BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 
LEAFLETS 
Series 1 
Brooklyn, N. Y., April 10, 1913 
Number 1 
FOREWORD 
The purpose of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Leaflets is two- 
fold: first, to give announcements concerning flowering, and 
other plant activities, to be seen in the Garden at the time the 
leaflet is issued; second, to give popular, elementary informa- 
tion about plant life, primarily for teachers, or for others who 
may wish to learn something about plants besides merely their 
names. Thus, some of the numbers will aim to give, in simple 
non-technical language, the subject matter for a nature study 
lesson, which may be conducted by a teacher, in the Garden or 
elsewhere. 
One copy of each number will be distributed free to teachers, 
and, on application, to members of their classes in local schools, 
both private and public, and to members of the Department of 
Botany of The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. It is 
hoped that the Leaflets will thus serve to keep the Garden in 
touch with its active constituency, and will give timely and 
helpful information to those teachers who may wish to avail 
themselves of the opportunities offered at the Garden in con- 
nection with their work. Until further notice the period of issue 
will be irregular. The numbers issued in one calendar year 
constitute a series. 
C. S. G. 
