It was also planned to hold a series of grade conferences, 
taking up such topics laid down by the Board of Education in 
plant nature study as would be most easily handled in the 
average city classroom, studying such common material, and 
learning from it certain things about nature which the colleges, 
normal schools, and training schools often find no time to 
more than touch upon. For example, five or six lessons could be 
given for the fifth year, and so on for other grades. We have not 
been able so far to start this work because of the press of other 
pieces of work, which, while not more important, have been at 
least more urgent for the time being. Such work as this would 
represent extension courses which should count as credits for 
college work, or fit one for higher positions. 
The work with teachers and children which has been already 
accomplished has been covered almost entirely by series of les- 
sons and demonstrations which have been given each spring and 
fall. These, of course, were based upon the nature study lessons 
of the public schools of this city, and were intended to be helpful 
in such work. In many instances work started here was carried 
on in the classroom and reports sent to us. In some cases the 
work done here was used as a basis for assembly 'work. It has 
never been our intention to give any work here which did not 
relate directly to the school work. These classes of children and 
twachers have come in school time and have spent an entire half 
day at the Garden, not only getting acquainted with one of their 
city institutions, but at the same time carrying away with them 
definite help on some subject chosen by the teacher. 
Below is given, grade by grade, the fall subjects (offered Oct. 
7 to Nov. 8, 1918), which we have picked out largely from the 
nature study curriculum. We also have a special list for spring: 
Gradas 4A and 4B 
1. Cultivation of plants by seeds, slips, runners, etc. (Green- 
house) . 
2. What plants need for growth. (Experiments). 
3. Plant variations in the hot, cold, and temperate countries. 
(Lantern slides and specimen plants). 
4. The cultivation of rice in China and Japan. (Lantern slides). 
5. How boys and girls can help make Brooklyn a more beauti- 
ful city. (Lantern slides). 
Grades 5A and 53 
6. How to plant bulb9 for winter bloom. (Demonstration). 
7. Plant foods raised in the United States. (Lantern slides). 
8. How nature disperses her seeds. (Demonstration). 
9. Useful plant products. (Lantern slides). 
10. How to distinguish common evergreens. (Study of the trees 
themselves) . 
