Perhaps the most beautiful of all the shrubs of the Catskill 
aqueduct system is the mountain laurel ( Kahnia latifolia), whose 
white or pinkish flowers color great areas in the Highlands and at 
some other places, usually about Memorial Day. Among the 
trees, the dogwood ( Cor?ius florida ) , with its white showy bloom, 
is among the commonest in the wilder parts of the country. 
Norman Tavlor 
NOTICES 
The Garden is open free to the public daily, from 8 a. m. un- 
til sunset; on Sundays and holidays at 10 a. m. The Laboratory 
Building, containing the library, herbarium, and offices, is open 
daily, from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m. The Conservatories are open April 
1-October 1, 10 a. m.-4:30 p. m.; October 1-April 1, 10 a. m.-4 p. m. 
The Garden maybe reached by Flatbush Ave. trolley to Malbone 
St.; Franklin Ave., Lorimer St., and Tompkins Ave. trolleys to 
Washington Ave.; St. John’s Place and Rogers Ave. trolleys to 
Sterling Place; Vanderbilt Ave., Sixteenth Ave., Union St., Green- 
point, and Smith St. trolleys to Prospect Park Plaza and Union St., 
and Brighton Beach elevated to Consumers’ Park Station. (The ele- 
vated trains stop only when the conductor is notified in advance.) 
A docent will meet parties by appointment and conduct them 
through the Garden. This service is free to members of the 
Botanic Garden and to teachers with classes; to others there is a 
nominal charge of 25 cents an hour for parties of less than three, 
and 10 cents a person per hour for parties of three or more. 
Current numbers of Leaflets are free to all who w r ish them. 
Back series, complete, 50c. each; single numbers, 5c. each. 
The Leaflets are published weekly or biweekly from April to June, and 
September to October, inclusive, by The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 
at Washington Avenue and Montgomery Street, Brooklyn, N. Y- 
Telephone: 6173 Prospect. 
Mail address: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn. N. Y 
