32 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



The enrollment for the first term of 1908-9 was: — "Biology 

 1," 2; "Botany 1," 12; "Botany 7," 6; "Botany 11," 6;— a 

 total of 26 students, of whom the two first noted give about 

 equal time to botany and zoology, and the others take one 

 full botanical course each. With the present term, in connec- 

 tion with the extension work of the University, for which the^ 

 regular electives are opened, the School of Botany has resumed 

 the practice of offering special courses of instruction to teach- 

 ers and others not matriculated as candidates for degrees — 

 begun in 1885* but discontinued by direction of the Advisory 

 Board in 1893, f though occasional courses of the kind have 

 been given by request in the intervening years. 



At the last Commencement of Washington University, the 

 degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with botany as a major study, 

 was conferred upon Mr. Henri Hus, whose thesis is published 

 in the last Report of the Garden 4 There is now registered 

 at the University one candidate for the Master's degree, with 

 major work in botany. 



GARDEN PUPILS. 



In pursuance of an express provision by Mr. Shaw that in- 

 struction to garden pupils be attended to, and guided by mem- 

 oranda left by him, though not incorporated in his will, the 

 Trustees early established six scholarships for ensuring to the 

 holders a broad education in the principles and practice of 

 gardening, without expense. § The prescribed work was subse- 

 quently opened to others on the payment of a nominal tuition 

 fee.^ One paying pupil is now enrolled. 



The course of study, originally made to cover six years,** 

 was reduced to four years and published in detail in 1892, f* 

 since which, aside from minor modifications and readjustments, 

 it has been little changed. As now given, the course is as 

 follows: — ' 



* Rept. Mo. Bot. Gard. 1 : 84. ^ I. c. & i 22. 



t I. c. 19 : 127-258. pi. 13-20. § Z. c. 1 : 94. 



11 i. c. 6 ; 21. ♦" l.cli 96. t' Z. c. 4 : 17-18. 



