and then surrounded by damp sphagnum moss. One may keep 
changing the pots and so have blossoming plants in the box all 
the time. 
Iron brackets may be screwed up beneath the window sill and 
the box placed on these. If the brackets are swinging ones they 
can be folded under the window when not in use. So one does 
not have to keep putting them up and taking them down. The 
weight of the box holds these swinging brackets apart. 
Of course the plants in a window box may have all sorts of 
diseases and troubles. But this is a subject in itself. In general, 
if people keep their plants clean and properly watered, the plants 
thrive. Both surfaces of the leaves should be sponged occasion- 
ally in clear warm water. The under surface especially is one of 
the very busy, important and vital parts of plant structure. 
E. E. S. 
NOTICES 
The Garden is open to the public daily, from 8 a. m. until 
sunset; on Sundays and holidays at 10 a.m. Conservatories open 
April 1-Oct. 1, 10 a. m.-4:30 p. m.; Oct. 1-April 1, 10 a. m.-4 p. m. 
During the present season and until further notice, entrance 
to the Garden may be had only at the laboratory building on 
Washington Avenue, opposite Montgomery Street, on permission 
from the office. This temporary regulation is made necessary by 
extensive grading operations and the construction of new paths 
throughout the grounds. 
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. 
Current numbers of Leaflets are free to all who wish them. 
Back series, complete, 50 cents each; single numbers, 5 cents each. 
Telephone; 6173 Prospect. 
Mail address: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
