TALKS TO BE GIVEN AT THE BOTANIC GARDEN 
Grades 3a and 3b 
1. Common wild flowers in bloom. (Wild Flower Garden, May- 
June only.) 
2. Common trees. (Field trip, in the Botanic Garden.) 
3. Seeds and seedlings. (Experiments.) 
4. Methods of propagating plants. (Greenhouse.) 
5. Formation of soil. (Demonstrations.) 
Grades 4a and 4b 
6. Cultivation of plants by slips, seeds, etc. (Greenhouse.) 
7. The cultivation of rice in Japan and China. (Lantern slides. ) 
8. Some useful plants of sub-tropical climates. (Lantern slides 
and living plants.) 
Grades 5a and 5b 
9. Plants useful to man. (Lantern slides and living plants.) 
10. Trees: blossom and fruit formation. (Botanic Garden 
grounds, May- June only.) 
11. Common shade trees. (Botanic Garden grounds, May-June.) 
12. Evergreens and deciduous trees. (Botanic Garden grounds, 
May-June.) 
13. Food plants raised in the United States. (Lantern slides.) 
14. Plant industries and products of the United States. (Lantern 
slides.) 
15. Cotton raising in the South. (Lantern slides.) 
Grades 6 a and 6b 
16. Coffee culture in South America. (Lantern slides and living 
plants.) 
17. The rubber industry in South America. (Lantern slides and 
living plants.) 
Grades 7a and 7b 
18. Agricultural products of the United States. (Lantern slides.) 
19. Some agricultural products of the Orient. (Lantern slides.) 
NOTE.— The above talks will be given only at the Brooklyn Botanic 
Garden, where the greenhouses, economic plants and the grounds make it 
possible to acquaint the children with the living material. Principals and 
teachers should make appointments for classes at lea3l three days in advance. 
These talks are listed bv grades to correlate with the city syllabus in 
nature study and geography. Any talk will be given to any class of 
either public or private schools, regardless of this grading. 
TALKS TO BE GIVEN AT SCHOOLS 
All Grades 
How to make a garden and prepare for the Annual Children’s 
Garden Exhibit, to be held at the Botanic Garden, Sep- 
tember 24 and 25, 1915. 
At the Garden, demonstrations and experiments on various 
subjects are taken up in the lecture room and plant houses. All 
these experiments are simple, easy to do in class-rooms, and 
planned to be suggestive and to act as a basis for a series of 
lessons which the teacher may carry on in her own school. It is 
