visit the out-of-doors collections under guidance. 
6. Visit the Japanese Qarden. 
School telephone Teacher 
(Additional copies of this card may be had on application) 
