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School Board for London, 
Victoria Embankment, W. C. 
December 19, 1899. 
Dear Sir, 
Thej|Board, in May, 1898, had their attention 
called to the manner in which flowers gathered in the Town 
Gardens of Berlin were placed in the Upper Grade and Lower 
Grade Municipal Schools for the purpose of furthering the 
study of Botany. 
The Board were of opinion that such a scheme would be 
the means of increasing the educational value of the 
instruction in their schools. 
As Chairman of the School Management Committee, I 
accordingly had an interview with Colonel Wheatley, of 
Her Majesty’s Office of Works, and as a consequence a 
fortnightly supply of flowers, leaves, cuttings, 3»c., are 
now being forwarded from the Royal Parks to sheeted 
s bools for the purpose of teaching Botany and Drawing, 
and for Object Lessons. 
The resources of the Royal Parks would be greatly 
strengthened 
if materials from the Royal Gardens at Kew 
