difficult in the ordinary school-room to teach children the first 
lessons of plant propagation, a foundation study for their home 
or school garden work. Such lessons will be given in the chil- 
dren’s greenhouse, and each child will have an opportunity to 
work with his own hands. Theeconomic house, with its fibre plants, 
its young coffee trees, towering banana plants, and others, offers 
just the place for classes to see real things in connection with 
book study. The lantern slide talks are supplemented by a trip 
through the conservatories. 
Field trips for the study of trees, wild flowers, and fruit form- 
ation may be taken in the Botanic Garden grounds during May 
and June. These trips are treated as lesson periods where the 
children come with note books and acquire their knowledge by 
direct observation. Similar trips may be arranged for by groups 
of teachers. Such groups should not consist of less than eight 
persons. In the local flora section, where the wild flowers of this 
vicinity are growing, the children may see at one time and place 
the principal wild flowering plants of the surrounding country. 
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, so far as possible, will be given on appli- 
cation by the teacher. All applications should be in writing on 
cards provided by the Garden for this purpose. The cards read 
as follows : 
School Grade No. of pupils 
Address 
Date of request 
THE ASSISTANT CURATOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 
I wish to bring my class, as indicated above, to the Botanic 
Garden on date at hour 
for purpose checked below: 
1. Talk No for Elementary School Classes. 
2. A special talk on 
3. Special work in the plant houses. 
4. Visit the conservatories under guidance. 
5. Visit the out-of-doors collections under guidance. 
8. Visit the Japanese Garden. 
School telephone Teacher 
( Additional copies of this card may be had o?i application) 
