TALKS TO BE GIVEN AT THE BOTANIC GARDEN 
October 20 to December 15 
Grades 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 beautiful 
city. (Lantern slides.) 
Grades 5a and 5b 
G. How to plant bulbs for winter bloom. (Demonstration.) 
7. Plant foods raised in the United States. (Lantern slides.) 
8. How nature disperses her seed. (Demonstration.) 
9. Useful plant products. (Lantern slides.) 
10. How to distinguish common evergreens. (Stud} - of the trees 
themselves. ) 
Grades 6a and 6b 
11. The classroom window box. (Demonstration.) 
12. Coffee culture in South America. (Lantern slides.) 
13. How rubber is obtained. (Lantern slides.) 
Grades 7a and 7b 
14. Plants for classrooms and care of same. (Demonstration.) 
15. Agricultural products of the United States. (Lantern slides.) 
16. What plants mean to the world’s commerce. (Lantern 
slides.) 
17. The life story of a tree. (Demonstration and slides.) 
NOTE.— It is suggested that when such talks as 1, 6. 10 and 11 are de- 
sired that the groups be made so that the individual child may assist in 
the lesson. If no more than fifty children are in the section, this may be 
divided into two small groups, and each child will be able to work and 
take away with him to his classroom and home the intimate knowledge 
thus gained. 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 least three days in ad- 
vance. These talks are listed by grades to correlate with the city sylla- 
bus in nature study and geography. Any talk will be given to any class 
of either public or private schools, regardless of this grading. 
