The Brooklyn Botanic Garden . h3 J—H 35 X < OS H y P oso CO Z os Q i—i U < ZZ < tu XH os o CO < goos o OS OS< OQ 125. CO UJCOCO < -J tu § go w uw s£ z o< oz « Is °o UJ o z « O PQ 126 INTERNATIONAL GARDEN CLUB 127 portunity is here afforded for lovers of plants and their fellow-men to render a valuable public service by making possible theinstallation of numerous collections such as that of the lilacs. The distinguishing feature of the conservatories is the col-lection of tropical and sub-tropical economic plants. This isnot only of great popular interest, but is specially
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden . h3 J—H 35 X < OS H y P oso CO Z os Q i—i U < ZZ < tu XH os o CO < goos o OS OS< OQ 125. CO UJCOCO < -J tu § go w uw s£ z o< oz « Is °o UJ o z « O PQ 126 INTERNATIONAL GARDEN CLUB 127 portunity is here afforded for lovers of plants and their fellow-men to render a valuable public service by making possible theinstallation of numerous collections such as that of the lilacs. The distinguishing feature of the conservatories is the col-lection of tropical and sub-tropical economic plants. This isnot only of great popular interest, but is specially appreciatedby teachers of nature study and of geography in the public andprivate schools of the city. Here the pupils may see growing,and fruiting at the proper season, such plants as banana, orange,lemon, kumquat, citron, tea, coffee, fig, sugar cane, avocado(the so-called alligator pear), guava, sisal, Manila hemp,vanilla, cocoanut, chocolate tree, Para rubber plant, and nu-merous others that could never have been seen except byextensive travel, were it not for such a collection as this. One can only mention he
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