48 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
and phanerogamic botany (2), vegetable histology and its 
technique (5 and 6), applied mycology (11), vegetable 
physiology (14), and bacteriological technique (15). As 
in the preceding year, Miss A. I. Mulford has taught special 
classes at the Garden and elsewhere, especially adapting 
them to the needs of the teachers in the public schools of 
the city, in which a commendable effort is being made to 
introduce nature study as a part of the regular school 
work. 
One candidate for the Doctor’s degree has been engaged 
in resident work at the Garden during the present autumn. 
Referring to a quinquennial report of progress published 
in the first Garden report,* and for subsequent details to 
the Director’s report in each of the annual volumes,f it 
may be stated here that from a department controlling the 
time of one man and finding room in the University pro- 
gramme for only three short courses, the School of Botany 
has developed into an adequately manned department, 
offering a fairly complete and carefully selected series of 
courses open to students generally under the elective rules 
of the University. 
In the arrangement of the electives now announced by 
the undergraduate department of Washington University, 
an effort has been made to include the smallest list of sub- 
jects which the School of Botany is prepared to teach, 
which, if followed, will lead to a reasonably good founda- 
tion knowledge of general botany, the expectation being 
that a student who has nearly or quite completed the 
series of electives may then devote not less than ten hours 
per week, through the entire Senior year, to some piece 
of special work,— such subjects, however, being so numer- 
ous and varied as not to require mention in a catalogue, 
catalogue of Washington University and the Sixth Garden Report, pp. 
24-5, bacteriological technique having been added last year. 
* First Report, 84. 
+ Garden Reports, i. 98; ii. 31; iii. 18; iv. 19; v.19; vi. 23; vii. 23. 
