vious course is not necessary to an understanding of the work 

 on heredity. The lectures will include an account of the principles 

 of inheritance recently established, and their relation not only to 

 biological evolution, but also to many social problems. The 

 price of tickets for the course of six lectures is two dollars. Mem- 

 bers of the Natural History Society may obtain special tickets 

 at half price. Members of the Museum may obtain tickets for 

 themselves and their families free on application. 



NEW CLASS IN BOTANY 



At the request of several members of the Natural History So- 

 ciety a botany class has been formed under Miss Bragg 's direc- 

 tion for the study of plant analysis. The class already has a 

 large membership, its total enrollment being twenty-one. It 

 will meet throughout the winter at five o'clock on the first and 

 third Mondays of each month. 



The special purpose of the class is to study the flora of this 

 region, and the flowering plants about Charleston in particular. 

 It is hoped that by the beginning of next summer members will 

 be able, by consulting their botanies, to readily determine the 

 name and habits of any wild flower which they may come across. 



The text-book used is Gray's Manual of Botany, seventh edi- 

 tion. Small's Flora of the Southeastern United States will be 

 used as a reference work. The Museum herbarium will be the 

 subject for study before the wild flowers have made their ap- 

 pearance, but whenever possible the work will be illustrated 

 by field trips for the study of plants in their natural habitat. 

 Miss Bragg will conduct such an expedition on Thanksgiving 

 day during the regular trip of the Natural History Society. 



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