blood-root, and dog’s-tooth violet; bee-balm, bell-flower, and 
mullein come in June; July is gay with milkweed or butterfly- 
weed. And so it goes, ending the year with asters and golden- 
rods, hosts of each. Just one plant of mullein, straight and tall, 
against a fence, is a charming sight to see. Clumps of daisies, a 
big clover plant, a few violet roots — think of the grace of it all. 
Just one little spot in the garden, a nook worth nothing for gen- 
eral gardening, becomes the choicest spot of all. Do not despise 
the common wayside plant. It adds much to the garden when 
properly trained. 
It would be better to have a wild flower garden at school than 
at home. Then many boys and girls could enjoy it, and only very 
few plants would be required. If this is an impossible plan, per- 
haps all the boys and girls of one neighborhood could have one 
garden in the yard most favorable for wild flower culture. And 
always keep this in mind, that it is your duty to protect our 
native wild flowers, not only by growing them, but also by not 
destroying them, and by inducing other people not to destroy 
them by pulling them up by the roots, or by gathering large 
quantities of them and then throwing them away. 
E. E. S. 
NOTICES 
The Garden is open free to the public daily, from 8 a. m. until 
sunset; on Sundays and holidays at 10 a.m. Conservatories open 
April 1-Oet. 1, 10 a. m. -4:30 p. in.; Oct. 1-April 1, 10 a. m.-4 p. m. 
Entrances on Flatbush Avenue, opposite Prospect Park; on 
Washington Avenue, south of Eastern Parkway; and on Eastern 
Parkway, west of the Museum building. 
The Entrance to the Laboratory building is on Washington 
Avenue, opposite Montgomery Street. 
The Garden may be reached by Flatbush Avenue trolley to 
Malbone Street; Franklin Avenue and Lorimer Street trolleys to 
Washington Avenue; St. John’s Place trolley to Sterling Place; 
Ninth Avenue, Sixteenth Avenue, Union Street, Greenpoint and 
Smith Street trolleys to Prospect Park Plaza and Union .Street, 
and Brighton Beach elevated to Consumers’ Park Station. (The ele- 
vated train stops only when the conductor is notified in advance.) 
A docent will meet parties by appointment and conduct them 
through the Garden. 
Telephone: 6173 Prospect. 
Mail address: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
