The Brooklyn Botanic Garden . oz p—I ox co w CO p OX <WH W W BJhS zz< zsz^ S 2 *gg w w o 129. H (/) 130 INTERNATIONAL GARDEN CLUB 131 pletion of a first course, a bronze button for the second course,and a silver button for the working out of a more advancedproblem. In addition to the work at the Garden, children have, for thepast four years, been supplied with penny packets of vegetableand flower seeds. The first year 25,000 were called for, thisyear over 115,800. This means a great many home gardensunder cultivation in the city. In the fall a Childrens Horti-cultural Exhibit is held, an
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden . oz p—I ox co w CO p OX <WH W W BJhS zz< zsz^ S 2 *gg w w o 129. H (/) 130 INTERNATIONAL GARDEN CLUB 131 pletion of a first course, a bronze button for the second course,and a silver button for the working out of a more advancedproblem. In addition to the work at the Garden, children have, for thepast four years, been supplied with penny packets of vegetableand flower seeds. The first year 25,000 were called for, thisyear over 115,800. This means a great many home gardensunder cultivation in the city. In the fall a Childrens Horti-cultural Exhibit is held, and prizes are awarded to individualsand to schools. In addition to the above work, almost the entire time ofone member of staff and a portion of the time of three more isrequired to meet the requests for talks and lectures on naturestudy, plant life, and gardening at public and private schools,and before mothers clubs, and various other organizations. One of the greatest obstacles to satisfactory work in childrensgardens has been the lack of adequately trained teachers, andopportunities to secur
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